Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, to snacks.

Yay! Welcome back to the Snacks Podcast, everyone. We missed you all over the summer.

We have missed you. It's Sam and Lynn. It's us again. Welcome back. We are so excited to start this up again.

So let's just jump right into it.

Yes, if you're listening to this,

you're probably aware of what's been going on

with our team and in the league.

And a big part of what this podcast is all about is having open, hard, and transparent conversations, but Lynn and I are still processing what happened.

We've been focusing internally as a team and supporting each other as best we can during this time.

Firstly, we stand with and commend Shinnade and Mona and all players who have bravely come

forward and shared their stories.

We don't condone any behavior of sexual assault or

abuse in any form. It has no place in our league and our sport or in society.

The strength of the women who've come forward has sparked a necessary systemic change to create a more open,

transparent, and safe environment for players. An environment where players feel

comfortable coming forward and where all people are treated with respect, integrity, and feel empowered to have a voice.

Thank you for listening and understanding that when the time is right, we will speak more openly,

but it has been a very heavy week and And we are still getting through our thoughts.

So girls, women, athletes, people in general of all ages,

you have value and you have a voice.

Yes, so thanks for your patience.

We hope to again talk more about this as the season goes on but right now we would love to talk about what we've been up to, how the summer was and kind of just transition into another thing this podcast is about which is hopefully

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