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ous time to try to bring on another sport.  But Aberdeen Central has demonstrated a successful five-year assimilation model, in which the local association paid the majority of the costs early in the transition period with Aberdeen Central assuming all of the costs after five years.  Soccer605 was in Aberdeen and talked to Gene Brownell, the Aberdeen Central AD, along with Steve Cogley, boys coach and Merle Aske, girls coach.  That round table visit can be found here: http://youtu.be/03FQ2uaMtTE

• Rich Jensen, president of the SDSSA, said the association is looking forward to helping local organizations approach their school boards with good information to help the process along.
For the complete interview conducted by Soccer605 with Duane Kavanaugh, click here.