The Shirts Off Our Backs
Mon Aug 29 13:43:00 -0400 2011
Hola! My name is Cody Caldwell. Im from Newport Beach, California and was very fortunate to have the opportunity to go through this great experience at the 2011 FIVB Boys’ Youth World Championship. Today the team was preparing for our last match to play for 11th place in the world! We had… Read More
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A Note from Head Coach Ken Shibuya
Sun Aug 28 12:22:00 -0400 2011
Hello, this is Ken Shibuya, the head coach of the Youth National Team. This is the first time that I will be speaking on behalf of our squad so I am excited to share our experiences with you. I apologize for the length of this article. I will start by saying that with one day left in our… Read More
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A Lucky Break
Sat Aug 27 09:41:00 -0400 2011
Hi, middle blockers Aaron Russell from Ellicott City, Maryland and NIkola Antonijevic from Buffalo Grove, Illinois here. We woke up this morning tired from the five-set match played the night before but spirits were high as we left for breakfast and then to practice. During the 45-minute ride, all… Read More
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Sweet, Sweet Victory!
Fri Aug 26 00:50:00 -0400 2011
Hey there, I'm James Shaw and I'm a setter from Woodside, Calif. Today was a truly special day for us at the Youth World Championships. We finally got over the hump by winning an awesomely exciting match against Russia in five sets. It came at the best of times too, because we are now in… Read More
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We Dined Among Kings
Thu Aug 25 16:30:00 -0400 2011
Hola! My name is Ben Patch and I am from Provo, Utah! We woke up bright and early today to another morning of cereal, pastries, and the native favorite Dulce De Leche. We then took a mid-day walk around the city to get a better look at Argentina. We found something really amazing... A Burger King!… Read More
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Two Days "Off"
Wed Aug 24 16:00:00 -0400 2011
Hello Greg Petty here, I am from Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. We've have been on our downtime for the past two days and it will be a good break for us going into the rest of the tournament. I'm very excited to be going into our new pool having Russia and Iran, two of the top teams… Read More
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A Learning Experience
Sun Aug 21 23:09:00 -0400 2011
Hi Matt West Here! We started to today off with an earlier wake up then we have had the past two days. We figured we need a little bit of serve and pass after the loss against Bulgaria last night. We woke up around 7:50 a.m. for breakfast at 8 a.m. Same breakfast as usual, everyone usually gets the… Read More
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The Tower of Terror!
Sun Aug 21 12:52:00 -0400 2011
Hi my name is Andrew Sato and also with me today is Matt Tarantino. There hasn't been a blog for a few days because our schedule here in Argentina has been just crazy. Pretty much where it's been left off is up until our match against Egypt on August 19th. We can basically describe the match as an… Read More
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Day 4 – I love volley, this much…
Sun Aug 21 08:44:00 -0400 2011
Let me first say thanks to Jonah for filling in for me today. (Dan) Welcome to a day in the life of Coach Jonah Carson and the USA Youth team’s adventures at the Youth World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Today was an excellent day for team USA. The boy’s won our… Read More
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Day 5- A Little Stuck
Sun Aug 21 08:33:00 -0400 2011
Good evening this is Rob Neilson typing on the bus ride home as Dan narrates. After getting home at 2 a.m. and eating then going to bed at 3:30 a.m., Rob and I woke up today about 11. Rob, Jonah and I immediately went to work on the scouting report for our upcoming match against Bulgaria. After… Read More
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Day 3 at Boys' Youth Worlds- The Venue
Fri Aug 19 10:37:00 -0400 2011
Today was a relaxing day for the most part other than the travel to our playing venue, about an hour and a half away. We traveled in a double decker bus and our driver was pretty good about squeezing us through alley-size roadways. It had a unique smell to say the… Read More
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"The Godfather" Still Has It
Fri Aug 19 10:21:00 -0400 2011
Alright to start off I am Austin Kingi from Thousand Oaks, California. I had a rough night getting to sleep last night because of the four hour time change. This morning I struggled getting up at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast which consisted of Frosted Flakes and two yogurts. Matt… Read More
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Jet Setting to Argentina
Wed Aug 17 23:52:00 -0400 2011
Hey, its Scott Rhein here. Well the start of our journey to Buenos Aires, Argentina started bright and early Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. From San Diego the squad had to take a the hour flight to Houston, Texas and from there we had to wait four hours until… Read More
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Day 1 and 2 - The Journey
Wed Aug 17 23:48:00 -0400 2011
Hola again, this is Coach Dan Friend and I will be starting a blog as we compete for World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I will be having one of the players help me with the blog each day. We hope you enjoy hearing about our trip as we work towards a… Read More
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The U.S. Boys' Youth National Team is competing in the FIVB Volleyball Boys' Youth World Championship Argentina 2011.
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