The Stepover

We're back! On this episode, Josh chats with former uOttawa Gee-Gee goalkeeper Margot Shore, who now plays professionally with Lecce in Italy. They chat about moving from the NCAA to uSports, winning the first ever FISU Women's World Cup, and her experience so far living and playing professionally in southern Italy.
 
Reviewing new CPL kits - starts at 2:49
Interview with Margot Shore - starts at 8:59

We'll, Ontario is under a stay-at-home order, and even playgrounds are now closed, but should they?
 
Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, also a prominent coach for Ontario Soccer, wrote an op-ed for the Globe and Mail advocating that kids need to be able to play and be physically active. It's an important read, and a great chat!
 
Interview starts at 2:45

This week we have the pride of Stittsville, Ontario, Clarissa Larisey! Clarissa plays forward for the University of Memphis and has been tearing it up in the NCAA. Josh chats with her about pizza toppings, good bridges and TikTok dances.
 
Prior to that chat, Josh lists 10 cities near Ottawa he hopes get pro soccer, for road trip purposes.
 
3:07 - Josh's nearby CPL expansion wishlist
9:30 - chat with Clarissa Larisey

Packed episode featuring chats with Eddie Benhin, co-founder of 613 Sports, and Nic Ryan, Director of Ticketing with Atletico Ottawa!
 
Eddie talks about founding 613 Sports and the growth of the website; pro soccer in Ottawa; and he and Josh solve the Hans Island Dispute.
 
Then, Nic joins the show to talk about the new "Powered by Atletico" program, open to all regional clubs in Ottawa, and then we get into a bit of talk about Atletico's roster for the upcoming season.
 
Eddie starts at - 2:22
Nic starts at - 29:17

In the debut of The Stepover Podcast, Josh chats with Atlético Ottawa's first ever USports draft pick Cris Malekos, as well as Cris' coach at Carleton University, Kwesi Loney. They chat about why fans should get excited to see Cris in action, pathways available to players in Ottawa, and most importantly, what's in Kwesi's cup?
 
Points of interest:
3:38 - What is a CPL developmental contract?
5:56 - Start of interview with Cris and Kwesi
 

A new soccer podcast for Canada's capital! We'll talk all things soccer in Ottawa, chat with players and people building the sport in this city.