We interview Cavalry FC assistant coach Nik Ledgerwood but we don't talk about what's currently happening with the Cavs. This discussion reviews his playing career from growing up in Lethbridge and playing with Lethbridge Croatia men's team when he was a teen, joining the Calgary Storm, his career in Germany and Sweden and his return to Alberta with FC Edmonton. And there's a few questions about his time with the Canadian men's national team as well.

Nik talks about those early years with the Storm which many of us remember fondly. He reviews some of the difficult times he had moving to Germany as a teen and when he started to feel like he fit in with the team. We talk about his first Canada A cap, his only goal for national team, playing in Central America and what the CSA offered the players as a reward for making the "Hex" (the final World Cup qualifying stage for CONCACAF back in the day).

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We interview Darren Bowman, who has recently joined Calgary Foothills as Alberta Premier League head coach on the men's side and also as a lead on the player development side. We talk about his impressive resume, which includes time at Manchester City and in China and Hong Kong. We also talk about what drew him to Calgary and his expansive role at Foothills.

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We interview Calgary Wild interim head coach Sinead McSharry about the Wild's unusual preseason. We talk about the team's reaction to the news that Lydia Bedford was leaving for a new opportunity in England. Sinead also discusses how this change has affected training in advance to the season, and also if fans should expect any noticeable difference now that she's the head coach.

Cavalry FC is in Mexico this week for their training camp. We talk about the teams they are facing in friendlies. We also chat a bit about the experimental offside rule that is expected to be used by the CPL this season.

There's also some controversy in ACAC futsal that we briefly discuss. And we give an update of what to expect in our next couple of episodes.

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