World Cup Buzz
Kelly
Washington had a rough day today. We played Colorado and were ready to get the ball in the back of the net! We started very strong and ended the first half 2-0. We were passing well and switching the point of attack very well. The second half definitely took a different turn… We got very disconnected and got frustrated on the field and the score reflected the complications we had. I’m not going to say what the score was, but let’s just say that it was not in favor of us. After the game we all talked with Zahra and Marty, our coaches, and they told us everything that we did wrong and how we can improve for tomorrow. We then went to the lecture hall and Jerry Smith, the Region IV ’94 head coach, gave us an overview of the national events that are coming up. I’m am very excited for a fellow Washington ODP player, Isabel Farrell, who will be leaving on July 2nd to travel with the U17 Women’s national team to Denmark. We are all rooting for her and the rest of the players! The training today was fun and we got to see how we compared to the rest of the players on our team. We did many small tasks and recorded our scores. It was fun and we all had a good time. The invite pool was announced and I was excited to learn that I would be playing! I just got back from the game and thought that I played pretty well. It was great to be able to learn from the regional coaches and play with people that I don’t really know. I’m now headed off to bed for we have an early start tomorrow. The World Cup game will be playing in the cafeteria tomorrow so I’m getting up at 7 to go watch. GO BRAZIL!!
Miranda
Today could have definitely gone better. We played our second game against Colorado and during the first half we dominated. We scored two and before the halftime whistle, we were knocking at their door. Second half didn’t go as planned. We started getting frazzled and we couldn’t get back in our groove. We didn’t perform to our ability in the second half and the score is not going to be said. Throughout the day we did the same usual routine; lunch, lecture, training, invites game. During the lecture we watched the first 25 minutes of the women’s All-Star game. It was really exciting to watch that and think I am sitting in the same room as players that will be in that game someday. It was even more exhilarating thinking that I wanted to be one of those people. Our training was a bit unusual because we were introduced to a new program called iSoccer. We tested our abilities such as change of pace, touches, and shooting from different ranges. After you get your scores you add them to your profile and you get to see where you are ranked with all the people in the nation. I was really impressed with how soccer is becoming a part of technology as well as everything else. Tomorrow we play Oregon and we always love playing them because we know many people on that team. The Regional staff decided to move our games back a little because of the interference of the Brazil game. I am getting up to go watch with the majority of my team tomorrow. Go Brazil! Also the Germany vs. Argentina game is finally here and I can’t wait to see that game! Hopefully tomorrow has a better turn out then todays. Go Germany!
