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Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're sending

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Speaker 1: love to trans girls and women across the US. We've

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Speaker 1: July first, and on today's show, Toronto Tempo general manager

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Speaker 1: Monica Wright Rogers joins us to discuss the pitch that

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Speaker 1: brought her to Canada, building a roster during a major

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Speaker 1: time of change in the w how her perspective as

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Speaker 1: a former player informs her decision making, and the biggest

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Speaker 1: challenges facing WNBA teams across the league. Plus Reeve reflects

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Speaker 1: a rookie season cut short, and Juju's back Baby. It's

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Speaker 1: all coming up right after this welcome back slices. Here's

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Speaker 1: what you need to know today. Let's start with some

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Speaker 1: news out of Washington, DC. In a six' to three

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Speaker 1: decision On, tuesday The Supreme court upheld previous rulings From

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Speaker 1: West virginia And, idaho paving the way for individual states

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Speaker 1: to continue issuing band on trans girls and women looking

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Speaker 1: to compete in women's. Sports in recent, years a total

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Speaker 1: of twenty seven states have passed some version of their

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Speaker 1: own legislation banning trans athletes from. Sports Now it's important

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Speaker 1: to note that The Supreme court ruling is not considered

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Speaker 1: allowing transathletes to compete in the category most consistent with

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Speaker 1: their gender. Identity Kelly, robinson president of The Human Rights

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Speaker 1: campaign IN lgbtq advocacy, group said the ruling was disappointing

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Speaker 1: but should not be interpreted as an automatic nationwide ban

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Speaker 1: on trans. Participation in a, Statement robinson, said, quote we

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Speaker 1: must all call on states to adopt inclusive policies so

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Speaker 1: Selves end. Quote we're sending our love to the trans community,

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Speaker 1: today and we're calling on everyone else to continue fighting

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Speaker 1: for trans rights in your own communities and. States to,

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Speaker 1: Tennis Serena williams put up one hell of a fight

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Speaker 1: she ultimately came up short to twenty year Old Maya

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Speaker 1: joint in the opening round Of wimbledon On. Tuesday The

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Speaker 1: australian youngster defeated the forty four year old six three

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Speaker 1: six seven six,' three putting an immediate End to serena's

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Speaker 1: singles run At The All. England club serena isn't, done

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Speaker 1: though she'll take the Court again thursday with Her sister venus.

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Speaker 1: In doubles as for the rest of, the Field Top Americans,

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Speaker 1: Cocoa Golf, Jessica Pagoula, amanda Anasamova And madison keys all

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Speaker 1: advance to the. Second round and in case you, missed

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Speaker 1: it be sure to Check Out naomi osaka's stunning fit

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Speaker 1: for her opening round Match. On monday it was a floor,

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Speaker 1: length white ruffled gown Inspired by japanese. Ceremonial dress it

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Speaker 1: was embroidered with cranes and. Cherry blossoms she had these

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Speaker 1: accents in. Her hair. Absolutely gorgeous we'll link to a

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Speaker 1: pick in the show notes TO. The wnba we're recording

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Speaker 1: this ahead of Tuesday Nights Commissioner's cup championship game Between

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Speaker 1: The New york Liberty And Las, vegas aces so would

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Speaker 1: be sure to update you tomorrow on, that one including

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Speaker 1: the latest On, The Aces, asia wilson who was ruled

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Speaker 1: out of that game with a right, leg injury And

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Speaker 1: The Liberty, satu sabili who also sat out as she

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Speaker 1: remains in. Concussion protocol in, the meantime one other update

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Speaker 1: from The W. Phoenix Mercury Rookie yovanna nogich is set

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Speaker 1: to miss the remainder of the twenty twenty six season

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Speaker 1: due to. Personal reasons the twenty eight Year old nogich

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Speaker 1: Hails from serbia and had played her entire pro career

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Speaker 1: and sixteen appearances and shooting forty two percent from beyond.

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Speaker 1: The arc in a statement issued By, The mercury nogich

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Speaker 1: expressed a desire to return to the team, next year,

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Speaker 1: saying quote this was not an. EASY decision I, love phoenix,

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Speaker 1: our organization and. Our Fans the mercury community made me

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Speaker 1: Returning to phoenix. Next season. End quote. More hoops we've

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Speaker 1: but players are already lining up plans for the. Off

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Speaker 1: season unrivaled Announced on Monday That New york liberty guard

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Speaker 1: and Two time Olympic Medalist marine johannes has signed a multi,

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Speaker 1: Third season few other exciting players also Signed to UNRIVALED

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Speaker 1: well i Was in france. Last Week portland Fire Forward

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Speaker 1: bridget carlton will in the league this, coming season as

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Speaker 1: will twenty TWENTY six wnba number eight Overall Pick seattle

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Speaker 1: Storm Guard, flage johnson who signed a multi. Year contract

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Speaker 1: as For which unrivaled clubs these players will, go to

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Speaker 1: while those details ARE, still tbd but if you, Ask

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Speaker 1: dallas Wings Rookie azy fudd has signed to Play WITH,

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Speaker 1: project b the new global basketball league that will launch

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Speaker 1: its first Season. In december her signing game is a

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Speaker 1: bit of, a surprise Given that fudd had been Part

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Speaker 1: Of Unrivals the Future is unrivaled campaign and HAD an

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Speaker 1: project b and more details as that league's first. Season

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Speaker 1: Nears more hoops sending out our congrats to the latest

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Speaker 1: inductees Into The Women's basketball Hall. Of fame the twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty six class is headlined by TWO TIME Wnba MVPs

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Speaker 1: candice Parker And, elena deladon FOUR Time wnba championship Winning

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Speaker 1: Coach cheryl REEVE and Espn Broadcaster. Doris burke in her

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Speaker 1: acceptance Speech On, Saturday night reeve reflected on how she

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Speaker 1: got her start coaching IN the wnba back in two

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Speaker 1: charlotte sting under The Late. Anne donovan take.

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Speaker 2: A listen it was two thousand. And One The charlotte

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Speaker 2: sting had Just Hired. ANNE donovan i Drove To Moody

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Speaker 2: bible College in chicago FOR the wnba draft Combine, in

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Speaker 2: she explained to me she didn't have a lot to offer,

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Speaker 2: salary wise just five. THOUSAND dollars, I said, i'm in

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Speaker 2: AND once i got past explaining to my dad and

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Speaker 2: My brother larry that despite having, two degrees this position

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Speaker 2: was the right move. FOR me i began my coaching

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Speaker 2: journey IN the wnba from two thousand and one un.

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Speaker 2: TILL today, i ate drank and SLEPT. EVERYTHING wnba i experienced,

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Speaker 2: TEAMS folding i collected unemployment and hearing my dad wonder

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Speaker 1: Real job damn five. Thousand dollars we've come a, long.

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Speaker 1: Way baby Congrats to cheryl and the. Other inductees More.

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Speaker 1: Hoops News USC's juju watkins is back at practice With

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Speaker 1: tournament watkins who was the number one recruit in the

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Speaker 1: the number one pick IN the wnba draft whenever she

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Speaker 1: turns pro To The Athletes Unlimited, softball league where we're

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Speaker 1: about halfway through the six week. Regular season as it,

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Speaker 1: stands now the, defending Champs The, utah talents are at

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Speaker 1: the top of the table a ten to. Four record

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Speaker 1: they're followed By The, Portland Cascade, Carolina Blaze, Chicago Bandits Oklahoma,

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Speaker 1: Texas volts there are two games on the, schedule tonight

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Speaker 1: including one between the aforementioned first and worst teams in,

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Speaker 1: the league with the talents Hosting. The volts that game

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Speaker 1: begins at Nine pm eastern and will AIR. On MLBtv,

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Speaker 1: to hockey where a few women's players are headed TO

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Speaker 1: an nhl. Development camp The NHL's edmonton oilers Have invited

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Speaker 1: olympic Champ And seattle torrent Draft Pick, Abby murphy University

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Speaker 1: of Minnesota Defender, chloe Primorano And minnesota Duluth Forward kaitln

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Speaker 1: kramer to a. Development camp now it's the First time

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Speaker 1: edmonton has invited women's hockey players to skate WITH its

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Speaker 1: nhl prospects at. The camp the three women will be

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Speaker 1: joined by twenty four other players at the, development Camp

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Speaker 1: AND Oilers Gm stan bowman says the experience will be.

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Speaker 1: Mutually beneficial he Hopes the oilers prospects can take something

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Speaker 1: medalist and two HIGHLY touted. Ncaa players my guess is.

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Speaker 1: He's right we got to take a. Break slices when we,

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Speaker 1: come back we Head To america's hat to Chat With

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Speaker 1: Monica wright rogers joining. Us now she's the general manager

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Speaker 1: FOR the wnba, expansion Team The. Toronto tempo she played

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Speaker 1: the TWENTY Ten wnba draft By The, minnesota link spending five,

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Speaker 1: seasons there WINNING two. Wnba titles she also played With

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Speaker 1: The seattle storm and a number of. International teams she

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Speaker 1: mater virginia and was AN assistant gm For The phoenix

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Speaker 1: The matching Pajamas for christmas type. Of Family It's Monica. Wright,

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Speaker 1: rogers monica thanks for. Joining us thanks so much for. Having,

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Speaker 1: Me sarah i'm A matching pjs, person TOO so i

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Speaker 1: endorse that. All, right so last time YOU and i

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Speaker 1: actually AT The espnW summit Canada in june of, last

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Speaker 4: Man i think the pitch was really about the people

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Speaker 4: getting to meet, Our Owner larry tannenbaum and His, wife

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Speaker 4: Long time we've been kind of, mutual colleagues working across,

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Speaker 1: Biggest, Sell Yeah, teresa rash friend of, the show president of.

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Speaker 1: The team so early on it was really kind of

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Speaker 1: just the two of you kind of getting. Things going

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Speaker 1: but then Head Coach sandy brondella gets added into, the

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Speaker 4: To ME and i think the beauty of it as being,

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Speaker 1: With her do you remember back the early days if

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Speaker 3: NOT really i think we both.

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Speaker 4: that really is what kind of we always.

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Speaker 4: Of us really actually played the game the same as players,

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Speaker 1: See, Eydi yeah i'm picturing a giant corkboard with like

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Speaker 1: Move and i'm wondering if you, look back if you

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Speaker 1: to describe the kind of players you were. Looking for

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Speaker 1: what kept?

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Speaker 4: Popping, up yeah it's it's more digital, Now too sarah

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Speaker 1: For this.

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Speaker 4: It yeah in terms of, PLAYER qualities i think the

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Speaker 4: us being, smaller guards we knew we wanted just versatility

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Speaker 3: TO play i think for, Me personally i'm a. Big proponent,

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Speaker 4: this league at, your position we know where that fit

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Speaker 4: into The offense sandy wants, to play and then defensively,

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Speaker 4: just wanting to ensure that we give ourselves a chance

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Speaker 1: Et, cetera yeah you were AN assistant gm With, the

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Speaker 4: Yeah, i mean, You know Ohimma At golden state is

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Speaker 1: For me not a bad choice based on How the

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Speaker 1: valkyrie started, things OFF and i have to admit me

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Speaker 1: personally and on our show we sort of, were like

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Speaker 1: we're not really sure What the valkyries. Are doing and

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Speaker 1: then they knew what they. Were doing i'll tell you.

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Speaker 1: That much they knew what they were doing with. That

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Speaker 1: roster you were part Of a lynx dynasty that won

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Speaker 1: four titles in. Seven years you helped them to two

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Speaker 1: during your Time. In minnesota what did you learn from

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Speaker 1: Head Coach cheryl reeve and the team's front office during

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Speaker 1: that time about team chemistry and what it really takes?

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Speaker 4: To, win man that's that was such a. SPECIAL time

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Speaker 4: i remember coming into the league Me. And cheryl cheryl

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Speaker 4: of grew up together a little. Bit THERE and i

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Speaker 4: like with, their Grandkids and, i'm, like whoa you are

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Speaker 4: so mellow all of us for funlayers joke about, That now,

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Speaker 3: Culture right so we obviously were able To Draft.

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Speaker 4: Maya moore we had Superstars In, Simon Augustus, Lindsay whalen

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Speaker 4: that time at the beginning Of. The, DYNASTY now i

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Speaker 4: don't know what happened toward, the End but i'm pretty

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Speaker 4: and so those are the types of things that you

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Speaker 4: just can't take for granted when you're building, a team

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Speaker 4: and especially in. WOMEN'S sports i think having a locker

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Speaker 4: room where you know people can enjoy coming into work

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Speaker 4: For life that's what Me and sandy are after when

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Speaker 4: we take these roles is we want to we want

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Speaker 4: the players to experience that, for themselves and that's that's

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Speaker 4: what THAT'S what i pull on every day from my

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Speaker 1: And culture is, so important especially when you're a first

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Speaker 1: time franchise establishing something and trying to convince people to

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Speaker 1: come and also just like creating the thing that you

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Speaker 1: want to see in a space that is completely open

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Speaker 1: to whatever you. MAKE it i want to quickly ask

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Speaker 1: you since you mentioned Being the cheryl right when she.

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Speaker 1: Got started In her Hall of, fame speech she talked

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Speaker 1: about her five thousand dollars salary to be an assistant

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Speaker 1: totally overqualified and couldn't have said yes fast enough because

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Speaker 1: that's still where she wanted. To be what an incredible

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Speaker 1: arc for, the league not just for the Coaches, like

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Speaker 1: cheryl but for players like you now COMING into. Gm

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Speaker 1: positions how do you see the w all those years

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Speaker 4: THINGS look i just, number one want to make sure

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Speaker 4: we pay homage to those People, like, cheryl, coaches players

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Speaker 4: everyone who did the grunt work to get the league

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Speaker 4: started and going. And sustained obviously it went through some growing,

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Speaker 4: pains there but. It survived it, was there and it

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Speaker 4: i think paying homage to the people that kept the

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Speaker 4: see eye, TO eye i think it's a testament that

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Speaker 4: shows what happens when two sides are able, to collaborate,

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Speaker 4: work together and come to a. Common agreement that has

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Speaker 4: changed forever the landscape of women's sports globally and so

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Speaker 4: that it is bigger. Than US and i think that

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Speaker 1: New, Cba yeah i'm so EXCITED for i also LOVE

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Speaker 1: the cba paying it backwards to a lot of the

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Speaker 1: players and folks who helped build, the league the fact

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Speaker 1: that they took the time to make sure that there

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Speaker 1: were financial rewards for those who played when the money.

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Speaker 1: Wasn't there, you know the financial stakes are changing so

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Speaker 1: much and, it's great but we are seeing a lot of,

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Speaker 1: NEW owners, gms coaches many coming FROM the nba now

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Speaker 1: that there's more money in. The game how do you

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Speaker 1: think the league can continue to, prioritize women particularly women,

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Speaker 1: of color on, the sidelines in, front offices in decision,

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Speaker 3: Go up, great question and thanks for.

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Speaker 4: THE question i do think this is a talking Point

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Speaker 4: the PAST and i, think look at the end of,

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Speaker 4: the day we don't. Want to our league is an,

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Speaker 4: inclusive league AND so i think that's something that we're,

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Speaker 4: good at is bringing being a space for all people

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Speaker 4: to achieve their dreams and aspire to be. The professionals

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Speaker 4: AND so i think that it's important that we keep

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Speaker 4: that we don't box people out or make it feel like,

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Speaker 4: this is, you know only a league for a certain type.

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Speaker 4: standpoint of getting some more.

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Speaker 3: Diversity in these.

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Speaker 4: Leadership roles not sure where, to START but i do

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Speaker 1: Inclusive, LEAGUE yeah, I mean i think one place to

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Speaker 1: start is You and olhema crushing it and You and

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Speaker 1: sandy crushing it as former players in your roles to

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Speaker 1: continue making the argument for former players being qualified to

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Speaker 1: then step into front offices and on. The Sidelines the

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Speaker 1: tempo is actually the only team in the w with

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Speaker 1: former PLAYERS as gm. And coach You and sandy both moms,

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Speaker 1: precedents for what this league can look like and how

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Speaker 1: success Can look Is the tempo set up well to

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Speaker 1: serve moms and high. RANKING positions i imagine with you

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Speaker 1: two starting, things off you get to sort, of say

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Speaker 1: here's what we need and how it needs.

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Speaker 4: To, look absolutely, YOU know i think Me and sandy

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Speaker 4: anything else and so it's been fun to kind of

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Speaker 4: All times it's a never, ending job. Logistical JOB but

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Speaker 4: i do think that being in these positions. Is everything

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Speaker 4: up the benefits and set up, time off and, you

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Speaker 4: know it's really in the details of the everyday work

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Speaker 4: that usually those things are missed and where working moms

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Speaker 1: Every day so, You know i've been doing these panels

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Speaker 1: This Women's leadership COUNCIL that i. Just joined and, you

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Speaker 1: know one of the biggest barriers is just systemic operations

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Speaker 1: that are built with men. In mind and one cool

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Speaker 1: their workplace was dominated and run, by women how would

432
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,720
Speaker 1: things look different and be able to apply that even

433
00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,639
Speaker 1: if even if it's not women at, The top just

434
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:08,960
Speaker 1: to make sure that the women that are trying to

435
00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,520
Speaker 1: make their way up are set up. For success so

436
00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,160
Speaker 1: very cool that y'all are getting to build. THIS thing

437
00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,080
Speaker 1: i want to get back to that roster you were

438
00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:19,119
Speaker 1: building because your first moves came in the, expansion draft at,

439
00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,800
Speaker 1: least publicly that's the first thing. We saw You snagged,

440
00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,960
Speaker 1: Julia alaman Niaresabili And marina maybrey with your first. Three

441
00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:29,000
Speaker 1: picks maybury in particular has been. A revelation what did

442
00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,320
Speaker 1: you see? In her and how did you think, To,

443
00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:33,840
Speaker 1: yourself okay this is someone we want to build around Up.

444
00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:38,000
Speaker 4: In, TORONTO well, i mean that's that's a. GREAT question

445
00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,479
Speaker 4: i think there's so MANY things i See. In marina

446
00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:46,159
Speaker 4: marina is a young player considered a journey, you know

447
00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,359
Speaker 4: has been in a journey in, this league has played

448
00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,520
Speaker 4: for so many, different teams AND sometimes i think can be.

449
00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:55,879
Speaker 4: Considered controversial but the biggest thing outside of her on,

450
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,959
Speaker 4: court ABILITIES and i remember watching her AT a usa

451
00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,639
Speaker 4: BASKETBALL camp i want to say in twenty twenty three

452
00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:02,560
Speaker 4: or maybe twenty.

453
00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:06,560
Speaker 3: TWENTY four, i forgot but she.

454
00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,080
Speaker 4: Did not end up making, that TEAM and i just

455
00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,280
Speaker 4: remember watching her and that camp really stuck. With me and,

456
00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,199
Speaker 4: you know outside of her being able to score, the

457
00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,360
Speaker 4: BALL what i saw was, the intangible which was her

458
00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,920
Speaker 4: competitive nature and her ability to find ways to win

459
00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,879
Speaker 4: and impose her will. On opponents and without having, you

460
00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,879
Speaker 4: know a wide range of, ATHLETIC ability i thought it

461
00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,240
Speaker 4: was very impressive that, she was, you know also a

462
00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,760
Speaker 4: national champion, in college but also able to carry kind

463
00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,560
Speaker 4: of that mentality with her in the w without seeing

464
00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:43,400
Speaker 4: a true path to, A championship so so many things

465
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,480
Speaker 4: about her have been just a really real pleasure and

466
00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,600
Speaker 4: getting to know her since she's Arrived. In toronto but

467
00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:53,639
Speaker 4: the competitive nature and JUST, her iq those are those

468
00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,879
Speaker 4: are intangible THINGS that i just you can't pass up

469
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:57,920
Speaker 4: when you have the opportunity to.

470
00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,080
Speaker 1: Snag, that yeah talk about selling tickets and making the

471
00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,800
Speaker 1: highlight reels. EVERY night, i mean she has been going

472
00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,840
Speaker 1: off in such a. Fun, way okay so you start

473
00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,120
Speaker 1: with The. Expansion draft now you're trying to then take

474
00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,880
Speaker 1: this really exciting time in the league around THIS, new

475
00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:17,560
Speaker 1: cba this really volatile time where nearly every veteran player

476
00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,120
Speaker 1: was on an expiring deal ahead of THAT new cba

477
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,480
Speaker 1: and tried to. Acquire talent and it was so fast

478
00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:25,679
Speaker 1: ONCE the cba got done to have to make. A

479
00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,600
Speaker 1: move so how stressful was it for you trying to

480
00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,359
Speaker 1: negotiate and sign players on this really. Rush timeline.

481
00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,800
Speaker 4: EXTREMELY stressful i can't even put into words how stressful.

482
00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,120
Speaker 4: It was but for a month and some, CHANGE there

483
00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,240
Speaker 4: i was probably. A psychopath.

484
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,600
Speaker 1: What A word i can. ONLY imagine i, just like

485
00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:47,760
Speaker 1: did you? Ever sleep?

486
00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:53,480
Speaker 4: Not much didn't see. MY family i was gone before they.

487
00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,439
Speaker 4: Woke up and back after. They slept but it was

488
00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,680
Speaker 4: it was a. Fun time it was a. Fun time

489
00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:00,480
Speaker 4: it was, a, lot though but we.

490
00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,760
Speaker 1: Got there what is surprise you most about getting this

491
00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,879
Speaker 1: team up and running and actually. Starting games.

492
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,240
Speaker 3: Who surprised? ME most i think.

493
00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:18,080
Speaker 4: Just the resilience of. The players there's so much that goes.

494
00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,760
Speaker 4: Into this as, a player, YOU know i never thought about,

495
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:25,320
Speaker 4: you know treatment or times and you know how a

496
00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,639
Speaker 4: court time and how much time we need before pregame or,

497
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:29,159
Speaker 4: you know.

498
00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,320
Speaker 3: Just facilities never thought.

499
00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,639
Speaker 4: About it then got on this side and forgot what

500
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,600
Speaker 4: it was to be, a Player and i'm, just like

501
00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,760
Speaker 4: at the end of, The day i'm just they step

502
00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,359
Speaker 4: out there and they do. Their job They hoop and

503
00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,600
Speaker 4: that's the most surprising thing is that these players are.

504
00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,359
Speaker 4: So resilient they are. This league they are. This league

505
00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,080
Speaker 4: we're nothing. Without them and so just making SURE that

506
00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,159
Speaker 4: i reiterate and we all reiterate how important it is

507
00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,440
Speaker 4: to ensure that that, our product our players are well

508
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:03,399
Speaker 4: taken care of and thought of and you know humans

509
00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,920
Speaker 4: at the end of the day and just really regarded

510
00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:06,879
Speaker 4: in a.

511
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:10,040
Speaker 1: HIGH space i had the chance to go to the very,

512
00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,880
Speaker 1: first game the very first, home game and what an

513
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:17,040
Speaker 1: incredible Scene of canadian culture and what makes the team

514
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,600
Speaker 1: and the. Franchise unique, the pregame the middle of, the

515
00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:24,679
Speaker 1: game just it was really special to be there. For

516
00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,359
Speaker 1: THAT and i wonder what you might notice about halfway

517
00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,320
Speaker 1: into this first season about how things are different Because you're.

518
00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:37,240
Speaker 3: Canada's team about, Halfway through i've noticed that things have not.

519
00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,600
Speaker 4: Calmed down the excitement is just increasing more and more around.

520
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:45,200
Speaker 4: The team and, you know the more fifty three Point

521
00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:46,680
Speaker 4: games marina is.

522
00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,480
Speaker 3: THE better i, don't help, but no.

523
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:54,560
Speaker 4: It's just the excitement has been consistent and EVERY day i,

524
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:58,919
Speaker 4: walked through obviously on, home opener everyone was just, really happy.

525
00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,520
Speaker 4: A static women were crying in the stands because this

526
00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,919
Speaker 4: just seems like it's just been so anticipated for. So

527
00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:09,119
Speaker 4: long and the surprising thing is that they're still crying

528
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,719
Speaker 4: and they're still, telling me stopping me to say thank you,

529
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:16,240
Speaker 4: every game every, home game so it's been. Really encouraging that's.

530
00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:20,280
Speaker 1: Really awesome the w has now established itself as the place.

531
00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,200
Speaker 1: To be it always kind, of was but there were

532
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,639
Speaker 1: a lot of players that would Stay in europe or,

533
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:27,520
Speaker 1: other places and now it does feel like international talent

534
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,959
Speaker 1: is coming in more regularly and at a, higher valume

535
00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,240
Speaker 1: in part because, you know whether it's the prioritization stuff

536
00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,800
Speaker 1: the w is trying to, figure out or it's, just,

537
00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:38,200
Speaker 1: like hey the salaries are, worth it and this league

538
00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,199
Speaker 1: is the. Highest level you do have to kind of

539
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:42,880
Speaker 1: have your head on a swivel right when it comes

540
00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:44,840
Speaker 1: to talent that could be coming from anywhere around. The

541
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:45,840
Speaker 1: globe one.

542
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,800
Speaker 4: HUNDRED percent i think that's one thing we definitely, leaned

543
00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,960
Speaker 4: into not knowing what free agency would. BRING us i

544
00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,520
Speaker 4: think we wanted to ensure that we maximize the money

545
00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,360
Speaker 4: that these players were making and pay the right pay

546
00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,879
Speaker 4: the right players to write, them ount but also know

547
00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,760
Speaker 4: that where we're, headed developmentally we had a, chance here

548
00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,520
Speaker 4: an opportunity to really tap into some very, you know

549
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,000
Speaker 4: highly skilled role players uh to support support our.

550
00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:15,879
Speaker 3: Feature PLAYERS so.

551
00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,119
Speaker 4: I think our, scouting department our basketball, strategy department Led By,

552
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:27,880
Speaker 4: eli horowitz really tapped into, some, interesting yeah some some

553
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:31,080
Speaker 4: great pools. Of Players Mark, mark schindler who's also, a

554
00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:35,760
Speaker 4: scout our scout our, only scout is watching eight hours

555
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,160
Speaker 4: of film a day day sometimes during the, off season

556
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:44,080
Speaker 4: and luckily both Me and eli are you know scouts

557
00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:48,440
Speaker 4: by trade, per se and so we we id talent.

558
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,960
Speaker 4: Fairly well and Then again Sandy and oloff having international

559
00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,960
Speaker 4: connections are really a nice little plus and bonus there

560
00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:01,840
Speaker 4: to our, full uh just the full landscape of how

561
00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:03,600
Speaker 4: we would build a roster and id that.

562
00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:08,680
Speaker 1: Talent, internationally yeah, you know from injuries that result from

563
00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,960
Speaker 1: hard fouls or ejections or suspensions that come from things.

564
00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,520
Speaker 1: Like flagrance officiating has an impact on the players that

565
00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,440
Speaker 1: you have available for your, game DAYS and i wonder

566
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,440
Speaker 1: how you're receiving sort of the current discourse around officiating

567
00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:20,840
Speaker 1: issues in.

568
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,840
Speaker 3: The, league yeah the. GREAT question.

569
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:28,200
Speaker 4: I think everyone has been pretty outspoken From what i've

570
00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:33,320
Speaker 4: seen in postgame press conferences and, media availability and so

571
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:37,000
Speaker 4: everyone's pretty, you know opinionated on what we've seen.

572
00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,040
Speaker 3: THUS far i know this is not.

573
00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:42,680
Speaker 4: A surprise we knew this, was coming AND so i

574
00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:47,680
Speaker 4: think understanding what we've discussed in the off season as

575
00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,680
Speaker 4: a group and what we've seen so far in knowing

576
00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,640
Speaker 4: that this is going to, land somewhere and so it's

577
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,240
Speaker 4: on us and our players to help this kind of

578
00:29:57,360 --> 00:30:02,360
Speaker 4: level out to a point where everyone's comfortable and just

579
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:03,320
Speaker 4: acknowledge it's going to.

580
00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,440
Speaker 1: Take, time yeah it's a. Physical league it's a, physical

581
00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:08,360
Speaker 1: game it's a. Contact game but how do you make

582
00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,800
Speaker 1: sure to find that balance and consistency so people know

583
00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:12,720
Speaker 1: what to expect when they step out on, the court

584
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,520
Speaker 1: and fans know what they're watching and feel like it's

585
00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:18,160
Speaker 1: consistent across. The space you mentioned that you knew it.

586
00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,160
Speaker 1: Was coming there were those off season conversations about kind

587
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,840
Speaker 1: of raining in the physicality a. Little BIT but i

588
00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,719
Speaker 1: wonder now that the, season started what kind of communication

589
00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,840
Speaker 1: does the league have with, teams regarding, you know what's,

590
00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,520
Speaker 1: being emphasized or how games are, being called or why

591
00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:32,680
Speaker 1: one thing went one way or one.

592
00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,320
Speaker 3: ONE another i think it's been.

593
00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,480
Speaker 4: Pretty, consistent there's, you know, number one a ton of

594
00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,760
Speaker 4: back and forth conversation that, each team, you KNOW coach

595
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 4: gm can have with the. Officiating personnel we all have,

596
00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,800
Speaker 4: their numbers we all have, their emails And so i'm

597
00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,360
Speaker 4: pretty sure that there's a lot of direct.

598
00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:55,560
Speaker 3: That's, dangerous yeah as you was when you talk.

599
00:30:55,440 --> 00:31:02,080
Speaker 4: About that, about that, it HAPPENS and i think that's what.

600
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,760
Speaker 4: You need and you also need group think group conversations,

601
00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,720
Speaker 4: as well so that everyone's aligning on the same page

602
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:10,040
Speaker 4: and that gets delivered to the.

603
00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,040
Speaker 3: Right STAKEHOLDERS so i think there's a wide variety of

604
00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:13,720
Speaker 3: communication and.

605
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,400
Speaker 4: Conversations happening, BUT again i think it's going to take

606
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:18,960
Speaker 4: time to get everyone on the same page on where we're.

607
00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,840
Speaker 3: Landing here would.

608
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,280
Speaker 1: You LIKE the w to have like That Secaucus new

609
00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:27,400
Speaker 1: jersey headquarter type thing THAT the, nba has that addition

610
00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,680
Speaker 1: of maybe like an eye in the sky that's not

611
00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,360
Speaker 1: on the court but can see via replay in. QUICK

612
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,680
Speaker 1: time i think there's a lot of criticism ABOUT the,

613
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:37,360
Speaker 1: nba that like the games are very interrupted by those.

614
00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:41,040
Speaker 1: Constant replays do you want that FOR the w so

615
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:42,560
Speaker 1: that they get it right or to feel like it

616
00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:43,200
Speaker 1: interrupts flow?

617
00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:46,240
Speaker 4: Too, MUCH no i think the more resources around getting

618
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,800
Speaker 4: it right leans into the culture that we've set as

619
00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,760
Speaker 4: a league is we're a league that once the game

620
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,960
Speaker 4: played the, right way called the, right way coach the,

621
00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,360
Speaker 4: right way and so those resources do lean into who

622
00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,680
Speaker 4: we are as a league and what the. Product, deserves

623
00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:01,560
Speaker 4: YEAH so i advocate.

624
00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,400
Speaker 1: For that it's a tough position to be in now

625
00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,320
Speaker 1: that we have a billion t camera angles and we

626
00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,960
Speaker 1: can slow everything down and really analyze it to be

627
00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:12,240
Speaker 1: those officials and it is kind of too hard once

628
00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,680
Speaker 1: you can see what was right or wrong to not

629
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,320
Speaker 1: have it be called that way in, the moment even

630
00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:19,960
Speaker 1: if it does take away sometimes from. Game FLOW before

631
00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:21,000
Speaker 1: i let, YOU go i want to talk ABOUT this

632
00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:24,440
Speaker 1: espn original series On the, team's launch because some really

633
00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,440
Speaker 1: cool partners in, on That Including Robin, Roberts company Rock And,

634
00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:31,240
Speaker 1: Robin Productions Ryan Reynolds. Maximum efforts, so first have either

635
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:32,719
Speaker 1: of those two been out to a. Game yet i've

636
00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,800
Speaker 1: seen a lot of celebrities at these. Tempo games have

637
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:35,280
Speaker 1: they been out?

638
00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:38,360
Speaker 4: There yet Not that, i've SEEN but i only get

639
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:41,040
Speaker 4: the emails like the day before, the games so they

640
00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:42,000
Speaker 4: could be on the list for.

641
00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,680
Speaker 1: Future, game okay, all right, all right are You a?

642
00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,000
Speaker 1: Wrexham viewer can we expect a similar approach to to

643
00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,080
Speaker 1: the Way That ryan reynolds and his crew have covered?

644
00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:52,840
Speaker 1: THAT squad i.

645
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:56,040
Speaker 3: THINK so i saw a little Bit of wrexham and

646
00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,280
Speaker 3: it was it, was, interesting yeah. Really good Definitely, light yeah.

647
00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:03,200
Speaker 4: Things like that and hard knocks and behind, the scenes,

648
00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,840
Speaker 4: you know kind of viewpoints where, you know you get

649
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,120
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Speaker 4: For sure and, YOU know i think there's just so

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Speaker 4: many aspects of into what created this team EVEN before

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Speaker 4: i joined that it's important.

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Speaker 3: To tell that story and so excited to see that.

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Speaker 3: Come out how.

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Speaker 1: Did you feel about the cameras?

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Speaker 4: time i knew that, it again accepting it because of the.

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Speaker 3: Bigger than me.

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Speaker 4: Mentality was the right thing. To DO otherwise i probably would, have.

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Speaker 1: Said no what's your most embarrassing habit or behavior that

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Speaker 1: i don't Know that I'm on i'll just catch myself

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Speaker 1: like constantly going, like This and, i'm like stop doing stop?

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Speaker 1: Doing that why are you just stop? Doing? That stop

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Speaker 1: and it's so uncomfortable to. Watch myself do you have one? Of, THOSE.

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Speaker 4: No i just don't LIKE how i sound, on CAMERA

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Speaker 4: like i sound like a muppet.

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Speaker 3: Or, something no you have a.

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Speaker 1: Lovely voice everyone hates their. Own voice i've not met

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Speaker 1: a single person Maybe Like James earl jones is DOWN

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Speaker 1: is THAT what i? Sound, Like well i'm so excited to.

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Speaker 1: Watch it i'm. SO excited i love and have love

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Speaker 1: Talking to teresa and other parts of this tempo franchise

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Speaker 1: about building and the intention that's gone behind every single piece.

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Speaker 1: Of it and. IT shows i just got the all. Star.

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Speaker 1: Bocks uh i'm so Bummed About slim psychs, being injured

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Speaker 1: But for Slim and marina and the intention behind the

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Speaker 1: data that was included not just a, fun thing but

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Speaker 1: also really talking about the numbers and why they're having such.

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Speaker 1: Good seasons the cores Like, TALL girl i need one

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Speaker 1: of those to come to Me. IN chicago i can't

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Speaker 1: make it up to those Two games i'm going to

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Speaker 1: be out of and Not, In Toronto so i'm gonna

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Speaker 1: need a six pack of tall girls come in. My

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Speaker 1: way i've never feed, For.

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Speaker 4: You, Sarah yeah i'll definitely try to find one for

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Speaker 4: you because you're a.

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Speaker 1: Tall, GIRL yeah i feel like that's made. For, Us,

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Speaker 1: monica well thanks so much. For joining was so great

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Speaker 1: to talk. TO you i can't wait to get back

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Speaker 1: up to. A game i have to SAY when i

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Speaker 1: was up THERE and i mentioned this on, the SHOW

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Speaker 1: but i brought a friend of mine and she had

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Speaker 1: never Been to toronto and she was amazed that everywhere,

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Speaker 1: we went, the kindness, the friendliness to excitement. And enthusiasm

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Speaker 1: all THE women i had met at the multiple w

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Speaker 1: sum it's up there seemed to be at. The game

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Speaker 1: we're at some related event when just the enthusiasm and

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Speaker 1: the excitement for this Coming, to canada you guys are just.

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Speaker 1: Killing it so thanks so much for coming on.

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Speaker 3: The show thank you so much for, Having. Me sarah

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00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:47,480
Speaker 3: we'll see. You Soon.

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00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,680
Speaker 1: Thanks toganda monica for hanging out. With us and don't

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Speaker 1: On The iheartwomen's sports, YouTube channel so be sure to.

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Speaker 1: Go subscribe we have to take another break when. We

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Speaker 1: return don't want, no short. Short Fear I'm sarah spain

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Speaker 1: And this Committed To Care women Health and sports segment

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00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:20,840
Speaker 1: is Presented By. United healthcare say hallelujah because women's sports

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00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,720
Speaker 1: medicine is finally having. A moment we're seeing, more research,

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00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:29,040
Speaker 1: more investment more honest conversations about the specific ways female

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00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:32,440
Speaker 1: athletes get hurt and the specific ways those injuries have, been,

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00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:37,000
Speaker 1: misunderstood undertreated were just flat. Out ignored for a, long

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00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:39,839
Speaker 1: time the standard advice and treatment has been applied, to

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00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:43,840
Speaker 1: everyone ignoring that there are fundamental differences between men's and

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00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:47,280
Speaker 1: women's bodies and differences in the likelihood of. Certain injuries

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Speaker 1: did you know that women are anywhere from two to

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Speaker 1: eight times more likely to SUFFER an acl tair, than

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Speaker 1: men depending on. The sport for a, long time no

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Speaker 1: one was asking why the injury rates look. So different

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00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:02,480
Speaker 1: no one was building training programs or recovery protocols specifically

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00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:06,680
Speaker 1: around how female, bodies, move load. And heal but that's starting,

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00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:10,040
Speaker 1: to change and it's about time because we've all seen

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00:37:10,120 --> 00:37:13,600
Speaker 1: the headlines our favorite women athletes going down with, knee

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00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:18,279
Speaker 1: injuries missing, whole seasons sitting out. Major, tournaments now with

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Speaker 1: money finally getting put behind understanding the mechanics of the,

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Speaker 1: female body we might soon get some real ANSWERS about.

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Speaker 1: Acl tears, IN fact i imagine we'll soon see some

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Speaker 1: pretty meaningful updates to, warm, ups, drills weightlifting and recovery

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Speaker 1: all adjusted to best suit women ATHLETES and acl injury.

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Speaker 1: Prevention specifically and while that progress, is happening the reality

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Speaker 1: is that these injuries are still affecting women at every level.

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00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,800
Speaker 1: Of sport what the pros experience on the, biggest stages,

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Speaker 1: the setbacks, the rehab the long road back isn't all

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00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,120
Speaker 1: that different from what a thirty eight YEAR old rex

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00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,680
Speaker 1: soccer player or a high school runner goes through after the.

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00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:58,480
Speaker 1: Same injury the demands of elite competition may, be different but,

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Speaker 1: the injury, the recovery and the questions that follow are.

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Speaker 1: Remarkably SIMILAR an acl tair is an, acl tair whether

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00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:09,360
Speaker 1: IT'S a, wnba Player an olympic, track athlete or somebody

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00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:10,800
Speaker 1: just trying to get back out on the field on.

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Speaker 1: The weekends and that's where having the right support. Really

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00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:18,480
Speaker 1: matters access to education that's specific, to women training and

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00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:21,840
Speaker 1: recovery approaches that reflect how female bodies move, and heal

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Speaker 1: and a care team that helps you understand your options

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Speaker 1: and feel confident every step of, the way because the

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Speaker 1: biology is, the same and the need for personalized support is,

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00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:34,520
Speaker 1: the same and the need for comprehensive healthcare is. The

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00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,000
Speaker 1: same for so, Many women WATCHING a wnba player come

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00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,520
Speaker 1: back FROM an acl tear and hearing her talk about

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00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:43,400
Speaker 1: the fear, of reinjury the, identity questions the process of

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00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,680
Speaker 1: learning to trust her. Body again it's all. So familiar

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00:38:47,239 --> 00:38:51,320
Speaker 1: they know, those worries they know, those conversations but unlike,

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00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,799
Speaker 1: elite athletes too often they don't have a team of

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00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,680
Speaker 1: experts to help them. Through it as a former college

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Speaker 1: track athlete who dealt with a serious issue an, ACHILLES

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00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:03,360
Speaker 1: tear i know that the process of, undergoing surgery, starting

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00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,440
Speaker 1: rehab and working your way back to competition can be.

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00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:10,359
Speaker 1: Extremely overwhelming when you're dealing with the, Serious injury you're

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00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:14,320
Speaker 1: not just working with. One doctor you're, navigating orthopedics, physical,

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00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:18,680
Speaker 1: therapy imaging, follow ups. Second opinions you're managing appointments across

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00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,480
Speaker 1: multiple providers and trying to make sure nothing falls through.

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00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:24,640
Speaker 1: The cracks that's a lot to handle when you're also trying.

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00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:28,640
Speaker 1: To heal you want all those folks working together with and.

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00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:32,320
Speaker 1: For you you, want connected communicative care that gets you

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00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:35,400
Speaker 1: on the path. To recovery that's why our Partnership with

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Speaker 1: United health care matters, to Me Because united healthcare isn't

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00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:41,080
Speaker 1: just focused on the athletes with the full support staff,

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00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:44,920
Speaker 1: behind her behind every person managing. Their health there should be, a,

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00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:49,680
Speaker 1: team coordinated connected care where your primary care doctor actually

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00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:52,719
Speaker 1: talks to, your specialist where your follow ups don't fall through,

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00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,120
Speaker 1: the cracks where you're not left holding a stack of

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00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:58,480
Speaker 1: paperwork and trying to figure out what. Comes Next united

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00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,280
Speaker 1: healthcare is focused on making that a reality care that's easier,

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00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:06,080
Speaker 1: to access easier, to understand and easier to manage for

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Speaker 1: every woman at. Every level this segment is Presented By

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Speaker 1: United Healthcare United healthcare Committed. To care we love that you're,

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Speaker 1: listening slices but we wanted to get in the game every,

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Speaker 1: Day too so here's our good game play of. The

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Speaker 1: you to send us your votes FOR which us city

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Speaker 1: is the epicenter of. Women's, sports well shout out to

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Speaker 1: the slices who did their. Slice work we. See you

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Speaker 1: which city you think is the epicenter of women's sports

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Speaker 1: you Made, in january back when we Did Our new.

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Speaker 1: In between we'll check in on ours two and we'll

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Speaker 1: let you know how we're doing in. Tomorrow's, show again

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Speaker 1: You Tomorrow, Good, Game Monica, Good, Game, Elena, candice cheryl

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