Today we played the first match of the day. Always a little difficult because normal pre-game routine is altered a little bit. But not enough to stop us. After a long warm-up we came out a lot stronger then the day before. One of the keys to our victory was our serving. Against Thailand we made a lot of errors and today was the exact opposite. We served aggressive yet controlled and got Croatia out of system making the game a lot easier on us.
Here are the scores from the match:
USA def. Croatia 25-26, 25-13, 25-23
You can check out highlights, pictures, and other players blogs on www.usavolleyball.org/events/3055.
Up next is Germany. One game at a time...a lot of tournament to go. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
I'm back...
After taking the summer off from blogging I am finally back. I have so much to share about my summer from what I did all summer to new fashion finds. But for the next 16 days I will be blogging about World Championships.
I took most of the summer off from USA Volleyball trying to get my knee and body in better shape to make a run for the 2012 Olympics. About 2 months ago I got back in the gym with the USA Team and competed my way back onto the roster. Now after a long and hard summer I am here in Japan with the team for my first World Championships. I know it is hard to believe that it is my first...but it is. It was the only big tournament I was missing on my resume, and I am so happy to be here helping the team.
We traveled to Japan on the 21st of October to get acclimated and train for a week before the tournament started. We had a great training week in Shinga the home of the Japanese club team Toray Arrows. The organization was so wonderful to host us in their city and gym for 6 days. Thank you to the Toray Arrows.
After a 5 hours bus ride we arrived in Matsumoto on Wednesday. Had a short practice on Thursday in the competition gym, watched a good amount of video, and rested up for today. We took the court today against Thailand for our first game. After a slow start we pulled out a 3-1 win. World Championships is a very long and difficult tournament. A win is a win and that's all that matters. Now it's time to look ahead to Croatia tomorrow.
Most of the games are being streamed online. Problem is the site changes but I will try to update you as soon as I know. You can always follow the tournament on fivb.com for all the results, stats, and pictures.
Talk to you tomorrow.
I took most of the summer off from USA Volleyball trying to get my knee and body in better shape to make a run for the 2012 Olympics. About 2 months ago I got back in the gym with the USA Team and competed my way back onto the roster. Now after a long and hard summer I am here in Japan with the team for my first World Championships. I know it is hard to believe that it is my first...but it is. It was the only big tournament I was missing on my resume, and I am so happy to be here helping the team.
After a 5 hours bus ride we arrived in Matsumoto on Wednesday. Had a short practice on Thursday in the competition gym, watched a good amount of video, and rested up for today. We took the court today against Thailand for our first game. After a slow start we pulled out a 3-1 win. World Championships is a very long and difficult tournament. A win is a win and that's all that matters. Now it's time to look ahead to Croatia tomorrow.
Most of the games are being streamed online. Problem is the site changes but I will try to update you as soon as I know. You can always follow the tournament on fivb.com for all the results, stats, and pictures.
Talk to you tomorrow.
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