Growing up, I loved an NBC documentary called Behind the Whistle, which pulled back the curtain on the Premier League and revealed what it really meant to be a Premier League referee. So when, on my very first day at the USL, I was handed footage and asked to create a similar behind-the-whistle style piece for our referee development program within the Academy system, it felt like a small-circle moment. Producing that project was genuinely fun and rewarding, even as I was still finding my footing at USL headquarters and acclimating to the pace and expectations of the role.