CIAC Glory Days
The CIAC Glory Days podcast immerses listeners into the world of high school athletics. Explore the purpose and impact of interscholastic athletics on student-athletes as administrators, coaches, players, officials, parents, and State Athletic Association staff take listeners on a journey from tryouts to championships.
CIAC Glory Days
S2:E3: The Story Behind North Branford Field Hockey’s Three Consecutive State Titles and Legendary Coach Babby Nuhn🏑
Legendary Head Coach Babby Nuhn, along with Senior Captain Lily Ardito and Sam Ferraro share their inspiring journey to becoming CIAC Champions for three years in a row! Hear about the values that have fueled Coach Nuhn’s historic career, the games they’re eagerly anticipating this season, their insights on teamwork, how to balance education and athletics, and their strategies heading into this fall season.
Plus, enjoy a fun and fast-paced Q&A with North Branford’s champions. Don’t miss out on this behind-the-scenes look at their championship journey! 🏆🔥
Welcome to CIAC's Glory Days podcast. I'm your host, jada Maribel, and today I'm joined by the 2023 CIAC Class S Girls Field Hockey Champions North Brantford High School. I am joined by legendary head coach Babby Noon, senior Sam Ferraro and senior captain Lily Ardito. Thanks so much for joining me on the podcast today.
Speaker 2:We're delighted that you have invited us and having this opportunity.
Speaker 1:Thank you, I'm very excited to share your story. So North Bamford has been champions for three years in a row. Now, what an accomplishment that is. What strategy do you think led to those three back-to-back state championships?
Speaker 3:I mean it was really teamwork and gelling together and working on things that didn't really work in past years and making sure that they work that like every year. And it was it really came down to the teamwork aspect and kind of just working together and making sure we gel together and working on yeah, just helping each other and supporting each other.
Speaker 1:So that's what really went into making that perfect season. You guys were 22 and all last year. Yeah, that's great. So it was that teamwork that really helped. Yeah, so, as the current reigning class S champions, if you had to share a piece of advice to fellow athletes and fellow coaches, what would it be?
Speaker 4:I would say put in those extra hours as athletes. Obviously practice might be like two to three hours, but putting that extra hour in will help you big time. And for coaches, I feel like always making sure that team is united and together, Like you don't want any drama or any rivalry between your team. It will break you guys apart.
Speaker 1:Yes, absolutely so, Coach Noon. You are a legendary field hockey coach earning many high honors throughout your career, most recently earning a spot in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Congratulations, that's so exciting.
Speaker 2:Thank you. I'm honored and wouldn't have happened without some of our coaches putting together some of the statistics and everything else. So a shout out. And that's what it's about you surround yourself with excellence as teammates, as parents, as the community and coworkers. We have an unbelievable staff, trust me. It's not one person. We have six coaches out there, including Kathy Galdenzi, cheryl Torino, yvonne Maliki-Boltman, lori Connelly, sabrina Lemaire, and that we're all together trying to mold our team and work together. We all have different personalities, but it's all because of everyone's input and their student athletes willingness to listen to each of us, what we can contribute. So it's a team, it's a family and that's our whole goal.
Speaker 1:So, besides that excellent support staff, what else do you think has made you such an impactful coach?
Speaker 2:I just believe when I was a student athlete yes, a lot of years ago, but I still maintain the same things. It's that discipline, it's the work ethic and if you believe in it, you just keep reinforcing it. And students like Sam and Lily and her four other awesome seniors really understand the importance of that unity. They talk about how to be together and the extra hard work. It should pay off. It doesn't always, because you have a little bit of luck in there, but we believe in all of our work as a family, as a unity and as a group working together just like a family, as a unity and as a group working together just like a family does.
Speaker 1:So besides, that family aspect? What other key values do you try to instill within your program?
Speaker 2:They can probably help me out. Honestly, I do instill academics. I believe in the commitment, the C's, commitment character to be honest and to be forthright, giving back to the community. And you know, it's more than just playing, feel like, it's more than a stick and a ball. It's whatever sport or activity you're involved with, you have to have some passion, you have to have some desire, you have to have fun, you have to really learn to work together. So those are the things that make it together. But it is because of the family. Like a family works together and then a family has some disagreements, a family has to learn to work through these other obstacles. It's not always just nice and easy, and that's okay. Families work through it. We have unconditional love within our ranks as student athletes, with their freshman, sophomore, junior, senior and the coaching staff.
Speaker 1:So oh, that's beautiful.
Speaker 2:It's bigger than sport, much, much bigger sport is just the means to get to the bigger picture. My goal is not to make them olympians. My goal is to help to develop them with their parents, with the community, with the school, and make them great young women, proud of themselves and being able to accomplish anything. Okay.
Speaker 1:That's a great coaching values you're instilling, because I feel like a lot of sports, sometimes you miss out on that and it's more about making them to a well-rounded individual than just a great athlete.
Speaker 2:So those are life skills you're teaching.
Speaker 1:That's great.
Speaker 2:Thanks, jada. That is our important goal and I'm hoping Sam and Lily and their other seniors I have to give a shout-out. Do you want to shout-out your seniors?
Speaker 3:Sure, we have four other amazing seniors Olivia Schmidt, joanna Lamott, riley Cole and Daytona Kaminsky. They are I don't even have words like, they're amazing, like, and they're we're all really close to, they're all really good friends, they're all amazing, amazing people and amazing players too.
Speaker 1:You all seem like a close-knit bunch, which is very nice. Yeah, we're all friends.
Speaker 4:Yeah, it's nice, we all grew up with each other since middle school.
Speaker 1:Really, have you been playing field hockey together for a long time?
Speaker 4:Yes, all six seniors, including us two. We've all been playing since sixth grade on the same team, and so we've been through everything together at this point. Yeah, that really helps create that bond. Yeah, it does.
Speaker 1:So my last question for about your coaching career is how has your coaching stood the test of time? Because you began in the 1970s and I can imagine it's very different coaching athletes than it is now in 2024.
Speaker 2:The times are changing. The analogy I said look at your phone right now and it's different. It's antiquated after one year and I don't care if you're an Android or iPhone. You have to make those changes. But my core beliefs have not changed. I'm still in it. Poor beliefs have not changed. I'm still in it. I would rather a young lady learn from their mistakes and become a stronger human being rather than cheat or lie or lose a game. Because we can lose, it's okay, but we cannot lose the lesson. Most of the things we learn in life, wherever we're at, it's because we've learned it, sometimes the hard way, and I'm an advocate of that. I learned I'm a better coach today not because I'm a good coach, because I've made so many mistakes over my career and I share them. I share them all. The time I goofed, three years ago, I goofed. I goofed with our coaches. All of our coaches are former student athletes at North Brantford too, which is, I think, a wonderful thing, and one from each decade, but we won't go there.
Speaker 2:Needless to say, that's what I want To me, the difference between decades ago and today. I'm still teaching the typical skills and drills, et cetera. Even though I have changed the concepts and everything else, it's still the bigger picture that I'm very, very adamant in my heart. I want it to be. You're the next generation. I'm doing this. I get my energy from them. I don't bring energy. I can't wait because I can't wait to see them and I can't wait to see our two freshmen. And we have 14 sophomores and you know our awesome junior class just a small group, because we've got 25 on our team. Each person has a role. They are all welcome, they all contribute. It's not just a senior dominant, it's not a coach dominant, it's a team and it is part of the we.
Speaker 1:It is we, you're all together yes, the accomplishments out.
Speaker 2:There sounds like you've gained some really great wisdom throughout all of your so um made a lot of mistakes that's how you gain the wisdom I try to share them with um lessons that we've learned, some hard ones and some that we can keep growing we're learning from example.
Speaker 1:That's the best way to teach right? So, lily and Sam, you are both three-sport athletes. Lily, you are on the indoor track team as well as softball, and Sam you are on the indoor track team as well as the girls' lacrosse team. So what do you find is the best way to balance your education with a demanding schedule of?
Speaker 4:athletics, first thing I do is always get my homework done first. That's a big priority of mine. Either it's before practice, before we start practicing, or if it's after, right away when I get home and another advice I also would like to give people is don't be afraid to ask for help.
Speaker 4:Um, and a big part of our team is that we always make sure is that, um, as upperclassmen, we help the underclassmen when with classes we probably already took, and um, you know, we always, always are there to support each other. So don't be afraid to ask for help.
Speaker 3:There's always somebody there for you yeah, I mean, don't be afraid to ask for help. Um, coach noon really emphasizes academics, academics, academics all the time. So if you're struggling in a class, go up to her, go up to any of the seniors and you're like I'm really struggling and she will be. She will say go ask the teacher for help. So I feel like the team kind of surrounds the academics really well. So that makes it easier to ask for help and easier to get everything done, especially with our busy schedule.
Speaker 1:Yes, one of our main focuses here at CIAC is education-based athletics, so those are two great ways to help find that balance, because it could be hard. It's very demanding with practicing games every night, so it's always important to put education first.
Speaker 2:Jade, if I could interject, and I'm appreciative of what Sam and Lily said. We're not phonies about this. They have a commitment as student-athletes. Their academics come first. So if they miss a practice or a game, that's okay. If they need extra help a tutor it's true, samuel will say we'll help to tutor them. And if they need anything academically, and the result is I think our students take their academics much more seriously during the season and they do well. They set the tone as freshmen. They see the support. I don't just talk about something. I like to try to be about that and it's not just an expression. I do believe in that. So if you're struggling, sam is right, we'll get you somebody. Even off the team, we'll help you out, no matter what. And the pride is at the end of the year. At the end of the marking period, we usually have 95. We always have one person who's just didn't make honors or high honors. That's how high our academic is, similar to her hk uh track team. I'm sure, yeah, I'm sure shoot out, shoot a little.
Speaker 1:Uh. Shout out to chrissy behind the camera in her hk track team. Yes, it's very important to put that first because that helps you whether it's college or the workforce after. It helps make you well-rounded, not just with athletics, but you have that education behind it. Heading to this new school year and fall season, how will you both help to lead the team as seniors? I know you've mentioned some different ways.
Speaker 3:Well, first of all, we want to be very approachable because we had, um, what was the team last year? Like 35, 36 players, and it kind of was like um, the freshmen here, sophomores here, juniors it's kind of very different. But, um, we want to be very approachable and if anybody needs help, whether it's school, field, hockey, like anything, to come and approach us, and we feel like if the players are more comfortable with us, it'll be easier to lead them because they'll have trust and confidence in us and support them too.
Speaker 1:If you all had to choose one motto or one mantra for this next season, what would it be?
Speaker 4:so every year, we always have a word that our team uh agrees that we like to manifest upon. This year, we chose united. Um, and it's not just a word to us, it's basically what we want and how we want other people to see us. Um, it's a way to encourage ourselves and also push ourselves. Um, like last year it was together, the year before it was no regrets, and it's like put on back of our shirts and we wear those shirts almost like every week. Oh, that's cool. It's just to really push us and to really make that word true.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that goes along with what you were saying about being a family and being one unit, and being able to lead the team. Let's talk about upcoming matchups, so what do you envision the season looking like? What games do you think are going to be the biggest challenges, and which ones are you most looking forward to? Um?
Speaker 3:going back from, like our freshman even before. We've always had a hand um a good amount of teams that they're always a good game like, no matter what year. And we're really looking forward to play against Sacred Heart Academy, because last year is our breast cancer game, so everyone was all decked out in pink. It was so much fun. But every time we play them, both teams always bring it. It's so much fun because the fans' energy is high, the sidelines everyone's screaming. It's a really fun environment to be in. And then for our in-conference game, old Stabrook is going to be a good matchup because the past two years we met them in the Shoreline Championship and those were very high-intensity games. It's just fun to play against a team that just is good and is just wanting to beat us Helps bring it to the next level for those games.
Speaker 1:Yeah, bring it definitely. What do you guys think are going to be the biggest challenge or the ones you're most excited for?
Speaker 4:Yeah, I think the most challenging one will definitely be Stonington. We played against them twice a regular season um, it was 1-0, it was actually last quarter um. And then we went against them during states and we beat them.
Speaker 2:So it's just constant like back and forth with them and you know, it's just repeating for us so and it's not like a bad rivalry, it's like we give a competition for each other, so it's an exciting game to go to it's always fun to play, and I'm sure yeah so, coach I'm sorry, jada, if you don't mind you know what I've also learned and you know they highlighted a couple of different schools you have to always want to try to beat that school out there, and I think every single school in the shoreline is going to be extremely competitive and just to approach it each and every game, with that same level of energy from our fans, from our team, the unity and everything else.
Speaker 2:And again the shout-out to Patsy Comartia, a great coach at Adam Killingworth. We always had that rivalry too, and I think that's what has been established over some of the other coaches and student body, because they see each other during the summer at different leagues and different activities. So we'll be the team, but I know that this year the entire shoreline will be very, very competitive.
Speaker 1:Sounds like it's going to be an exciting season. So what do you think these extremely successful past seasons not only say about the type of coach you are, but the type of athletes on your team?
Speaker 2:They bring it all. They are committed, they're hardworking Again, they are doing their academics, they're doing their social life, they're giving back to the community, they're involved with student council, blood drives, anything and everything in the school. The administration looks to the field hockey team so many times because they are usually the team who is willing to help out in any situation in the school. That's the kind of young woman that I would like to have represent our team. So they come with a whole bunch. They come with their academics, they come with their own values at home. Their work ethic is impeccable and I think it's all the different components that make them the strong team that they are.
Speaker 2:Just like Sam said, if somebody's struggling, they'll help one another out, which also means if some players probably don't want to play for our field hockey team because I am strict. I am that disciplinarian. We do have curfew before a saturday morning game. I have academic standards and, jada, we are trying to keep the substance abuse down, to keep the suicide, to talk about these things. We're not one of those teams that doesn't address that. We had a lengthy discussion yesterday because it needs to be out there. We're not one to say that happens over there. It can happen here and we need to work together for those feelings and express those. But we are as student. Athletes and academics do come first, but we're there to the whole body physically, mentally and socially those strict values and those standards help bring the best out, though, and students and teams.
Speaker 1:I'm hoping so, so I know you all had a perfect season in 2023, but, heading into this next season, are there any areas of improvement that you're looking to focus on? Are you going to?
Speaker 3:change anything. Well, we did graduate seven. They were really good seniors last year. So we're just looking to fill those holes. But I feel like our team this year, we're just so united and we're so together that everybody will be supportive, no matter who gets what spot, who gets where, and we're just we're going to try to get back to where we were last year. I mean, every team we have a target on our back and we've had a target on our back. So every team they take North Bamford down, but that's not going to stop us from going hard and going back to where we were.
Speaker 1:So yes, and I know you just mentioned you lost a lot of senior players. What have you been doing throughout the summer or heading into the next season to help mesh the new players into the roles of veteran players?
Speaker 4:so we've been recently trying to enhance the team chemistry. We've been going out for ice cream a lot, yeah, and even though we're all about health, it's fine to take some sweet treats, but it's just really to get them together and feel comfortable with us, because, as an underclassman, I understand that they probably are very intimidated and really scared. Um, some didn't even touch the varsity field. Which. Who will be touching the varsity field? Which will be touching the varsity field, even if they don't know it yet? Um, you know, but it also pushes them. It pushes them to become better and want that spot, and they also they do understand that it's not just going to be given um, and how there is 14 sophomores to senior or to freshmen who are going to want those seven spots that left last year, um, and so we basically have been letting them know that we are here to help them and we give them advice as much as we can, um, and we make sure we all do the right thing you have to put in that hard work to earn those spots.
Speaker 1:It's's a highly competitive spot, especially on state championship teams. So what do you all think are the main keys to success for athletes, coaches and teams?
Speaker 4:I say the main key to success is really just talking to each other and letting each other know and help each other out. It's also really to put for athletes. You have to put those extra works in, like even if you're getting five extra hits at the goal five minutes before you're stretching for practice, it really just benefits for people and coaches to emphasize that and to encourage your players to want to become better in a way.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and then we also talk about like dedication and, like we said before, taking care of our bodies, everything like that. It all just plays into one big role like dedication, commitment, community, family.
Speaker 1:Yes, makes you a better team. Yes, so this was the first summer where CIAC implemented the rule to practice now two days a week for two hours per session, prior to your season. So how do you think that will help benefit your team and other teams for the upcoming season?
Speaker 4:Basically, it gave a preview to the underclassmen of the commitment they are going to be needing for the season, especially this season with a lot of players lost. It's giving them an opportunity to work on things they probably needed to work on last year. It's extra work and you know, and it shows the players who really want it because they could have quit by now. You know, you know, as they're playing during summer, a lot of people are scared. Yeah, Having to put like go to practice instead of partying, maybe you know.
Speaker 3:So it just really shows, uh, the strength they have within themselves and like skills wise it helped us because we got more touched on the ball. But also, um noon really emphasizes family. So we do sister groups and each senior chooses like three, four or five other girls to have in their group and they do everything together. We'll split up into drills together. So, um, having more time together in the summer kind of helped us see. Oh, like I'm, I got closer with this but I never thought I would be close with this person and like that during season will just bring us together more as a team. So, like I could, I became best friends with a freshman and I was like I don't know, I'm never going to be friends with freshmen, but this is just going to bring us closer as a family and it'll really help with help and support and all that kind of stuff.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that's awesome. Those sister groups sound fun. Yeah, they're really fun, it's a nice way to get to know each other, because when you're in school, like you said, seniors are separated sometimes from the underclassmen, so you help to build those relationships. Yeah, you're absolutely right.
Speaker 2:For instance, tomorrow is the first day of the school year and we already know these seniors will get together with all the underclassmen. What are you wearing? That's an important part what kind of sneakers, what kind of shirt, what kind of whatever? And they know each other's schedule so that they could see each other. You know, help helping the underclassmen with a new building or a new schedule or a new wherever they have to go. And it's remarkable, I think they would recall their freshman year and just realize, oh, my goodness, a senior said hi to me.
Speaker 2:And that's an important part, just to feel that comfort.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it helps the underclassmen make that adjustment, that transition into high school, so it makes them feel comfortable, which is nice. I think that's a great part of the new role. So now we're going to head into some rapid questions. These are a surprise, so you just answer quick whatever comes to your mind. That's it All, right, ready, okay, lily pregame routine or superstition.
Speaker 3:I have to put my right sock on before my left, I have to eat cucumbers with Salt and I have to listen to the Rocky theme song before every single game.
Speaker 1:Wow, in that order. Yes, okay In that order. That is specific. I like that, okay, sam favorite professional athlete.
Speaker 4:Oh, I'm going to have to go with a guy. He's Tom Brady.
Speaker 3:Okay, yes, I've always been a Patriots girl.
Speaker 4:I think it's kind of cool how far and long he went with his profession and even though when people told him to quit, he did not. So that's who I look up to he does some great motivational speeches.
Speaker 2:I watched one the other day coach favorite field to play at well, I have to say it's certainly not ours and I'm sorry to say that publicly. But we have a field issue at our somewhat of perhaps what you could relate to, I would have to say, wethersfield High School. It's a state championship field and that's our goal to be able to play at that facility and it would be wonderful. But I also have to give a shout-out. There's a company in town called the Sportsplex. They have an indoor dome. They have four outdoor facilities. Without this company we would not be the team that we are. It gives us an opportunity to work on our skills develop, because our grass field is really not conducive to developing the level of skills that this team has brought up. So without the Sportsplex, yeah, I'm sure our administration will hate me for this, but I have to be honest.
Speaker 1:Sportsplex will like it. You gave them a nice shout-out. Okay, Lily grass or turf, Turf, Turf.
Speaker 4:Sam favorite sports memory, Ooh favorite sports memory For field hockey it would definitely be during middle school, where we would continuously run a lot, but it would also make us laugh because we got to giggle around and listen to music. That's what I love the most for middle school.
Speaker 1:Those are the fun memories, coach, most memorable season.
Speaker 2:My attitude is always the one that I'm in because it is the most important. I live in the moment. I learned from the past. I learned from yesterday. It's the expression if you lean on yesterday, one eye on yesterday, one eye on tomorrow, you're a blurred vision of what's going on today. So I do believe, and I have to look for the future and I have to learn from my past, but I am very much into today. What can I do to make today a little bit better? I love life. I get up, I'm pretty psyched about doing something. I like doing things. So, yeah, I like today, I love today. That's beautiful.
Speaker 1:That's a great outlook to have. Okay, Lily assists or goals Assists. Good answer, Coach.
Speaker 2:best piece of advice you've ever received, the best piece of advice is to be more open-minded, learn from others, be humble, be respectful. It's a combination, it's not just one word. I've learned so much from others just to bring it in and realize life is about all of us. It's not an I. There's no I in team. It's all that. The cliches are out there, but it's something we believe in and I love the unity. So that's me for this year, that's today and it's unity.
Speaker 1:That's great. Yeah, it's bigger than just the individual, the bigger purpose. Yes, tara Lily, favorite sport other than field hockey? Indoor track, indoor track I thought you were going to say softball, I just heard no, you committed to Lander University for field hockey right, I did.
Speaker 2:yes, congratulations.
Speaker 4:That's so exciting. Thank you, no, it's not.
Speaker 1:Sam, what is one thing that you can't live without? Oh, my dogs. Um, I just love them all the time.
Speaker 2:Coach favorite thing about being a coach the opportunity to grow and learn different music. I should have had better kicks on than this. Learning and trying to adapt every year and every moment is no. So it's, it's living in the moment. I love it, loving it, loving it, and I believe in that one to two learning. So I think they'll also tell me if I don't understand something on the computer or the video or whatever I want to learn. I don't want always somebody to do it for me, I want to learn how to do it adapt with the changing times.
Speaker 1:Definitely, those are great answers. So lastly, on the glorious podcast, we always like to wrap up by asking our guests what do you think the purpose of high school sports is?
Speaker 3:um, I think the purpose of high school sports it kind of is a guide to what you want to do in the future. Like, um, before I came to high school, I did not really take care of my body, like I didn't eat healthy. I barely worked out and I got to Coach Newton's team and I was like, wow, I can't eat McDonald's every Friday and Saturday. I can't do this, I can't do that.
Speaker 3:So I think, like the purpose of it is to help me, when I get older, have good habits and teach people, especially if, because I want to be like you, like a podcast teach people, especially if, because I want to, I want to be like you, like a podcast, oh really, um yeah, and kind of just get the word out to people that you need to take care of yourself. And high school sports really shows how to take care of yourself, teaches you some structure yeah and look, you got good practice with the podcast.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that was my bad um it's also to have fun.
Speaker 4:Um, you know people join sports to like they feel like it has to be this commitment and like you can't have fun. Um, you know people join sports to like they feel like it has to be this commitment and like you can't have fun at all and it's just you have to take it so seriously. But at the end of the day, like you will catch us dancing, we'll have we always have the speaker and we'll always play the music. It's it, and we'll play fun and games. Like we have handball that, um noon, will let us play for as a warm-up instead of stretching. Um, and it's. People might think that's crazy, but it's just, it's just fun. You know you don't want people to quit, you want people to memorize memory. Oh, my goodness, I remember these fun moments you had in high school. It's not gonna last that long.
Speaker 1:Yeah, those, those are the, the fun moments that you remember years later. Yeah so, coach, what do you think the purpose is?
Speaker 2:you have to have fun. If you're not having fun, get out of here negative energy and make no, no, no, don't, don't steal it. So if you have that bad day or whatever, just take a break. It's okay to get regenerate, regenerated and get that energy going. But these girls will tell you each of the years we had, we didn't win state championships, we didn't win league championships, we but we always competed. We always had a team that loved and respect one another. We had our alumni games from players from mid-70s as well as a graduate from this past year and just to see them out there competing like no, unbelievably well. And, yes, the alumni beat us because of their desire just to try a little bit more. But that's what it's about. You want to have fun, you want to have a good memory.
Speaker 2:You didn't always get an A-plus in every academic subject, but you hopefully had a teacher or a class that taught you some important information, but also the camaraderie that you had with some of your classmates, some of those classes that were too easy. You didn't love it because it wasn't useful for you, but just look at podcasts, look at the way that the new media it's just amazing. And, speaking of media. I love it, but get rid of some of it. They know that they're not supposed to be on the phone all the time. It's breaking us away. We're not having the communication skills like looking one another in the eye or being able to communicate, and I'm very proud of all of our team because we do work on social skills, not social media, because that's wonderful, but it shouldn't just be the all answer. You need to work together as human beings with human beings no, I agree, that's what's important.
Speaker 1:Especially when you're in the workforce, you need to be able to have those professional skills and be able to talk to people. It's a, I guess, the generational difference. We grew up on technology, so we're used to being dialed in, but you got to be able to step back and make those connections. What you did throughout field hockey you made all the alumni games. That sounds like fun. You get to know people and then you have it throughout life. So that's what it's all about, thank you. So thank you so much for joining me on the podcast. It was a great talk. You guys did awesome and I wish you the best of luck in this upcoming season and I hope you're able to come out with another championship title. Thank you, we embrace you.
Speaker 2:Thank you very much for this opportunity and again a shout out to the other most important person in the room here, christy Christy the camera woman.
Speaker 2:Yes, thank you and thank you to the CIAC and because we know, obviously it's an academic and athletic and the cooperation with the CAS and CAD and the High School Coach Association, and I know that you are a collaborative group and I do believe in it and you know that I'm involved with other things. It's not about me, but I love what you do to all sports, all the arts that you're encompassing, the e-games, the robotics. It's not just about sports for the CIC.
Speaker 2:And I love it and I want to thank you and your whole staff for going in this new direction. So huge kudos to you.
Speaker 1:Thank you so much. That's good to hear from you and I wish you the best, thank you, thank you. Thank you, I appreciate it.