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Epharh Oyama

Epharh Oyama

Program Manager at CDMFA; former University of Alberta Golden Bears running back and Edmonton Huskie

Jul 7, 2026

8:10
As someone who played both in a junior program and a university team, how would you explain the difference between the two experiences?
8:19
Obviously at the university level, you kinda forget about how many resources you have, and the perks of having everyone underneath one roof, all with crazy schedules, but similar schedules.
8:30
The fact that coaches could tell everyone, "We know the classes don't start till 8:00 AM, so you are ours from 6:00 AM until 8:00." It's such a win.
8:38
You get workouts and you get extra practices in during that time.
8:40
Also, knowing that all classes end around 5:00, so after that, we're theirs again, too.
8:46
So university had such a unique structure to it because we kinda had everything kinda handed to us in terms of, like, where we needed to be, what time we needed to be there.
8:54
And especially as, like, a fresh 17-year-old, I kinda needed that.

33 MINS LATER

41:44
How does it feel to know there are so many people you trust around every corner in the football community as you progress into your program manager role at the CDMFA?

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