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come, it gives you a little more incentive. I had a great time and I’ll try to do it as often as I can on how it works out in the schedule.”
After the training sessions, the proceedings moved upstairs to the lounge where Ledgerwood fielded questions from players and parents alike.
“As much as it is informative for the kids, the parents thrive on it as well,” said Ledgerwood. “So I think any chance that I get to come back to Lethbridge, being in Calgary, I’ll do it. It's not a far drive. I came down two weeks ago and did the same thing.”
After Sunday’s clinic, it was right back to Calgary as Ledgerwood prepares for a new season with his new team in a new league.
In November, Ledgerwood along with Sergio Camargo were announced as the first signings for the Cavalry.
“Our season starts March 1 with the preseason. The first games are in the beginning of May and go through until October,” said Ledgerwood, who played with Calgary Foothills last season and FC Edmonton two years prior. “It’s exciting. Everything is starting from scratch, which is hard to build a team and a fan base, but they’ve done an exceptional job.”
“They’re building a stadium in Spruce Meadows and it’s going to be a 6,0000-seat stadium, soccer specific. There are going to be seven teams across Canada for the first year and there’s a rumour there’s going to be another four teams come 2020 and they’re just going to keep building the league and making it sustainable.”
As he fielded questions about his professional career that took him overseas and began in July 2003 with 1860 Munich of the German Second Bundesliga, Ledgerwood recalled his formative years training in his home town.
“A lot of the training sessions I had with Lethbridge Croatia, my neighbour, Kris Indzeoski, played. So he would drive me to practice,” he said. “We had Johnny Dudas as a coach and now his daughter (Kristy Lauzon) is helping organize some of the stuff here. Just those memories of having a men’s team accept a 14-yearold to come train with them. I matured quick and learned a lot of great stuff from them. But that’'s probably one of my biggest memories growing up in Lethbridge."
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