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It doesn't seem that the pandemic plans to subside anytime soon, and neither will our Quarantine Interview Series, but our interview with Casey Mann of the Nebraska State Soccer Association rounds out our "executive director series" within the series. Not only do we run Casey through the gamut of youth soccer questions, but we also have a chance to talk about his journey through the ranks as a player and coach before he put on his "suit and tie" as an administrator. Similar to our other interviewees, Casey's pathway brought him through the Des Moines community, although in his version, as a stud goalkeeper for Grand View University and the early Des Moines Menace squads. He eventually transitioned into a coaching role where he spent time on the staff for both the University of Arizona and Arizona State University women's programs. Mann returned to Des Moines in 2005 as the head coach of the Menace, leading them to their one and only PDL National Championship. Youth soccer then came calling throughout the community before he eventually left us to take on his current role leading the Nebraska Soccer Association.