For the fifth time, we’ve hosted something we lovingly dubbed YachtCon. Frankly, this one is going to be tough to top (which won’t stop us from trying).
Not only did we have an absolutely stellar panel of guests — Brian Schmetzer, Jess Fishlock, Bethany Balcer, Bill Predmore, Brad Evans, Will Bruin and Garth Lagerwey — but we finally had a venue that was all ours. Hale’s Palladium felt just about perfect and we have some amazing ideas that we think at least have the potential to smooth out any rough edges.
Among the highlights were Schmetzer talking about the “hazy” days of the CISL’s Seattle SeaDogs, the players all facing off in an epic game of “Line ‘em Up” and Lagerwey explaining some of the intricacies of the new CBA and the future of player development.