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A Great Day to be Part of USA Volleyball

Sat Jul 16 14:56:00 -0400 2011

Today started a little earlier with me getting up at 7 a.m. to work out with our trainer. I needed to do some physical stuff; been sitting and watching a lot of volleyball. Needless to say, by the time we were done with his warm up I was cashed. It was good and I felt better later. Afterwards, we… Read More

Rested and Recovered

Fri Jul 15 10:48:00 -0400 2011

Day 6 Game Day Costa Rica Today I woke up about 8:30 a.m. for breakfast at 9 a.m. and a scouting report of Costa Rica with Rob. Our first match in the tournament portion of this tournament was going to be against them. They had finished third in the other pool, Pool A. From watching the film and… Read More

Border Battle

Thu Jul 14 11:00:00 -0400 2011

Day 5   Game Day Mexico   Our big pool battle match is tonight and it's going to be awesome to see the gym filled with fans and all the energy.  I woke this morning a little more tired but still excited about our upcoming match.  We had the same schedule with breakfast… Read More

The First Match

Thu Jul 14 00:40:00 -0400 2011

Day 4 Game Day T & T Today started pretty well. We had breakfast again at 8:30 a.m. and practice at 9:30 a.m. Basically, we got some good serve receiving in and stretched out well. The guys looked loose and focused. I was eager to see them play later on. We headed back to the hotel. I caught… Read More

Opening Ceremony

Tue Jul 12 13:11:00 -0400 2011

Day 3 It was a good day, but still pretty warm. We started early today with an 8:30 a.m. breakfast and practice at 9:30 a.m. We got to practice at the main site again today so we had some air conditioning. Coach Shibuya went over the pre-game protocol with the guys so they could understand… Read More