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    Last week, Duane and I made the trip to the Toronto FC facility at Downsview Park to attend one of the training sessions for the Canadian Women's National Team. The promise was that we could take pictures for the first 15 minutes of the practice and there would be opportunities for interviews upon completion of the practice.

    We watched as the women walked from the field house to the furthest pitch in groups, like friends reuniting with smiles and light conversation. There was an obvious comfort level between them, with the shared success the team has had under John Herdman.

    There were a couple of groups that formed during the initial warmups, with some of the more senior players going to far side of the pitch, while the younger players also stayed together, starting to build their own chemistry.

    I would have liked to stay longer and seen how they interacted with each other in this environment, without the TV cameras, the national broadcasts and the pressure of 20,000+ fans. The moments away from that spotlight are where the bonds are built, where mistakes are allowed to be made and the pressure is more self directed in an attempt to improve.

    We only have a few more years of the current team leadership before they leave the game, there is the World Cup, followed by the Olympics, these will be the final laps for many senior members of this team before they pass the torch.

    I hope that the team building chemistry takes hold with the younger members of this team and they also find a way to be an inspiration to the future members of this team, because in a country that has had very limited success in the soccer world, these women have given all of us a reason to cheer.

    You can see those photos after the jump

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