tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84506199285385367512024-03-12T20:48:24.327-07:00The 2 G Network: The Griffins and Gallimores; one adventure at a timeThe Blog began when the G's headed to Germany for WWC2011 in an R.V. But as the Beat goes on.. so does the Blog. The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-11301170126325322252018-07-28T13:20:00.002-07:002018-08-06T12:50:26.018-07:00HOLY COW: The US Deaf Women's National Team Summer Training Camp<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Impossible is the task of accurately depicting the training camp the U.S. Deaf Women's National Team (<a href="http://www.usdwnt.com/" target="_blank">USDWNT</a>) recently completed. It's long, so wait until you are stuck in traffic, the laundry reads 1 minute to go but you know it will be an eternity, your kids won't get off video games, or you are sincerely interested in the goings on of this wonderful team.<br />
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A year ago, Laura Yon, former captain and member of US DWNT player pool, mentioned the idea of hosting a training camp on her family's dairy farm in Fremont, Michigan. Assuming I'd blow off the idea she followed up with an email titled: "10 Top Reasons Camp in Michigan will be the Best." Amongst the reasons: free fields, free cars, etc.. as she knows we are on a slim budget. She had me at Reason #4: The team will be together on the farm and have a taste of farm life (AKA: HARD WORK). She had me at "Hard Work"</div>
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In a country where youth sports have turned into big business & families are paying thousands of dollars to buy the right environment, we decided to dial it back. It doesn't cost anything to be better. In my opinion the 2 most important ingredients in improving as a team are 1) Hard Work and 2) Working Well Together. Nope.. make that one thing: WORKING HARD TOGETHER. </div>
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Each of the 5 Days looked a little like this:</div>
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<b><u>1) 3:00 AM - 7:00 AM Farm Chores.</u></b> Ranging from anything to sterilizing water buckets, hooking up cows for milking, feeding calves, helping with vaccinations, filling grain buckets, cleaning and more cleaning. Lessons we picked up along the way: </div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Be focused from the start & pay attention to instructions</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></b>- It helps many people move smoothly as one. It can waste so much time and energy if all aren't dialed in when the first word is spoken.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Jump in and go for it without being afraid</span></b> - IF you are listening... then go for it. Be the first follower. It's annoying when everyone's waiting for someone to tackle the task after instructions were given; Step up. If you were not listening then quickly get up to speed by watching the first follower. First followers are important.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Good leadership is key to success</span></b> - Laura could clearly and quickly get us the information we needed, when we needed it to complete the task. It wasn't fluffy. It wasn't so we could be her best friend at 3AM. It was perfect. </div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Do your job without comparing or concern about someone else's</span></b><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span>- When a person wandered off to see if someone else had a 'more fun' job, the coordinated effort disappeared. For example if there are 200 calves waiting to be fed and only 75 bottles; 50 full of milk, 25 clean bottles waiting to be filled, that leaves some gaps. We swiftly pop the 50 bottles in the carriages that allow the calves to drink while filling the other 25 bottles. By the time those 25 bottles are filled and placed into the next stalls (in order) the previous 50 bottles have been happily guzzled, removed and ready for cleaning and filling... perfect synchronicity. In a matter of minutes, one barn has been given bottles, grain and water with a cart full of warm milk following our circus to head to the next barn with clean bottles already waiting to be filled. And a few minutes longer... all bottles cleaned and drying, waiting for the 9:00 AM feeding. UNLESS... one character wishes she was in the area with the calves vs. cleaning bottles or replacing nipples. Or somebody doesn't have their heart in washing water buckets and is so slow, the person with the hose has to turn off the water waiting for Miss "Not That Into It" to finish her job. .. hypothetically speaking as that didn't happen on Laura's watch. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Play to your strengths</span><span style="color: blue;">.</span></b> - We all have something to offer. Some don't like the dirt and muck of the stalls. Others absolutely loved being near the animals. One shined at sterilizing while others wore their cow shit and mud as a badge of honor. </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Choose your attitude</b></span> - By the look on some faces, it was clear who was worried about the possibility of being tired and miserable due to the 3am wake up call. Others were so excited about the opportunity, being tired never crossed their minds. I recently read something I firmly believe, <b>"Worrying is a form of negative visualization."</b> Players were worried about being tired before they were tired. Their visualization of being tired aided their inner self-talk to ensure they would have a less than perfect day. Your brain doesn't know what is real and what is not when you are worrying about the future. It doesn't differentiate and treats it all as real. Planting the seed that it will happen in the way you think about it. So... plan on having a 5 star day.. every day. </div>
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<u><b>2) Team Training:</b></u><b> 7:30-9:00</b>. Before each training we go over the session with a hand out for players to have an understanding of what's in store. This is important because many players wear hearing aids or cochlear implants (CI's) during the day time. In international competition hearing devices are not allowed. The team typically trains without them to work on communication, reading body language as well as adapting to the problems that arise. side note: body language, good & bad, says more to a person than anything.<br />
Some players know little or no sign language, can be at a disadvantage in training. This camp was different. This time I saw many players that didn't know a lick of sign language in the previous camp begin to communicate using signs they had learned over the past few months. It helped the quality and the efficiency of practice. Happy hearts recognized they cared enough about their teammates to make a difference; to build a bridge. This wasn't just at the practice field, but everywhere. Naturally, players gravitate to who they can communicate with the easiest. Therefore; players that are more oral tend to stick together while players who use sign language stay nearby. Not this week. There was much less separation as communication grew and relationships developed. A new friend, Michelle, relayed to me that the the no.1 factor in people learning a new language doesn't comes down education, wealth, background or socio economic levels. The number one factor in learning a new language comes down to willingness to take RISK: The ability to not be afraid to go for it. To blurt it out. The feedback is positive even if you botch it. Trying to communicate in another person's language shows that you value that person, you are listening; you care. You are willing to take the risk to be wrong and try to communicate vs. ignoring someone. The response will be appreciation, thankfulness and kindness in return, giving the novice the courage to continue trying. With this barrier crumbling, and ASL isn't known, the real fun begins. Pantomimes, gestures, eye contact, physical contact of pulling one way or another an a smile that says it all, "WE can do this."<br />
During the week the team covered the following topics: possession, finding space, pressing in the attacking half of the field and runs in the box. Defending is an every day thing.. that goes along with the theme of WORKING HARD TOGETHER.<br />
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<b><u>Lessons picked up at training: </u></b><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">RISK = REWARD.</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"> </span>Taking risks in the front half of the field and working hard to get by defenders is worth it. Taking a risk to communicate in a language you are not comfortable with is worth it. <span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">We can be tired AND great.</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;"> </span>With double days on a schedule that began at 3am, it was assumed that the quality of training would take a back seat while Team Building went to the top. This was far from true. While exhausted minds and bodies hit the field, the focus on the game plan & the work ethic to match reached its target. The quality of soccer was as good as I can remember. I am hopeful each player will pull from this memory bank to the next time they are jet lagged, over tired and have no gas in the tank, that they know they can rally, no need to cash it in. It may be more difficult, but you can find your best if it is what you expect. Expect Greatness. Choose Greatness. Tired is often a byproduct of being great. I know that sleep is key to sustained success, but on the off chance you have to pull an all nighter to get the A, finish a job, help a friend... do it. You will survive. You may even thrive.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-weight: bold;">Being vulnerable, taking advice and turning it into action pays off:</span> Nobody loves to meet with the coach to listen to feedback. It's uncomfortable, until you get used to it. There are 2 ways to receive the information: 1: Deflect " I don't have time, It's hard because I have school.... It's hard because I'm outa school, My other coach told me... I'm a forward on my club team... blah, blah, blah." 2. Appreciate the attention and advice, "Thank you, let me go home and apply it and ask questions in the process." For the most part, the players take to heart the advice; but some are more willing to do <b>all</b> they can to improve. Since the last camp one player in particular worked on <b>everything</b> we asked... and more. She worked on soccer specific fitness, joined a few teams, made sure she gets time in the position we have asked her to play, is learning sign language, individually works on striking a long ball and watches high level soccer to continue her tactical awareness. She was the most improved at camp. It wasn't through resting her head on a pillow and dreaming about it. It was focused action.<br />
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Practice should be viewed as one's individual test to see what you worked on while away from the team. It should be a time where you get to show off in front of your teammates the work you have put in. The game is the team's test to see how well you work together. <br />
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LUNCH on FARM: Leftovers from last nights dinner, and sandwich fixins on the farm. Fend for yourself.<br />
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<b><u>1:00-4:00 TEAM ACTIVITY. </u></b> This activity each day was one of the following:<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Free 3 hour clinic for 5-14 year olds from the Fremont community</b>.</span> Total of approx. 60 kids attended the clinic. As a thank you for the use of the fields/equipment for the week the USDWNT hosted a clinic for boys and girls elementary - high school age. USDWNT tradition is to give back to the community that graciously hosts. Fremont Middle School allowed us full use of fields and equipment 24/7 while we were at no cost. The joy they have in sharing this experience with other deaf players is palpable. You can see how much they love I've been told by more than a few players, this space is one of the few they feel at home.<br />
I've learned a lot about the divide in the deaf world between people who use sign language and those that use hearing devices. A good article was passed along to me from a friend that touches upon this.<br />
For those interested: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-lonely-world-between-the-hearing-and-the-deaf/2018/07/20/6628571c-86d8-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html" target="_blank">Article Here: </a><br />
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For those that want to see how it CAN work, watch the team in action. It it is about building relationships and putting yourself in someone else's shoes. This team works to close the gap to understand each other and enjoys each other's uniqueness along with the challenges. We all should take a page out of their book. I realize it's my opinion and I am not deaf; an outsider looking in. You have to watch and experience this team before you can come back at me with yours. :) I'm ready.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">Giving back is necessary & feels awesome.</span></b> "The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves." - Helen Keller.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b style="color: blue;"><span style="color: #38761d;">You get out of life what you put into it.</span></b><b style="color: blue;"> </b>The more fun, you bring to the table, the more fun it becomes. The more work you put into the task, the better it becomes. It's not rocket science.</span><br />
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Deal with it. It's life and no one said it would be fair. When the truck appeared overflowing with straw, silence fell over the group. Those that didn't mind heights and had experience with Tetris headed for the hay loft. In the words of Laura, "They nailed it."<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Learn from others</b></span>:</span> The 2nd group watched with the advantage of not making the same mistakes as the first. This is critical in teamwork and improvement. The combined groups ended up doing more than anticipated due to the efficiency in learning from mistakes. <b><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">Toughness is a key ingredient in a good life.</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></b>Little did we know one of the goalkeepers, Silvya, is allergic to hay/straw.... until her body started to swell. Immediately she was hosed off and popped some Benadryl and asked to chill out for the remainder of the day. But... But.... the competition was still going on. Up she bolted in game-like fashion ready to make the 2nd save and trotted with longer sleeves, gloves and every item covering her body to help her team finish the competition. Sport = Life. :)<br />
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From the second she saw the leg of the race where one has to lift 2 bales up and over a fence, run 15 meters and stack them, was the moment the doubt knocked on her door. Annie is one of the younger members of the player pool with a string bean stature. She fights for every ball on the field and doesn't back down, but often she is discarded to the ground. It doesn't stop her. Realizing if she keeps at it, the strength will come eventually. She doesn't want to let her teammates down, puts on her game face and hopes she does not have to be the first one to ask for help.<br />
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Supporting her teammates as they navigated the course, she steps aside to find her inner strength before her turn is up. Later that night around the dinner table she admitted she didn't think she'd pull it off. Not everyone will find success the 1st or 2nd time they try. Some people may never reach their goal... but so many good things come your way when you work for it. Don't save a space for fear, use all the space for your best effort.<br />
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Thank you Laura, Erin, and their families for loaning us your homes, cars, children, time and space for the USDWNT to work hard together.<br />
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Quotes of camp: "I left my ears in the car." "Did you say Pro Team? or protein?" "She can't hear you. We are deaf." "You have to squeeze the nipple from the top down." A boy at the clinic: "My aunt is a nurse and she used to help me with my 'mindgrains'" "I think Silvya might be allergic..."<br />
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The US Deaf Women's National Team (USDWNT) has 2 training camps per year totaling 8 days. That is all. Thankfully, the team cherishes every second, cramming as much as we can in a few days; and this camp was no different. The goals of each training camp are:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><u>1: Increase Player Pool to ensure success in the future. ✔</u></b></span></div>
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We welcomed 3 new players this camp; Sophie, Ashley H. and Silvya. Up to now, the team has 5 gold medal. (3 Deaflympics, 2 World Championships) and has not lost a game in international competition. The biggest reason behind the success is the leadership that is driven by the players. </div>
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Improving with each camp is important, but even more critical is allowing space for the rookies to take the reins and learn how to drive. The vets on the team welcome rookies with respect and patience. With ages ranging from 13 - 40-ish :) it's a unique situation. WE asked a couple younger players (not to be named 👀) to pass out Chick-fil-A that had been donated & pre-ordered. Sounds simple enough. One would have thought they were trying to put a woman on Mars.<br />
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Realizing for the first time what a hassle some of these things are because they had always been on the receiving end. A team of leaders is the ultimate goal.<br />
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First camps for the newbies can be intimidating. Sophie has hearing aids that she can't wear during training to abide by the international rules. She has taken them out occasionally while playing on her club team when the weather doesn't cooperate. When I asked her how she liked playing without her aids, she replied, "At first its tough, but I like it because I can't hear the coaches." 😊 She's figured it out at a young age... coaching is overrated. </div>
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Ashley and Silvya both fluent in ASL but not fluent in <u><span style="color: red;">A</span></u>my <u><span style="color: red;">S</span></u>ign <u><span style="color: red;">L</span></u>anguage. A work in progress, Joy & I are far from being able to explain what we see and how to adjust. Or what we saw that caused us to clap gregariously. With Amanda (interpreter) in tow it's a combo of ASL, charades, shouting and chasing players and tugging on players to move them into more adequate positions. The veterans are used to "The Show" & have remarkable patience. The newer players, afraid to make eye contact for fear I will try to coach them. Eventually they are reminded that this is a National Team and improving is mandatory and they dive in and make their best attempt. That's what we are all doing. Being uncomfortable and vulnerable soon becomes the norm. </div>
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The contrast from the 1st to 2nd camp is extreme. Middle school aged first-timers are uncertain of the expectations; intimidated by vets that have gold upon gold and have graduated from college and beyond. Those same players at the next camp cannot wait to spill onto the field and be together regardless of any talent disparity. Any chance to re-unite with other deaf players and play soccer seems to be the priority. Age, race & skill level seems to go unnoticed. Without a word or a sign, the shared experience of what these players have in common seems to allow for a memorable experience.</div>
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Tactically planned, our first meal was at Crepe Crazy. A delicious spot owned and operated by deaf business entrepreneurs. The place is always packed but the owners saved us a spot and donate 15% back to our team. </div>
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Mia inquires and finds out, "....about 15 years ago my husband, who is also deaf, accepted a job here, so my family, my daughter & son, moved here, well not HERE, but...." Needed to throw that in there as an ASL class I am in just learned the signs for family members. </div>
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A steady stream of new players and camps 6 months apart, makes it difficult to continue from where we left off. However, this camp had to be one of the best in terms of soccer quality. The team improved even with throwing in some new sessions and concepts. Due to communication barriers, a new drill can be arduous. This time when ears weren't on and signs went askew, players assessed, stayed focused and pushed through the pantomime of the session. The focus was sharp. Hallelujah!<br />
(For those that are new to this team. In accordance with international competition; all hearing devices must be removed for games; and that is how the team trains. Therefore, some players that wear hearing aids or cochlear implants and have not learned ASL struggle to communicate with those that use ASL only. check earlier posts if ya' want to know all the scoop; its' incredible)<br />
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Another key factor in a successful camp was the help. Katey Fawcett & Michael Harris drove from Oklahoma to pitch in once again. They trained the keepers, played in, kept score, made excellent equipment managers and kept track of all the equipment the University of Texas was kind to lend.<br />
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As much as I hate to admit it, parents are also a big key to success, donating time, chauffeuring, and stepping in when needed. I am the idiot that says, "Parents, it's best if you keep your distance and help the players bond, learn, deal with the team and organize themselves." Then... a mere hour later I am frantically texting, "Ummm, a car broke down, someone's flight is late, So and So needs new cleats..... I need your help!" Parents, ... can't live with 'em, can't leave 'em on a curb. </div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/abbyys44" target="_blank">Abby Smith</a> US National Team Pool GK and NWSL Goalkeeper came out New Year's Eve day in sub zero temperatures and put our GK's through their paces. It made my heart happy to see Abby when raise her goalkeeper glove high and offer help. Both Janet and I had the pleasure of working with her on the U20 National Team when she was a teenager. </div>
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Janet watched with a trained eye; impressed with the level and enamored be re-thinking the game from a deaf perspective. How do you stop a practice to give helpful input? How do you tell someone they have a player on their back? How do you get a concept to the team as efficiently as possible? </div>
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Connecting with the soccer and deaf community wherever we land is a highlight of camp. Normally we visit a school and show our medals and run a clinic for the kids, but the Texas School for the Deaf was closed for the holidays. This time, one special girl named Malia managed to fly from Boston to meet the team. Malia is 9 and a soccer nut. When she was 2 she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. As a result of treatment, Malia lost much of her hearing and now wears hearing aids. She wears hearing aids after some arguing, coercing and bribing from her folks. She didn't like how they looked or felt & didn't want kids staring at her at school even if it was out of pure curiosity. Her dad learned of the team & flew out to Austin with Malia to meet the team. Malia met successful, confident players that served us the ultimate role models. We had told the team she would be our honorary captain for the week and they were pumped to have her lead the team. </div>
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When we first met she and her dad in the hotel lobby, you could tell she was a player. Expectedly shy with 22 faces welcoming her, it was difficult to get that first grin. But when she stepped on the soccer field things changed. Running, smiling, sprinting to get every stray ball, jumping into a warm up game or simply watching.<br />
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Day ONE Malia wore her hair down, efficiently covering her hearing aids. Day TWO: Malia's hairstyle was the highest, tightest pony tail I had ever seen. Look at me! I am just like you and it's awesome! <br />
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By the end of camp Malia had touched everyone's hearts with her combo of courage, love of soccer and being a really great girl. An unspoken pact formed with the group. A hope that someday Malia finds herself wearing a similar red white and blue jersey. <br />
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Tough to find the perfect New Year's Eve setting with a group of 28 raging in age from 9 to 52. :) Somehow the Sparkling Cider, Olive Garden Take Out and cupcakes, hide and seek with Malia in the lobby of our 2.5 star hotel completed 2017 perfectly. A Home Run on all accounts.<br />
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Next camp. This summer. When? Where? TBA, but possibly on a Dairy Farm, where the accommodations include some Elbow Greece and Work Ethic 101 to the tune of a 4:30 am wake up calls to caring for calves, cooking cleaning and soccer. Sport is life. :) Building leaders one chore at a time.<br />
If we pull it off, one can only imagine what we are going to "step into" on this adventure!<br />
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Thanks to all who donated time, miles, money, points, energy to make this camp a great experience and affordable for the players.<br />
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If you would like to learn more about the team, please go to the following links. Most of the newer players that found out about the team is due to social media outreach.<br />
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WEBSITE <a href="http://www.usdwnt.com/">www.usdwnt.com</a><br />
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/usadeafwnt/" target="_blank">usadeafwnt </a> <br />
TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/USDeaf_WNT" target="_blank">USDeaf_WNT</a><br />
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There is a lecture series at the University of Washington called, "Failing Forward." My friend & boss, Lesle Gallimore, was a guest speaker and I followed along to see what it was all about. She was on a panel with various other highly successful, well known adults in our community. </div>
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Glowing on the screen in a standing room only auditorium, was each speaker's title while their resume was read by the host; a resume oozing with accomplishments. When the applause stopped, each speaker pulled out a more personal resume; the resume no one had ever seen, yet the resume that was mostly responsible for each one's success. Their failure resume. </div>
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The room fell into an uncomfortable silence as these well known guests read about how badly they had stumbled in school, their careers, in life. There is something risky, yet cathartic about showing the whole you; not just the good stuff. I do think the more you own your failure without pointing elsewhere, or ignoring the issue, it becomes the catalyst for improvement. Acknowledging, "I wasn't good enough," shouldn't sound so terrifying, but we certainly don't hear it very often. </div>
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So.. here it is. After my 5th excursion with the United States Deaf Women's National Team I was getting pretty cocky. Assuming I was doing swell picking up new words and phrases in sign language I trotted off to take a test to see just how good I was. Walked into the office and said 'Hello" to Professor Forshay and the test had officially begun. He signed some basic questions and the sweat began to glisten on my face. After the basic questions, he fell into step. I'm pretty sure he signed something to the effect of: "Tell me a funny story." Many shot to my lips ... but zero found their way to my hands. I stalled and replied with jerky motions, "Do you like sports?" His reply I translated adeptly, "No." I tried my best to tell a funny story, on the spot, to a complete stranger, in sign language. Crickets. Knowing I was a coach, he followed up with, "Describe soccer, the movement, the style... " I THINK he said something about describing their legs... but that didn't seem right. AS honestly as I could I replied in 100% fingerspelling, "I don't know how to sign, "legs, movement, style" and that's when it hit me. I didn't really know how to sign anything in relation to the sport I'm trying to coach. Hence, ... my test. Kinda embarrassing but I'm tossing it out there for you to see. </div>
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In previous posts I have mentioned how difficult it is for our team to communicate. Some players sign while others do not. We always talk about learning and improving, but .... well... that is about as far as it goes. So, after 30 years of not taking a class... BOOM ASL 101.<br />
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Uncomfortable, awkward and awesome. Uncomfortable because it took me 3 weeks to realize the syllabus and homework was on "catalyst" and I could find it online. I was wondering how the hell was able to conveniently slide their homework to the front of the room. The whole time I thought I must have missed her signs during class.<br />
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Uncomfortable because my partner was a 7'2" offensive lineman for UW and I'm sure he really enjoyed getting stuck with the ol' lady. <br />
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For the record, he was awesome, but I felt at a slight disadvantage due to the fact his hands were the size of Milwaukee.<br />
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Awkward because I am shy, hate mingling, and do not like interacting with strangers.. and above all DO NOT enjoy video taping myself as part of an assignment. No.. am not posting that little gem.<br />
Awesome, because it truly is fun to learn something you know will help. Awesome because I had a choice to walk into the class the first day or not. Knowing it would be embarrassing and uncomfortable I walked in anyway. Uncomfortable seems to be as exhilarating as failing once you make up your mind to just go for it and not worry. It's pretty fun.<br />
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I need to post this because the U.S. Deaf Women's National Team has a camp beginning on Thursday, Dec 29-Jan 2nd. I'm not fluent or smooth. I don't know how to describe the sport I'm trying to coach with much clarity... but I'm better than I was. So.. .I am throwing down the gauntlet to our players. Because actions speak louder than words; especially on this team.<br />
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Thank goodness for Amanda, our interpreter. <br />
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That's why she gets paid the big bucks... well... that's why she would get paid the big bucks if we had it. <br />
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Each year players pay to attend camp and we are lucky to get 8 days per year. Austin, TX here we come!<br />
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First Day of Camp for those of you in Austin. Come on out! We have 3 new players joining us this camp! Yippeee!<br />
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Many months ago, shortly after the <a href="http://usdwnt.com/" target="_blank">U.S. Deaf Women's National Team</a> hoisted the World Championship trophy, there was discussion of the political unrest in Turkey; host of this summer's Deaflympics. At the time I never thought the best team to compete in an international deaf soccer tournament (28-0-0) would be watching via the internet. <br />
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Conversations between the USADSA board members circled round and round until it was decided the US Men's and Women's Soccer Teams would not attend the <a href="http://deaflympics2017.org/en/home-page" target="_blank">Deaflympics</a> to be able to ensure the safety and well being of the team. It wasn't a decision made by the USA Deaf Sports Federation regarding all teams. Each sport was left to make the decision on it's own. Therefore, volleyball, track and field, golf, swimming & tennis are in Turkey. Soccer, basketball, handball etc are at home. In past Deaflympics upwards of 250 American athletes have participated. This year approximately 60 made their way to Turkey. We clearly were not the only ones that stayed home. The bummer is... I read the news and I'm not so sure USA is as safe as we'd like to believe it should be either. <br />
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While I cannot argue when it comes to matters of safety, I have never followed any sporting event with such a heavy heart. It is difficult for me to imagine how painful it must be for the players sitting at home. Tough because the World Champions are not participating. Tough because it is a rare occasion this team is able to train, to be together. Tough because it is the biggest stage in the world for deaf athletes. But the biggest dagger of all in my opinion, must be the fact that the players miss out on 2 weeks of being engulfed, immersed & emotionally hooked together with the deaf communities from all over the world.<br />
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I am not deaf, but I sensed the joy watching the players be the majority at the 2016 Deaf World Championship. That it was their world and they weren't trying to adapt to the hearing world that is an every day chore. Here, everyone simply just "gets it." It was one sport, and a smattering of families and I thought it was an incredible atmosphere; one that the players on our team rarely experience. Almost all of the players play for coaches and players that are hearing. <br />
The Deaflympics is over 3500 athletes, plus their friends and family and fans, lots of fans. Yes, sports enthusiasts and a deaf fan club that want to cheer, support and watch their heroes fight for gold. From what I understand, it is the Deaf World Championship X 100. Following the results of Russia, Poland, England, etc... teams we beat comfortably, while we watch from the sidelines 6,000 miles away.<br />
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In addition to being bummed for the players, as a coach I see the missed opportunity to improve as a team. Recently the US DWNT had a training camp in Seattle (more to follow). The growth between Day 1 and Day 4 is amazing. New players join the team, veterans swoop them up with open arms, new ways to communicate occurs and great soccer breaks out... but it does take time. But the first day usually is chaos due to lack of time together, new players and an age difference of over 20 years. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GK, Meghan Maiwald back in action with a new ACL</td></tr>
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Due to players having to pay for their own training camps, we keep them short and as cost effective as possible. A chance to train together, develop, learn, grow and improve for 3 weeks at the Deaflympics would have catapulted our team onto a higher playing ground for sure. With the addition of some young players to add to the pool of seasoned veterans, we would have LOVED for the world to watch us in action. New and improved to say the least. <br />
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Instead, we hit Seattle for a training camp. It was our staff's goal to 1) Improve 2) Create awareness bout the team and its successes. (to grow our player pool & find a sponsor) 3) Pay it Forward and 4)Have Fun. As much as we knew our hearts would ache missing the Deaflympics... the training camp in Seattle filled a void in a very big way. Any chance to be together and compete is cherished. As we follow from afar we do want to wish the competitors in Samsun, Turkey all of the best! But please know... we will be ready for the next competition. <br />
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On a side note, <a href="https://twitter.com/Bethlympian" target="_blank">Beth Barbiers </a> one of the newer members of the player pool has managed to run herself to the Deaflympics. She will be running the marathon and the 10,000 meters. Go Beth!<br />
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I know a 'blog' is supposed to be current news. The US Deaf WNT training camp held at the end of June was fantastic and the next post will have the scoop, but wanted to post this as many have asked why the USA is not competing this time around. <br />
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Stay tuned for the little less than current news about the training camp in Seattle. <br />
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A couple approach Casey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(#23 - 2 goals in the World Cup Final) while
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“Is there a way I can find out more about how I can get my
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Well... I wish I could drop the mic' because this really is the crux of the story. Due to the increased awareness (thanks to you) .. the fact that someone's tweet, article or conversation was 'heard' by one parent that normally wouldn't have; a connection has been made from one 3 year old deaf girl to a role model, soccer player and deaf world champ. </div>
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World Cup Champs. 3-0 vs. Russia. Relief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expectation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confetti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our National Anthem belted through speakers after
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in could hear the anthem with Joy, Stacy (athletic trainer) and I. Others could see Amanda’s interpretation
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I’m assuming I will feel melancholy the next time I
hear the anthem; missing the animated flowing translation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sad, p</span>artly because I know what this means to
the team, but I will also assume there is a deaf person in the stands
that doesn’t get to participate in the same way we were able to with a translator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A new perspective.</div>
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<span style="text-align: right;">A beautiful trophy symbolizing the United States Deaf
Women’s National Team is the best in the world.
</span><span style="text-align: right;">Not many people have an opportunity to shoot for such an accolade, let
alone claim it.</span><span style="text-align: right;"> </span><span style="text-align: right;">What fun to see the U.S.
Team hoist it high.</span><span style="text-align: right;"> </span><span style="text-align: right;">It is more
magnificent than I imagined it would be.</span><span style="text-align: right;">
</span><span style="text-align: right;">I thought it would match our budget, but this cup is heavy and shiny and it's ours. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: start;">In an era when everyone sees replays of amazing events over and over and over and over and over and over and over; it is easy for people of all ages to get a false assumption that everyone wins, everyone is in a highlight reel, </span></span><span style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: start;">and that championships are a dime a dozen. </span></span> <span style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: start;"> But in reality...t</span></span>hese moments rarely happen for anyone.</div>
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As much as I am overjoyed watching the trophy being passed
along from player to player; a bit of sadness creeps in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been here before with teammates of my
own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I understand that winning</span> a World Championship is unlike
anything else, but it also symbolizes the end; the culmination of something
extraordinary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As players are dancing on
the podium and passing around the trophy, I am fully aware that the journey trumps the trophy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like your kids growing up, there are moments
in your life where you just want time to stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To hold on to the same… for as long as possible, all the while understanding
that change is inevitable.<br />
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<o:p>I look over at Joy cheering, with confetti stuck on her arm, and immediately I'm back to pure happiness for this moment. It hits me how lucky I am. </o:p><br />
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Twenty-five years ago, a similar journey with the U.S. team landed me a friend for life. Joy was my ace in the hole, partner in crime, had my back; the perfect wing women. Overwhelmed with the realization that while my perspective has changed, our friendship is as solid and steady as ever. Yep, I am blessed. <br />
<o:p><br /></o:p><o:p>In true DWNT fashion; the players posted a photo on everyone's door before the final; Lord only knows where it came from, as it was taken the night of the first ever Women's World Cup. Joy and I arm and arm; much like we were as the final anthem played. Along with the photo the blue and red crayon (I'm not exaggerating when I say our budget is slim :)) reads, "Lets' win this last one cuz it's almost time to party like it's '91" How cool is it that these players know that Joy and I have a history that we all get to share together once again through this experience. </o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Let's win this last one cuz it's almost time to party like it's '91!!" </td></tr>
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The confetti poppers exploded in our ears, forcing me back into enjoying this moment. Was I the only one that wished this instant would last a little longer than reality
would allow?<br />
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Annoyed that our night must be spent at a mandatory
gala with all the teams and a 2AM bus departure. Selfishly, I don’t feel like sharing this moment with anyone but the team. I want to celebrate, but the schedule doesn't allow for it. </div>
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Eight total days of training since the summer of 2013 and they
pulled it off in dominating fashion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sounds
incredible, but it was more than 8 days of training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Eight days of training.. yes.... but.... </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Together, the team collaborated on fitness
plans, fundraising, & finding training opportunities. They scraped up close to $100,000 to be able to compete
(if one player raised more than the $5,000, the excess was donated to another
player in need). With the help of families and friends, they designed T-Shirts, printed T-shirts, created a
website, <a href="http://www.usdwnt.com/">www.usdwnt.com</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(since the current one thru deaf soccer association wasn’t being updated),
came up with a marketing plan, learned how to communicate as one,
respected one another’s differences, found their common bond and came together
with one focus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Signing, lipreading, implants or stone cold deaf, a hearing staff and fans of all of the above all came together. </span>Months of teamwork;
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<o:p> </o:p>It seems to me many people in the soccer community have
wrapped their arms around this team and we are forever grateful. </div>
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With 40 million people in the U.S. that are
deaf or hard of hearing, we hope that more become aware of the USDWNT. The team would welcome more opportunities to pay our
gratitude forward. Players would love to be mentors, ambassadors & role models to any in need. </div>
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men’s and women’s teams, the players span the country and have stories of their
own to share that may help a younger version of themselves find their way a bit more smoothly. </div>
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Our team was excitedly nervous throughout the tournament, even with a marginal lead. They did not want to lose one new fan once they realized how many fans were following. Explaining to them that fans cared about what they stood for more than a trophy was a moot point; as to this team the show of appreciation was to bring home the gold. </div>
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I thought of the players going from the environment where
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understanding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was there an adjustment
period to deal with entering back to the hearing
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I thought of Anna, a veteran who tore her ACL and yet, played a key role in helping the team whenever possible and helping me even more. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Anna Smith, Scorekeeper, manager of rookies, and everything in between </td></tr>
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Already the proud owner of a new ACL, 2 days after her return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I look forward to sharing stories when I get home; but I
have a feeling much will be lost in translation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Ya’ just had to be there” will end up being
my ‘go to’ line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Like the time I think I’m capable of enough ASL to get my point across. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amanda (interpreter) asks
if she should hop off the bench with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are deathly afraid of mismanaging the coach’s box rule which is: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“If the coach sits down, leaving the
interpreter still standing…. The coach gets<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a red card.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first game,
Amanda was glued to my hip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We looked
like we had entered the 3-legged race as we got up and down from the
bench in Keystone Cop-like fashion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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By the 3<sup>rd</sup> game, I was
thinking I could get a quick point across on my own, allowing Amanda’s stress level to
dip a couple of notches. So… off the
bench I jumped and began to do my version of ASL (<u>A</u>my <u>S</u>ign <u>L</u>anguage). “Pass!
Pass! Pass” adamantly with my hands flailing wildly to a player. </div>
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“Move them up!” instructs Amanda while I continue to move my
hands gregariously. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Up! Up! Up!” she encourages more urgently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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“I don’t WANT her to move up!” I turn on her. Amanda is glued
to her chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I just need her to pass
the bloody ball and stop dribbling!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Amanda explains, “Hands up!… Turn your hands up!…
You are telling her to ‘move’ not ‘pass’!.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Which gave reason to why she was running around the field like a wild women. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Let's cut to the chase. Italy was not a worthy opponent. As much as I <i>thought</i> we would enjoy relaxing a bit, I was wrong. I'd rather play a tight match that tests our team and makes them better than play the type of match that was handed to us. The Italian women's deaf team trudged out with an old, beat up, crew. They packed it in and waited for the onslaught. It took our team longer than necessary to score the first goal, but once the goal #1 found it's target, the remaining goals came at a fairly steady pace. Similar to when you go out for the night and you have to pee. You hold it for as long as possible, even if you are uncomfortable to not break the seal. Everyone knows once you pee that first time, then it seems you have to go every 15 minutes. That's sort of how the game went. Held it, held it, held it.... then a goal. And another and another every 15 minutes. Maybe that's stretching the analogy, but the game was not worthy of breaking down with commentary and that's the only thing that's coming to my mind at this point.<br />
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What I did enjoy was watching the team play a little more relaxed, & of course leaping one big step closer to the final made for a great day at the office. Ohhhh, the office.. I literally grin every time I have to lace up my cleats. Over the years it gets a bit tougher to reach the laces, the legs aren't as lean and my glasses slip off my head when I bend over to tighten them extra tight. I smile because this is when the realization hits me that this is my "day at the office".<br />
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Okay, back to the 2016 Deaf World Football Championship. Yesterday, after our game we raced back to change clothes to head to the city of Eboli where the mayor was going to show us a museum; a big portion dedicated to the US Army coming to the rescue. It would have been fantastic had the event took place on another day. What we thought was a quick photo op' turned into a 3 hour tour; complete with a short hike to the museum, a tour of the museum (very cool to see the part the U.S. played in saving the cities where we have been playing our games), a walk through the city, photo op that took an eternity and on and on and on. <br />
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At the moment someone explained we were going to see archeological ruins.. Joy stepped up to the Mayor (still don't know his name as we were all hypoglycemic by then) and turned into "GrrrrrrrrRoar" What is "Grrrrrr?" Well, let me explain. When the staff was initiated into the DWNT group we received our "Sign Name." Joy's was a hand gesture, much like a lions paw swiping the air to scare the crap out of you and get you to run the other way. I laughed when she got her name as she is the most soft spoken, kind-hearted person I know. The team explained that ... well.. they are still in awe of getting to hang with a legend AND that is how they see her as a player. True, True, they were right about that. <br />
Anyway, "Grrrrr" steps up to The Mayor and growls, "These girls have not eaten since 12:30 and it's 10:00 at night. We are not going to visit the an archeological site" and down the street she marched toward the bus with 18 dehydrated, starving, grateful players who adequately had named their coach.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Flying through the roundabouts as if on the Tea Cups on Disneyland, we landed at our hotel at 11:15 PM, fifteen minutes past the time to get food. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jack, Nick, Ben, and staff sped to the local restaurant where the brick ovens had cooled, the owner left sipping wine at a table where the tablecloth had already been removed, to put his stamp on the end of the day. Pointing to a menu he seemed to say, "Sure.. why not." Slowly he headed to set fire to the ovens and when he returned our team of 18 had joined us. This is where America has it wrong. He seemed to enjoy the business, enjoy the company, and enjoy whatever this diverse gang was going to bring to his evening. We sat shoveling the tastiest pizza into our mouths, on a summer night, with tea lights winking at us. Eleven hours since our last meal, this quiet little place turned what could have been a disaster of an evening into my favorite night since we arrived. When in doubt, "Go with the Flow" . </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Day off" consisted of a walk to the beach to mix up the routine and cool off. The team dispersed on their own for a chunk of time in the day. I have yet to figure out the perfect balance of down time... down time with team versus with family / friends. If anyone has the perfect formula, please let me know. Yes, this team is different and has unique qualities that make it unlike any other. But it's also similar to every other team on the planet. How to rest players... while allowing them to find energy and not feel lethargic from resting is an art. I think for this team, it's a bit easier because of the bond they share that makes them unique; uniquely together. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> It makes me appreciate what the veterans of the full WNT players do on such a regular basis. Even with contracts, and salaries they too have to wait, each lots of chicken, find ways to kill time because that is what is best for the team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">DWNT Team played Left, Right, Center and Anna Smither came out a bit wealthier than when she sat down. Led by the veterans, lots of fun time has been spent finding ways to thank the NWSL and WNT players who have supported this team. It doesn't cost anything to say thanks! <a href="https://twitter.com/USDeaf_WNT/status/748472489873911808">https://twitter.com/USDeaf_WNT/status/748472489873911808</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We visited Paestum, an ancient Greek city that date back from 600-450 BC. I can't wrap my head around how long ago that was. It's crazy to me that so much of the structures of the city are still intact. Ornate floors, beautifully shaped columns, amphitheaters and temples that allow what little history I recall to come to life. Nick knows more about this era than I do, so he clarifies my inquiries while simultaneously taking "pano's" on his phone and Ben tries to catch a lizard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today we are gearing up for Poland. A physical team with some special players. With only 1 day in between games, training has been limited. We've played pick up with players that need to keep the legs in motion... so games are our training. We've had a different starting line-up every game to see what each player can give us with regards to certain tandems or positions. Again, I am not sure it would be so easy to do with other teams but "Go with the Flow" and "Trust" go hand in hand with this team. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our meetings take place on our walks. More interactive than a dark meeting room, and quite possibly a better visual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our team's fan base has been accumulating since we arrived. </span></div>
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USA 4: Poland 1 - and just like that the USA is into the finals versus the Russians.<span id="goog_1151376617"></span><span id="goog_1151376618"></span> <br />
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A different version of our national anthem ignited our team. Amanda's hands keeping time to a loud, booming symphonic version had both the hearing and deaf in sync for once. The players on the bench asked if it was singing or just music... they loved it... whatever it was because they could feel it. <br />
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Regardless of the fact Poland packed their defense like sardines in a can; the crew found the tempo that kept time with their desire to put this team away. I am not a fan of diving. The WNT is not a fan of diving, and the US Deaf WNT is also not a fan of diving. I'm all for an occasional professional foul, but all in all I think the diving that we see so often in the men's game is bad for the game. It begins to have the "big time wrestling" feel to it, which drives me bonkers. Many teams that play against the U.S. spend more time on the ground than passing the ball, hoping the clock ticks and frustration builds to the tune of the USA losing the plot. Dive after dive after dive our players barely blinked, set up the wall and played. Through it all they still managed to keep their tempo which is nearly impossible with so many disruptions. <br />
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Another technical meeting was suffered through, Amanda and I (okay, just Amanda) picking up bits and pieces of "International Sign," as she whispers in my ear.. "Okay, this is really important information. You need to pay attention to... bananas. Bananas, ... I'm sure he doesn't mean bananas but in the US... that's the sign for bananas, there.. he did it again, so make sure that you are aware that and if you make a mistake on the bananas, you will be disqualified..." We definitely got the gist of the conversation; only missing the very important subject/noun that was the main topic of discussion.<br />
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So, to the final it is. Day off spent stretching, packing, hydrating and meeting. Tomorrow is an early game,. Our schedule is condensed and the day is long consisting of both the Men's and Women's Final matches, a ceremony on the field followed by a Gala after... and a 2AM bus ride to the airport. We play Russia.. but screw Russia.. this game is 100% about us. or U.S. :)<br />
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The meeting regarding departure times, etc slaps me to reality how much I want to win. I want this team to be champs again... but something else has been nagging at me since the start of this journey. <br />
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When Joy and I originally met the team, we knew that the 2 main issues were 1) FUNDING and 2)AWARENESS. Equally important we believe those 2 items will help us build a larger pool of players, help bring varying deaf communities and hearing communities together and allow this experience to not be such a burden on the players. <br />
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But we have received what the players needed even more than funding and awareness. This team has received so much support and kindness from so many people, there are too many to count. People are cheering. Hope Solo & the full WNT, the Women's Youth National Team staff and coaches. Neighbors and fans of the game, curious onlookers, people we have met at the airport and former teachers. Old teammates, our dental hygienist, collegiate players from across the country. An NFL sports photographer, a former UW Goalkeeper that is now one of the most famous athletes of our time :) (Hope.. you are the best!) <a href="https://twitter.com/ussoccer_wnt/status/749071324161699846" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/ussoccer_wnt/status/749071324161699846</a><br />
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.... pretty much anyone this team has made contact with. What this team needed was support. To feel valued. Kindness. A bit of validation for their struggles and their successes. Thanks to everyone that has 'liked, tweeted, donated, posted, purchased, followed, cheered' and taken on this team as worthy of US National Team prominence that they deserve... the players are overwhelmed with being noticed.<br />
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Overwhelmed that they have spent every inch of their spare time finding ways to say, "Thank you." They walk taller, their smile is deeper. They know people care. I think this is what everyone needs in life; and it doesn't cost a cent. The gift of kindness is the most valuable gift of all; and thanks to you and this team, I will make sure it's a gift I give more often. I have seen what it has done for these individuals that have genuinely crept deep into my conscience and I am forever grateful.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” The notion that these players have been fortunate enough to divide their story and their passion with so many people has been the gift you have given these players. </span><br />
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CADENCE: the flow or rhythm of events, especially the pattern in which something is experienced. <br />
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That's it. The cadence of GAME DAY. The beat of the music in my head phones on the way to the game that continued while cleats were laced up. The tempo of locker room chatter seemed to pick up gradually. Sometimes the music loud enough it tickled my ribs with over amplified bass. Shouts from the loud mouths on the team that pumped up some players and probably scared others to death. The rhythmic march of cleats heading down the tunnel to the field like a platoon ready for battle. The cadence of the 2 lines warming up in sync followed by the ball pinging from player to player. My heart raced to keep the tempo; my internal baton. I was the conductor. I never realized until this tournament how much that cadence was as much a part of my game day experience as the actual game. The sound comforted me and excited me in perfect sync. I am missing this game's cadence. I can't hear the beat and am struggling to find what the tempo is or should be. The lack of sound catches me off balance.<br />
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The last time I had that feeling was the day after September 11, 2001. I never realized how many airplanes flew over my house and how comforting that sound was, until it was gone. When the planes were grounded I seemed to hold my breath; everything feels unsettled. <br />
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I wonder if that's how these players feel when hearing devices come out and we head from the hotel lobby onto the bus. The bus ride is quiet, the locker room is quiet & I have to admit I feel a little off balance. Some of the sounds of the game, for everyone but the players slowly return. Cleats march to the field and balls finally get unleashed from their bag.<br />
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The national anthems play and the game ensues. It's a much quieter version of what I am accustomed hearing & it makes me more jumpy than I need to be. I can't feel the beat of the game. Am I missing something? I'm sure I am but Joy assures me we are good to go & she is right. <br />
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The first 20 minutes of the game was fairly even and good soccer by both teams. <br />
As the match wore on, the <a href="http://usdwnt.com/">DWNT </a> began to string more passes together and generate a stronger presence in the attacking 1/3 of the field. <br />
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Great Britain changed formations a couple of times attempting to clog the midfield but the movement off the ball and quicker passing allowed for possession to continue throughout the game. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emily Cressy receives game ball for Hat Trick #2</td></tr>
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No time to rehash our day off due to lots of business combined with zero down time. Lets just say, Chloe Rice was randomly selected to get an Audiogram test which took 4 hours and was with 3 other athletes. For me, it was the beginning of a joke. Four countries walk into the audiology center. Russia, Turkey, Great Britain and USA. 4 Players, 3 administrators who are deaf & One coach who is not and speaks English only and one Italian committee member who just wants to get a smoke as quick as he can? Who is in charge of getting the person at the front desk to understand what needs to be done? All of us and none of us. </div>
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The team headed to Agropoli for shopping and sight seeing. I'm sure you can find some photos here. </div>
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Our match versus Italy is in a couple of hours. They are currently in 5th place and looking to find a way to represent their country despite a lackluster showing thus far. </div>
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I'll leave you with one photo that I see on a daily basis & it cracks me up. Players are always getting locked out of their rooms. They leave to grab a uniform, pick up a snack or say "hello" to family and the door is closed. Roommate is usually happily inside catching up on rest, texting their peeps, but no one can hear the knock. And, to make matters worse, at this hotel, WiiFi is rarely functioning. So no text to say, "Let me in." So ... it's just one more #deafprobs that they roll with. Usually they are sitting down with the "My roommate will figure it out eventually," look on their faces and patiently waiting for the door to open. </div>
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We are excited for this game! I am going to listen harder today and seek out the cadence of this team. It is there, I just need to experience it in a different way. It will come to me, and although the song will be different, it will still be one I enjoy listening to.</div>
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Thanks so much for continued support!<br />
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The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-1417011435328401992016-06-26T04:27:00.004-07:002016-06-26T04:49:06.591-07:00One Step Closer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I don't a think 4-1 result versus Russia was a result anyone expected; especially after being down 1-0 early in the game. Not because the team isn't capable, but the history behind these two teams is thick and heated. Pre - Game rituals all went smoothly, but as many of you know... when there is a night game, time has a bad habit of ticking slower than necessary.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px; text-align: center;">Syd Andrews wins a head ball</td></tr>
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My history with this team is short, but I've heard the stories of the infamous matches and was just as curious as to how the 2 teams would match up. One of the most challenging aspects for me has been instilling in the players to embrace change as well as imperfection. The history of success; and lots of it- rides on the shoulders of everyone, gently whispering in their ear that they have not lost a match. While it's truly incredible, it screams between their ears, regardless of their lack of hearing. What they don't remember is that with all of the success... there were many missed passes, mistakes, lack of awareness and it still was all okay. Soccer is imperfect.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wheeler joins King and Cressy in celebration </td></tr>
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We <span style="color: red;">bravely</span> gave up an own goal. Part of me said, "Well, shitsticks" but a bigger part of me was hopeful that this was the emotional shake they needed. Not slightly imperfect that it's hidden so the team can pretend we are going to be okay. So imperfect that we find ourselves down 1-0. Immediately, if not sooner, the thoughts and pressure that history has laid upon this team evaporated. Now there was room for thinking in the present. We are down a goal. We need to play. Within 10 minutes, the DWNT scored 2 goals. Ahhhhh, the beautiful game. <br />
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Russia was no slouch of a team with some fast physical players up top, the the DWNT began to show signs of what they have come here to do. Two more goals were scored before the final whistle blew USA 4: Russia 1; Emily Cressy with a hat trick. I am not a part of this team's historical past, but it wasn't hard to see this victory went deeper than the last 90 minutes. I have learned that body language speak much louder than words. And this was a day I understood everyone. <br />
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The men's team played a match versus Russia the following day. I thought it was their best game with an equal amount of chances and 50/50 possession against a fantastic Russian team. The Bad News: They lost 2-0. The great news is they advance to the quarter finals with a match against Germany. The fun of Group Play.<br />
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After watching the men's game we attempted to get to Paestum to see the archeological ruins. We've driven by on our way to the matches a few times and asked the parents to fill the void of no transportation. Everyone excited about an actual team outing! Except... 1/2 the caravan crossed town before a marathon ensued and the other half was blocked off by barricades, police and spectators. So a mere 3 hours later, the team merged back into a group of one. So much for that team bonding. <br />
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I'm sure there were some parents that had much trepidation passing their kids off to Joy and I as we marched off to Italy. Our gift of "Life Skills" we've been forced to instill upon the players (130 Euros for team laundry) will be a small token of our appreciation for their trust in us. Now that they are well versed in doing their laundry in the sink... maybe we can teach them how to drive a stick shift! Lack of funding has it's drawbacks, but I do miss the "old school" way for moments like this. Everyone needs to put a little more "Old School" back in their life. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laundry Day for Maddie Taylor and Kate Ward</td></tr>
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Our team, with 6 points and 7 goals, sits atop the bracket for now. Great Britain is below us with 4 points and 6 goals. Normally, our 2 W's would find us out of the bracket with a chance to rest some players, add a new wrinkle, and have time to reset. The round robin format ensures that we cannot take cleat off the pedal and forge ahead. <br />
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We've shown improvement from Game 1 to Game 2 and are expecting to play more effectively today. <br />
I think my sign language is improving and get brave and go for it. My confidence rises as I learn new words and then catch a glimpse of Amanda the interpreter in a mirror in the hotel lobby frantically cleaning up whatever I am saying into the real version. Basically, when they look at me, their facial expressions resemble total state of confusion. Respectfully, that slowly and subtly pan over to her. Facial expressions turn from squinting, scrunched up, brows furrowed to relaxed and serene; similar to the scary movie music when someone is about to get stabbed and then realize it's just the neighbor dropping off a bundt cake. Baby steps. Baby steps. I am no longer eaves dropping, but "eye dropping" as I pick up a few more words every day. (Thanks Dr. Becky Clark for that term) <br />
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The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-17209118902005721202016-06-24T06:32:00.007-07:002018-01-26T00:18:19.705-08:00We have officially kicked off <div class="MsoNormal">
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We’ve been in Capaccio, Italy for 5 days, and I’d love to
explain every last detail to you… but that would be impossible because I am
getting a good dose of what people that are Deaf go through on a
daily basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since everyone in charge of
organizing meals, training times, transportation, uniforms and rosters is deaf;
I’m pretty sure I’m picking up a good solid 50% of what is actually
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Our interpreter, Amanda, is awesome and I’m sure we’d be
sleeping in the lobby if it wasn’t for her skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the combo of being in Italy and knowing
American Sign Language has to be… next to
impossible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stringing together bits and
pieces of as much info as we can and waiting for a head to nod “yes” with
whomever we are speaking to for a sign of understanding is exhausting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later we learned that heads nodding “yes”
might simply mean, “I have no clue what you are saying, but I am trying hard to
comprehend.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which would explain why we
almost completely missed the technical meeting AND opening ceremonies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It may also explain why I misplaced the game rosters and someone from the federation sign and shout a tad aggressively, "Do your homework, we just went over this!." Unfortunately, Amanda recognized all of those signs and repeated them to me loud and clear in the off chance I did not understand. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The <u>pre</u>-pre ceremony (see how one can get confused?) was the night before and was moved inside due to rain. The following day, there was a brief ceremony before Italy and Germany kicked off the 2016 World Championship. When we saw the boy holding the American flag for the ceremony we had a good feeling about the tournament. He was by far the best. <br />
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Not even kidding. The red white and blue was always the highest and this kid took his job seriously. Some of the boys were having jousting tournaments with their flags and our guy was perfect . <br />
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The home team won the battle 2-1, it was our staff's first time seeing a 2 full teams compete on equal playing ground. The 2 scrimmages we had back in the USA our opponents (<a href="http://www.kccourage.com/" target="_blank">Kansas City Courage</a> and <a href="http://sealionsoccer.com/" target="_blank">San Diego Sea Lions</a>) were able to communicate in ways the DWNT could not. It did make a difference. <br />
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I enjoyed the ceremonies before the match, and soaked in the atmosphere. While I am here, the aspect I am consumed with and thoroughly enjoy the most is watching everyone interact from around the world. While I miss much of the content, I am enthralled with the action and visual intensity of a conversation. Slowly but surely I am beginning to understand sign language, with the right timing and the expression to go with it can be more meaningful than verbal language and much more fun to watch.<br />
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TRAINING:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one wanted to admit it, but it was not the
crisp, clean practice we had hoped for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jet lagged bodies and a bumpy field made it difficult to allow us that “We
are ready for a World Championship” feeling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thankfully, everyone knows as much as you’d love to have a sharp
training, rarely does anyone pull it off after such a long trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Regardless of the quality, it served its purpose as the following 3 training sessions have been back to what is expected. </span><br />
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While many of the players wear hearing devices, it is required that all devices are removed. So.. we train like we play. Hearing aids and cochlear implants come off along with jewelry and that is when things get tough. A few players rely on hearing aids and lip reading and know little sign language. Without their "ears" the ability to receive information is extremely difficult. If a comment is made and they cannot see the face, then no communication occurred. i.e. if a head turns 15 degrees to show a space where the ball needs to be played, that may be the difference in getting the point across or not. Some players sign only, so making sure the signs and visual cues are clear is key. Everyone on the same page with the same message is a challenge.<br />
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Joy and I find ourselves excited to share our knowledge and experience but get a bit nervous before we start the training session. We want to share everything at once, but recognize we need to deliver one message each training, stick to the game plan and be precise. It should be in every coaches handbook. As excited as we are, we want players to play relaxed and simple and not get frustrated with the process. <br />
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In a matter of minutes the realization hits us that they are used to "figuring it out" and the only way to do that is through qualities we all have within us. Their non verbal body language, smile, focus and teamwork tell us to "Relax" "We got this. We are used to this." They are extremely patient with each other, they are not afraid to ask questions, and almost always give a thumbs up to the person who miss touched the ball. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to Training </td></tr>
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It is extraordinarily clear to me that they have all been there before; missed some information, didn't understand, struggled to fully receive what people have been saying. This team has a blast together and can be quite noisy and full of life, but when all devices are removed... the focus narrows, the patience doubles and the respect for one another can be felt. It is a great place to be.<br />
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There have been schedule changes, bus chaos, training time issues and other mayhem and through it all, the players are telling us to<br />
"Relax.... just go with the flow." and Joy in I step in line to match their ability to roll with it. <br />
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The Men's Team played the day before us and we watched the live streaming; not sure we wanted to risk the elements before our first game. They beat Japan 1-0 and hopped on a bus to watch our game the following day. It was great to have some red white and blue in the stands. But man! These games seem so quiet. It is more difficult for me to feel the rhythm of the game without the voices of coaches, and players to fill the space. The space is left empty and I feel a bit off balance.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meghan Maiwald, Sydney Andrews, Mia Marin, Liza Offreda </td></tr>
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Our first match against Turkey was a great first game to have. The USA clearly the dominant team. <br />
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While we struggled to finish in front of the net, we managed a victory and won 3-0. The organizing committee assumed Amanda would be interpreting the anthem for the fans. We disagreed. After the daily argument, it was decided Amanda would sign to the beat of the anthem facing our starters. For those that know me, I get choked up most times I hear our anthem. This one was no different, except I did not watch the flag. Glued to the elegant movements gave more meaning to the song, the words turning into the story I needed to hear. I'd post it; but downloading video via the internet would be a frickin' miracle. <br />
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The US Deaf Men's Team as well as many parents from both teams came in full support. Even with the fans, it will be awhile before I get used to lack of sound sound on the field. <br />
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Three points usually allows a little breathing room into both players and staff; however this World Championship is different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to the fact a couple of teams dropped
out, we are forced to play a round robin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>5 games… top 2 play in the final.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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group first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, the team competes against Turkey, Russia, Great Britain, Italy and Poland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Russia has been the USA’s toughest
competition as of late. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like a few other teams that are
here, they are funded and train on a much more regular basis. They beat the
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In order to be one of the top 2 teams, it is full speed
ahead with as many goals as possible because 3 points doesn’t ensure getting to
the next round.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THE NEXT ROUND is in the final.. or it’s not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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What do we have? Our skill, our patience, our trust, and the fact there is no other place this team would rather be. I like our chances. Wanted to post before kick off so will "publish" now in the hopes of photos being able to download in this century. But if not, just go with the flow like this team does; it seems to work just fine. After all, it is GAME DAY!<br />
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The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-57528347742106845222016-06-19T16:23:00.004-07:002016-06-20T17:07:16.301-07:00Setting the Scene... <div class="MsoNormal">
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Five days ago, I had an opportunity to watch the Seahawks
train. Before our small group even hit the field we could hear music keeping the beat of well-rehearsed drills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sharp staccato of a whistle
to stop the play with their upbeat chatter added to the song. Noise crescendoed when everything was in sync, followed
by high-5’s, encouragement and cheers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the
while, Pete Carroll directs the group with animated precision; a kaleidoscope
of moving parts that match this symphony of sport. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
vibe was incredible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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To hear Russell Wilson egg on a teammate, Baldwin encourage
a rookie or a coach demand one more rep’ was awesome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What made the experience even more real was
all the other stuff; plain and simple. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From listening to Jermaine Kearse talk about Copa America, to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> c</span>atching conversations of injured players, journalists and photographers
on the sidelines was as valuable as watching training. Overhearing (some call it eaves dropping) a sports psychologist's angle on how to handle pressure moments, listening
to a sports writer’s conversation with Pete Carroll on selecting players and joining in on a conversation regarding “grit” made for an inspiring afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Fast forward to one day later: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was watching USA vs. Ecuador game at a restaurant at the airport before
boarding a plane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hearing the national
anthem gets me pumped! The vivacious crowd made me proud to be from Seattle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the game heated up, the patrons did too.
Gradually, more and more scootched their chairs to face the only screen with the
game on. The 6<sup>th</sup> game of the NBA Finals was ignored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was a woman from Ecuador cheering like
crazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She bought tickets months ago… in
the hopes her home country would land in Seattle; and they did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately her friend also decided to get
married that weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The simultaneous
uproars and sighs made both of us get into the game as if we were competitors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately, Andrea, an engineer at Boeing and I (soccer coach <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>)
seemed to have lots in common.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> When one cheered, the other gasped simultaneously. </span>What a great way to
kill some time before boarding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
“Attention please: There has been a gate change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alaska Airlines Flight 18 will now be leaving
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Why on earth am I writing about this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because Joy Fawcett and I are coaching the <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.dwnt.com/" target="_blank">United States Deaf Women’s National Team</a>.</span> We are headed to a World Championship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since 2013 The team has only been together 8
days total; and in that short time, I am hooked. Hooked mostly because of who they are and what they
represent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find myself thinking what
life would be like as a deaf person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Imagine how different the 2 brief snapshots of time I just mentioned would
feel to a person who is deaf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah,
yeah, yeah, I know what you are going to say, “Some wear hearing aids… so it’s
not that big of a deal… blah, blah, blah.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You try it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See how fun it is at
a noisy restaurant with Chatty Cathy in the booth next to you, or at practice
when you still can’t decipher what a coach is saying without looking directly
at her face. Pick any venue and give it a shot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they are called “hearing <u>aids</u>” … not
ears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sounds are distorted, batteries go
dead, the sounds are either amplified or muted. It’s more challenging that one
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Okay, so I had to say it because they don’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t complain or whine or mope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What they do is get after it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These players smile, they work, and above all they are
patient (thank goodness) and they absolutely love soccer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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WE are headed to Italy and our first game is on the 22<sup>nd</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go USA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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That gives you a couple of days to learn about the team if you'd like to ; and then.. it's LET THE GAMES and the stories begin. I'm not sure how often these posts will come because the internet is poor. <a href="http://www.dwnt.com/">http://www.dwnt.com/</a></div>
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The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-1990226837066431372015-07-15T14:29:00.002-07:002015-07-15T14:29:55.676-07:00Bring that Trophy back HOME!<div class="MsoNormal">
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The moving puzzle pieces always seemed to fit no matter the guest, the host, the venue, the count, or the mode of transportation. Meeting places, parking
places, sleeping places and fan appreciation places were all discussed and
re-hashed over and over, but the momentum of the World Cup threw all the planning, or lack thereof, out the
window and made for a surprisingly smooth final. Let's add to the fact that we added 4 more house guests: Brian Adler, Cisco Giron, Carol and Terryn Dyche AND decided to attend a Sounders Game the night of July 3rd and reserved a table at The Lodge for a group of 20. <br />
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Before we crossed the border we were invited to a 4<sup>th</sup>
of July shindig headed up by former US Teammate, Cal Bear and ’91 World Champ Mary
Harvey on beautiful Lake Samish hosted by Sandy Hunt; one of the best referees to ever set foot on the pitch.<br />
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We watched the 3<sup>rd</sup> place match outdoors on a big screen, dined on ridiculous salmon and other fare and of course hollered at Sandy and her referee buddies after every call! You can tell she is rarely allowed to enjoy a game if anyone else is in the room because she was prepped and ready. Only thing missing was a whistle around her neck.<br />
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<i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What do you think?
No way!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would you have called
that?!”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i> </i> Before the interrogation began Sandy was already prepped with her answer and response! "They are never going to call that in a 3rd place game." or "Watch when they show the reply...it is clearly onside." and ... she was, of course, correct!</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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Flipping a coin as to which border crossing to hit we flew into Canada in record time; with one last ditch effort to try to organize the unorganizable. <br />
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<i>“We’ll park the R.V. and then take a bus…” “Well, we are
staying in the dorms with Cisco, Brian, the Roths, the Stewarts, and their
friends and families… so we will bus in and then….”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How about if the RV drives to the dorms..
and then we hook up with the ….”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“My friend from Japan wants to meet near the stadium…” “Anyone
want to tackle the Fan Zone?”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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it came down to the smart people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We
are staying at the Sandman… it’s a block from the stadium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See you there pre-and post match. " <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roger that. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The armchair quarterback in all of us (admit it) around Team</span> USA had already been hashed and re-hashed. <b>The semi final that silenced the Germans also silenced the naysayers.</b> This allowed nothing to discuss other than how excited every person we bumped into was excited for kickoff time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
not sure if the fans were 100% confident or all of us had absorbed the enormity of the
experience; we were at a World Cup Final.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Our friend, J.T., got a little teary-eyed as she realized how special it was that all of us old soccer hags actually had our tweeners in attendance! So very, very cool! Truly, once in a lifetime. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Our friend Katharin Roth would just begin crying afterwards and STILL hasn't stopped... sitting at home in Utah now watching and re-watching the interviews, the parade and reading articles. What an awesome event to attend. </span>As a fan, there really is nothing like it.. especially when <u style="font-weight: bold;">your </u>team is
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah, Kate and Lauren to the rescue: photobomber: JACK</td></tr>
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Walking thru Vancouver, excitement rose to a crescendo as the clock ticked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sea of Red, White
and Blue; including a small contingency of Japanese fans, were the only people
near the jam packed stadium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The casual
tourist could not be found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there was
someone dressed as a pedestrian, I missed her as it looked as if only soccer fans were allowed into the city. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Not sure who the Canadians were disguised as, but to be fair, they were outstanding fans and hosts the entire month. This wasn't just ANY match we were marching to, it was the rematch of the 2011 WWC shere the USA dominated the first 15 minutes but allowed Japan to pluck the gold medal out of our grip, because for the first 45 we couldn't finish our chances. <a href="http://wwc2011.blogspot.com/2011/06/womens-world-cup-here-we-come.html" target="_blank">(SEE GERMANY ' 11 Blog!) </a></div>
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We were there nice and early to watch warm ups, purchase one
more bag of mini donuts from the stadium and get our game faces on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Settling down, we saw red white and blue... and freedom. You may think I am talking about our national anthem, and the freedom we exercise every day. But nope, I am talking about the freedom Carli Lloyd had to get forward and score goals. <u><b> It happened that quickly.</b></u> National Anthem. Whistle. Kick Off. Goal. Goal. Surreal. Everyone in our section hugging, screaming and shouting. "This is awesome! Oh My God!"</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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And then BOOM! A goal from Lloyd from 54 yards out! One of my favorite moments was watching Carli sprint to Hope to celebrate. Maybe it was because sprinting toward the goal she scored on was further away than where Hope was standing; but I think it's because those 2 are tight; respectful of Hope's role, and she knows how much Hope wishes she could dog pile with the group. Her job is to manage the ebbs and flows of the game. She cannot switch off for a second; because she knows a few of her teammates may accidentally lose focus with adrenaline rush; a GK is not allowed this luxury. </o:p></div>
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Off to the stadium to watch Canada / England. This trip we were down one Jack and one Ben due to baseball. We pawned one Nick off on the Stewart Family as they headed north to the match and gained a Missy Strasburg. So the Huskies (Amy/Lesle) headed to Canada with the Lobos (Heather/Missy) to meet up with our former UW Sports Psychologist who is now a Canadian citizen, Erin (Dunn) Walden. <br />
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The drive was smooth, and the conversation inevitably came back to one topic: "Who are you going to cheer for?" This was tough. Canada has always been, and will always be a rival.. and therefore, we assumed we'd be cheering for England.<br />
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First we parked in her neighborhood and at E-Dunn's recommendation headed down the road from her house to the St. Augustine for some libations and to watch the Australia/Japan quarter. Australia is another team that has opened some eyes throughout this World Cup, and veteran Lisa De Vanna was as feisty and hardworking as ever.<br />
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They play with a "serious joy" that has you hoping you get to see them again. They kept us on edge...and a little edgy to catch our train to the stadium, as they weren't able to net one until the 87th minute! Some of their other close chances were simply spectacular efforts to watch. Unlike the Penalty-Kick heartbreak for France v. Germany in a quarter we watched on a big screen at 60-acres in Redmond while "recruiting", the better team actually prevailed in this match. France was left-gutted and many fans gutted too as Les Bleus were also an entertaining and quality side to watch.<br />
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The once animated, John Herdman was now back in his shelter wondering if he was going to get the opportunity to pump his fists at the crowd and attempt to pop each button on his Euro-fit shirt. It must've felt a little like showing up at a sorority mixer wearing the same dress as a woman you don't care for, as he and England manager Mark Sampson looked like twins....a tall and a short twin. <br />
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The game was heated and exciting. It wasn't the most fluid match, but it was fun to see former University of Portland Pilots, Christine Sinclair and Sophie Schmidt, do such a fine job of representing their country. We've always had so much respect for both players. They are true pros and the late Clive Charles would be so proud to know how much both have achieved. Not to be slighted is another former opponent, England's Jodie Taylor, a former Oregon State Beaver, who did very well to pounce on the Lauren Sesselman gaff to finish the games first goal. As mentioned, it was heartbreaking for Canada and their fans, but the better team won on the day.<br />
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Moving into the semi-final versus Japan, the Lionesses have really staked their claim in world football and opened some gender-centric eyes in their country. They'll be hard pressed to get past the Japanese, but this is football and nothing comes easy and they'll be up for the test. <br />
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We had many more awesome chance meetings: Amanda Vandevort (NSCAA and president to be), Andrea Rodebaugh (former Cal teammate and FIFA course instructor), Karen Richter Hoppa...YET another UCF goalkeeper and current Auburn Coach made the trip up from recruiting and sat with us. Heather and Amy were happy to have a run in with Sports Commentator Anne Schatz...as they are both in a competition to imitate her commentating the best!<br />
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After the match we did our return two-stop awesome train ride back to E-Dunn's to drop off our contraband (she had requested some wine and beer from the States as it's much cheaper than in Canada) and Amy sure did her up right! Back to the border we went and smooth sailing to rest up for another day recruiting and start to prep our heads for the biggest of biggies, the U.S. versus Germany semi-final Tuesday. More long hot days at the fields and game day finally arrived.<br />
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Amy did an amazing thing....she organized an "impromptu" viewing party at our house and we had an awesome mix of people show that truly could be connected within less than 6 degrees of separation! She ordered up QDoba...lying that we were catering a "work party" and when the guy showed he earned a bigger tip for not griping it was at someone's house. Good work Amy. We all settled in and finally realized how nervous we all were! Most of those in attendance have tickets for the final and as much as a World Cup Final is awesome regardless, we clearly all would be devastated if the U.S. of A were not participating. So the following group settled in: Lesle, Amy, Jack, Nick and Ben and Nick's buddy Mason ...residence: Jenny Sneeringer (childhood friend and soccer teammate of Lesle) and her soccer-playing daughter, Margaret. Chris Russell (and his wife Allison and son Logan)..Chris being the best-man at Amy and Jack's wedding, along with being an Oregon Duck Tennis coach with Jack, as well as currently a co-worker with Amy and Lesle at UW...his college-teammate, and dad of a current Surf soccer player, Scott Morse was also here, along with Olivia and her friend Annise....we'd all been out watching these girls plays as Heather Dyche, current UNM Head Coach...a program that Amy started, at the place where she met Jack, and her Assistant, Missy Strasburg (our former UW Intern) were here as well recruiting the ECNL tournament. The best cameos were by: <br />
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who was not only adorable, but very much into the match; our neighbor and Husky Team Doc, Kim Harmon popped up the hill; Kim Wyant and her partner Christa and their two girls were also here...Kim lives in NY but has been vacationing in Vancouver and Seattle...she is a former goalkeeper and teammate of Amy's on both the National Team and at the University of Central Florida; Sue Montagne Patberg, who coaches at Emory University in Georgia, also popped in which prompted jealously from one of our first World Cup guests, Debbie Belkin Rademacher, who is, like Sue, a Umass and National team alum! SOCCER really is the great connector! <br />
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What a game we were treated to by the U.S. women! Hope played well and was as calm and focused as could be, as she got in Sasic's head when a Julie Johnston foul in the box awarded Germany a PK. A miss wide left and Hope's hand to Julie's shoulder to assure her everything was okay....and a 0-0 draw and blood bath (literally) continued. Morgan Brian, another young superstar along with Johnston, bashed heads with the young German phenom Popp and their was blood everywhere...both players carried on in the match! A tale of two penalities, Megan Rapinoe drove the box, was fouled and Captain Carli Lloyd was ice and buried her pk in the 67'! The teams continued to battle and as Tobin Heath bonked physically, Coach Ellis was reading our minds and in came former Stanford stand out, Kelley O'Hara to replace her. KO had done well in the previous match and earned this first off the bench status! She didn't disappoint. Carli Lloyd, the player of the match, was unreal and was everywhere on the pitch. Abby Wambach, a late sub for Alex Morgan who is finding her form, ran a ball down deep to keep it alive. Lloyd did some fancy work into the box, beat a few players pulled a ball back that KO beat her defender to in order to put the U.S. up 2-0 and put the nail in the proverbial German coffin! ON TO THE FINALS!<br />
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We ate, we drank, played badminton, and did a lot of reminiscing. Our final guests didn't depart until almost 11 pm. The system change to 3 central midfielders and getting Carli Lloyd and Lauren Holiday more "comfortably" into the attack really pleased us as fans, and it was apparent in the U.S. performance that this staff and this team are peaking at the right moment. What a fun night and even though we didn't want to say it out loud in advance......the U.S. in the final has just made a lot of people's summer. <br />
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The next "wave" of guests begin to arrive today and this 4th of July weekend promises to be one to remember: with the U.S. looking to get their 3rd Star and many, many more reunions of friends and family, we are ready for Vancouver and the WWC Final 2015! Oh wait, need to go to the store, we have to prep for our opponent (we're calling a 2011 Germany rematch of Japan/US) today at 4pm.<br />
Gotta post now as all hell is about to break loose! The CAL crew is arriving soon. What is shocking (NOT) is how many people are suddenly looking for tickets :) GO USA!<br />
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Almost everyone piled in the RV for another trip to
Vancouver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, Jack (on
Father’s Day) had to stick with his commitment to coach the ALL-Star Baseball
Team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, Nick and Ben played
great on Saturday to help their team’s advance and headed to Vancouver to catch
another game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A tough call as both boys
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Parting the Red Sea was impossible as we rolled with the tide to our seats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are locals in this spot
and anticipate who will do what today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Will the 3 Irish women with less than remarkable tattoos cheer for
Canada or Switzerland?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far they have
belted out cheers for Switzerland (v Japan) and Nigeria (v USA).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will the extremely nice family in front of us
still be there? We hope so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will the
Seattle Reign fans that recognize Lesle and make sure they rub elbows with her
upon each passing, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make sure they bump
into her again?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And for the love of Pete! The guys behind us…
everyone has a set of them in their section.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know the ones. The soccer “know it alls”
that really do not know it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talking
about “Amy Wambatch” as well as why so many
teams play much better with only 10 on the field…. And it
just doesn’t stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benjamin rolls his
eyes, while Nick smiles… because they really do know the scoop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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And the answer is Yes! They are all here and even more!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve got crazy fans, happy fans and nervous
fans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve got fans that are trying to
sit in our seats, Fans with B.O., first time fans and fans that have been
rooting for Canada forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are
the fans that realize the Canadian Women’s Soccer team is the only team sport
in Canada that has ever won a medal in the summer Olympics or World Championship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The atmosphere is exactly what we hoped for;
a loud, packed house with a game that would certainly be up for grabs; and it
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As a matter of fact the ebb and flow, a couple of special
players and a cohesive energy allowed for one of our favorite matches thus far.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Martina Voss (a former German National
Team player) had the Swiss team firing on all cylinders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A couple of athletic, talented players in
Dickenmann & Bachmann were crowd pleasers but the team as a whole was composed. Their team moved the ball fairly well and the captain of the back line, Abbe, had her hands full, but guarded the back 1/3 as well as anyone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Far less athletic than most teams we have seen, their back line was
smart, effective, composed and very tough to crack even for Tancredi, Schmidt
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Canada's team not as dominating as we would have thought. As much as we hoped to see Switzerland's Bachmann steal a goal back, Canada moving on, even though they didn't WOW us, makes the crescendo of WWC2015 a bit louder; and now we can put our focus where it needs to be... USA, USA, USA!<br />
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A little exercise and sightseeing at Stanley Park. Our bicycles pedaled us to Coal Harbor where the ice cream and view of a few<a href="http://globalnews.ca/news/2068817/watch-pod-of-orcas-spotted-in-burrard-inlet/" target="_blank"> Orcas</a> (click to see) playing in the Harbor made for a perfect day.<br />
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Onto view USA v. Columbia. Yes.. originally we planned to drive to Edmonton and then drive back. As we got out our map, matched it with our clocks and the rational people in our crew, we chose to stay in Vancouver. Everyone expects a victory, but in the past couple of matches with Columbia we have either struggled to get the first goal and/or there has been blood and bruises. Getting past Columbia is expected... but it will most likely be unpleasant.<br />
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Next think ya' know, it's half time. We are still 0-0, have missed a p.k. and Rapinoe and Holday are out for the next round. All of us trying to focus on the 2nd half AND figure out how the USA will morph for the next match with China without 2 of the 4 midfield starters. As much as Columbia had some players that enjoy their time on the ball... maybe a little too much... the tean didn't give the USA much to worry about. A solid back line, plus Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd getting on the board may prove big dividends later down the road. It's amazing what a little extra confidence can do for a player (and a fan) when your 'GO TO' players find the net. Let's hope it's the beginning of many more. Lots of talk about how we didn't win pretty.. Good for us. Let's move on. Moving on is the tough part. Who is our starting 11? That makes for interesting conversations. A new system? :) A Morgan Brian? Are we going to "press?" A-rod? Rampone? Boxx? Experience over legs? Man I'd love to be a fly on the wall and listen to the conversations ... I take that back, being a bar fly with soccer buddies and our family is even more fun! <br />
Whoever marches out for the national anthem on Friday should out maneuver China's roster and their predictability. Not looking past China in the least bit, they have had enough success to get this far and have their full roster to boot. Rapinoe has been one of the better players on our squad and we will miss her presence. Hey.. By the way Megan.. since you are out for the Quarter Final.. .do you think you can bust it to Seattle to make it to the <a href="https://www.reignfc.com/" target="_blank">Seattle Reign</a> game on 27th? Just checking. <br />
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So much fun to be with people who have opinions and have contributed to the game for so long in just about every capacity imaginable; and all of us today filled the role of "FAN" and as much as it's fun to throw out ideas and see what might stick... we all want the same thing: 3 more wins.<br />
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Okay.. was hoping to finish this before our next match, but didn't want to miss out on any fun. So I will pause just long enough to mention things that maybe should not be mentioned but that keep swirling around in my noggin. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGJnNVlqIlk4_Zo61AzBrjoB6vjorA_FInIFe9h3un7RJFCdTLkxMAwO409PIUkJmLBGiRUrk0g4__oz0OdrNhMJT_lXNv0oWaf9rO4ra5zeH1-GPzDFCQxfTRGuZk8W3lwXDGDzOg1Q/s1600/Untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGJnNVlqIlk4_Zo61AzBrjoB6vjorA_FInIFe9h3un7RJFCdTLkxMAwO409PIUkJmLBGiRUrk0g4__oz0OdrNhMJT_lXNv0oWaf9rO4ra5zeH1-GPzDFCQxfTRGuZk8W3lwXDGDzOg1Q/s200/Untitled.png" width="200" /></a>1) Canada's Coach, John Herdman (& a few others)...what's with the tight fitting shirt, hair gel and efforts he's made to get on camera. Does he get a commission for every time he's on the screen? <br />
2) Lots of tatoos<br />
3) Our uniforms. Don't get me wrong I think the jerseys look sweet. It's a World Cup.. and last I checked we were U.S.A. and our colors are <span style="color: red;">Red,</span> White and <span style="color: blue;">Blue. </span><br />
4) Youth Girls Soccer and NWSL in action during WWC2015; as in during France/Germany USA/China Seattle Reign FC/ FC Kansas City. Booo.<br />
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Due to some late sleepers our gang split up. Lesle, Heather and Steph kayaked the day away. While the Griffins hit the Vancouver Aquarium<br />
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If there is an animal in sight, Nick and Ben are happy campers. The aquarium is one of very few that no longer captures animals. Since 2009, all creatures in the aquarium have been rescued and deemed by either the govt. or the Wildlife Soc. unable to go back into the wild. The aquarium rehabilitate each animal trying to get them to be able to live in the wild, but often times unable to do so. Each animal had it's own story of how it ended up at the aquarium; and although the stories were different, the common theme happened to be how people aren't very kind to our environment. The presentations were heart felt, heart warming and the animals seemed very well cared for. I thought I'd miss the tricks and shows but actually enjoyed watching the animals seem comfortable and cared for. A day full of belugas, otters, parrots, bats, dolphins, penguins and some happy, worn out kids.<br />
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It seemed as if Japan had the Nintendo joystick controls the entire match. 11 players moving in sync to create and recreate gaps in a Dutch defense that was trying to stay condensed. To watch Japan live is a treat. One can gain a better sense for how their technical abilities and cohesion make them special; not strength, speed and a player that is destined to be the recipient of FIFA's Golden Ball (MVP). The best word to describe their team... EFFICIENT. Not a ton of wasted movement, technical speed that is beautiful to watch and an attacking style that will put any fan on the edge of their seat. <br />
So much is talked about what they can do when the ball is at their feet, but a huge strength of Japan's is their approach when the ball is not in their control. Defensively, Japan is just as resourceful. Baiting opponents to play a ball into what seems like a comfortable space and then, "WHAM!" outa' nowhere the flying Ninjas are on top of you, take the ball and dance down the field. And, they look like they are having a blast.<br />
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A World Cup is grueling. Seven games in a month at the highest level in the world ... on turf. Win or go home. Japan's efficiency and their ability to let the ball do the work vs. individual players makes me think while the world cup wears on, the work load these women have put on their bodies isn't as grueling as other teams. Sometimes, it really does look effortless. With that said, other World Cup Champs including the U.S. have had the strength, power, speed, fortitude, and WOW players to kick efficiency to the curb and steamroll out a victory. It is why the sport is the world's greatest. You can be a petite, smiling Japanese player that can slice you to bits with sharp passing, a strong, skillful German that can receive a 45 yard ball on the fly to unbalance your entire back line, or a defensive minded team that has no hope of winning... and waits... just waits for a set piece to bend into the goal and then manage that clock as best you can with no time outs and very few subs. On any given day.... it is up for grabs. <br />
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<span class="s1">Heather joined us again from Albuquerque on Monday night, and Amy whipped up her famous Peach BBQ Salmon and we dined on the deck on yet another beautiful PNW evening in Seattle. We discussed our plans for the next day as it was the eve of the U.S/Nigeria game…the final match of pool play where the USWNT was attempting to #WinTheGroup. </span></div>
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YUM!!!! The border crossing wasn’t great but wasn’t awful and we rolled into Vancouver in time to park, get to the stadium and run into SOOOOOOO many people! The most fun was running into all of the Husky Alums that were at the game. G-Brew, Malia, the Bennett sisters Nikki Leith, Cheryl Hirss, Diana MacMillen, and a host of other local friends that are huge soccer fans. A bit of pride and nostalgia tends to creep in when we see so many former players continuing to live their passion as well. Lucky coaches. <br />
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<span class="s1">The second-half was okay, as Sydney Leroux came on a wreaked a little havoc. Coach Ellis made some late game subs that seemed to calm the team with the experience of Boxx and Rampone. Nigeria did manage a few last minute flurries but nothing that panned out. The U.S. closed it out 1-0 and #WonTheGroup. Onto Edmonton where they have arguably the easiest Round of 16 Columbia opponent. Colombia is a fun team to watch and they play with a lot of confidence, with some personality players that are certainly making the most of each touch on the ball. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">It was historical also in that it was the Women’s World Cup’s first use of goal-line technology! Check it out! Sadly, Mexico couldn’t hold the lead and were also the victims of subpar officiating and had a goal called back. The 1-1 draw gave them a point and hope.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Mexico’s 2nd game of group play versus England yesterday had it’s moments…my personal and extremely biased feeling is that Veronica needs to see the ball more; Mexico is as talented a team as they’ve had but they need to stick with playing TEAM soccer and moving the ball amongst players in the attack as opposed to becoming direct or playing too individually. They wore down late and lost 2-0.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">After a lot of SMACK talk from former U.S. coach and current Sweden coach, Pia Sundhage, electricity was in the air for game 2 in Winnipeg. With UW graduation and Benny G.’s 5</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1"> grade promotion, Winnipeg wasn’t in the cards for us, so we brought Winnipeg to us by hosting a 100+ person viewing party at Husky Stadium! It was so great to see so many friends and their families. The game was more of a “tussle” tha<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="s1">For more photos of party, click here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UWWomensSoccer?fref=photo" target="_blank">WWC Viewing Party Photos</a> </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Summer for the boys is ALMOST here and their LAST day of school will be spent driving to Vancouver to see the U.S. play Nigeria in their final group game. The U.S. is atop their group, so things look good. If they come first in Group D we’ll consider the trek to Edmonton (14 hour drive) to see their Round of 16 match. Otherwise we’ll be glued to Vancouver, B.C. and blogging more adventures from there.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Amy’s 91’ legend teammate, Debbie Belkin Rademacher, arrived from Michigan yesterday and we treated her to soccer Seattle style with a Sounders Match which ended in a 3-0 win! Great way to start the soccer trip and visit! So fun to have her here and reminisce about the good ol’ days. A phrase I love: “The older we get the better we were!” So excited to see the Red, White and Blue take on the Super Falcons of Nigeria! Promises to be entertaining and to borrow a line from “Boys in the Boat”, here’s to hoping the U.S.A. finds their swing just in time to advance in this World Cup!</span></div>
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Okay, so a few games have already kicked off and we are just turning on the ignition to the blog for WWC 2015. Timing of this World Cup has unfortunately left our gang still in school, at work and racing around wearing too many hats to get this party started in true World Cup fashion.<br />
HOWEVER... the World Cup kicked off in dramatic style with a late (and I mean late) penalty kick for the host country and has rolled right along with FIFA in jail, more countries represented, 130 degree bouncing balls on synthetic turf fields, and the usual controversy. Yes!!!!<br />
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So... we will try to set the scene in this first blog knowing full well the anticipation, drama, gut wrenching missed opportunities, dramatic finishes, bone crushing tackles at the highest level of the worlds most popular game will crescendo as the month of soccer kicks on.<br />
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While the news of WWC2015 sounded fantastic because it was in the back yard of our neighbors to the north , Canada is, in a word, HUGE. Canada is 3.9 million square miles vs. Germany's 358,000 square miles so bouncing back and forth from venue to venue with family & friends in tow was not in the cards. <br />
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Our gang of 6, missing a Zach and gaining a Heather, headed out early to get to Vancouver in time to watch USA/Australia on TV & be near the stadium for the Japan / Switzerland game. (No RV yet, stay tuned) The border line at the Peace-Arch with idling cars allowed us to stretch our legs (aka sprint out of the car before it moves!) and of course bump into <strike>old</strike> experienced soccer teammates, snap some groupies, high 5 and get pumped for the ensuing match. Our pre-func was near the stadium where we were able to watch Nigeria come from behind to tie a Swedish team that we're hoping shows up vs. the U.S. on the 12th still depressed from giving up a 2 goal lead. <br />
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Nigeria is a team which has had quite a bit of success internationally and always gain momentum as the tournament moves on. Without much $ for programming compared to USA, Sweden, or Australia, Nigeria usually learns on the fly, starting a bit rusty and unorganized and becoming more synchronized with each day spent together. Their first game showed the athleticism that makes them special, but also a much more unified team than we've seen in the past. Oshoala and Okobi are a handful and their goalkeeper Precious, which means "Very Valuable", must treat that ball as if it were gold. She has been between the sticks FOREVER and I still gasp every time that ball is in the air heading perilously to the goal. It's a crap shoot whether she will go for the ones that are in her range or freeze and let mayhem ensue right before her eyes. A crowd pleaser at times, she is sure to keep things interesting. <br />
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.... and while we are on the topic of GK's. Wearing our Red, White and Blue seemed to communicate: "It's open season to join our group and talk about the U.S.A." We had complete strangers walk up to us and say some pretty forward and abrupt things about our U.S. goalkeeper. We've never felt the need to defend her as she's clearly been surrounded by controversy and been the center of some deserved and some undeserved negative attention. However, we HAVE always contended that she's the best goalkeeper in the world and that on the biggest of soccer stages she will perform and help her team. She did not disappoint yesterday versus Australia. The U.S. still has Hope. <br />
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Today we'll watch proudly as THREE of our Husky alums take center stage in group play. Dr. Clare Rustad, former Canadian National Team player and Olympian, will commentate on the CBC during the Colombia-Mexico game in which our Perez hermanas will don the tricolores for Mexico....perhaps the only "sister" pair in the World Cup (we'll have to look that up).<br />
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Friday won't take us BACK to Canada as instead we'll head to Husky Stadium to host a U.S.A./Sweden viewing party with some of our best soccer friends, donors, and fans.<br />
Then it's back to Vancouver for U.S./Nigeria on June 16th....this time with friend, and Amy's '91 World Cup teammate, Debbie Belkin Rademacher in tow! She hasn't seen the U.S. women play live since '99 and she leaving the menfolk behind in Michigan and visiting with us for a few days and to trek north to the match! So excited to have her and it begins the parade of family and friends that we'll see this summer because of the game we love!!!! <br />
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So installment one of the 2G network is in the books, right along with U.S.A.'s first victory of this World Cup. Thanks for tuning in!<br />
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June 22<sup>nd </sup> Arise in <a href="http://www.sanmarinosite.com/eng/index.php" target="_blank">San Marino </a>and off to the
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Rimini is known for it’s night life. During the day, we soaked up some sun, went
for a swim and checked out the town.
Team dinner at a local restaurant at about 8:00 PM. Our bus driver insisted that a flat screen
t.v. be relocated to our section of the restaurant so we could watch the Italy
/ Brazil Confederations Cup match. Not quite
sure that would fly in America but am glad it does here. Go Roberto! I mentioned the night life and we assumed it
would pick up and we’d get to see some of the colorful sounds the city is known
for. Increasing numbers in the streets
were obvious with each passing hour, but our tired bunch departed by 11pm and
supposedly Rimini doesn’t start hopping until after midnight. It’s a good thing we left as the town flooded
uncharacteristically early the next morning.
We saw some photos on the internet and couldn’t believe it was the same
beach town we had spent time in the day before.<br />
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We arrived in Venice via boat to St. Mark’s Square where we
had half a day to see the immense city.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Venice; a great place to lose yourself</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Archers in the Piazza </td></tr>
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Many floated past the shops, the Basilica, the Prisons, Dodge’s Palace via gondola while others were curious to go deep into the city via narrow streets and throngs of people to find the perfect memento. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Newlyweds, according to Alfonzo the gondoliere</td></tr>
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Surreal to see water lapping against the edge
of the storefronts while boats silently cruise by the diners and shoppers and
businessmen with ease. Elena, our guide,
entrusted us to meet where she dropped us off.
From the outside, it seemed so simple, meet right back where we began.<br />
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However, once we walked deeper into the city it was amazing how each of
us just wanted to go ‘a little further’ or see what the next cobblestone street
or canal lead us to.<br />
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Up to this point, each bus back to the hotel has been full of chatter; either about how that was their new favorite city, how they wanted to stay longer, or how many gelatos our trainer Chris Melton had consumed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's meet back at that one bridge... you know... with the boats underneath</td></tr>
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Slowly but surely, the mealtime seating arrangements began changing. Early on they were predictable: roommates together, the
freshmen class… what you would expect. Our time together is allowing our team time
to realize we do have plenty in common and at the same time appreciating and enjoying each others
differences. They have learned it is more fun than always staying in their comfort zone. Ben and Nick are steering clear of their
boring parents and finding a seat next to a Husky. They have been watching the Huskies play
since they were born, they know them by jersey number and position. I am happy they get to hang with fantastic
young women at a young age. Between the
castles and pizza, the boys can only soak up so much history so they constantly ask: “When is the next game?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Lesle split the team into groups that will study, take
photos, and present once back on American soil. Topics to be discussed are; Religion, Politics, Sports and Art & Culture. It is no
coincidence that players who were grouped together have different backgrounds and opinions about their topic. Some players originally were hesitant to fight for their point of view, others
frantically scribbling on a receipt to make sure the fact they heard was not
forgotten. I look forward to hearing their points of view. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another day at the office</td></tr>
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Throughout our journey many have been appalled that a public
restroom can cost one Euro. I wonder what
their take will be when they return to the states and they hit the public
restroom. I hope at least one thinks, “I
would pay a Euro to have a clean toilet seat, a door that latches, some t.p.
and a floor that isn’t damp” I think a
spotless public restroom is worth the Euro. Then again, I am not a college
student… and the age where my quads are on fire when I have to hover over the seat. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.sanmarinosite.com/eng/index.php" target="_blank">San Marino – </a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Surrounded by Italy, San Marino is a country that spreads a
mere 61 square kilometers (that is about 23.5 miles) P.S. throughout my travels
I am constantly annoyed by our lack of ability to go metric. Didn’t we all learn it in 3<sup>rd</sup>
grade? Come on already!!! San Marino is
the oldest surviving Republic.
It’s 3 steep peaks and rugged slopes were a big reason it was a safe
haven that folks left alone back in the day; it was just too difficult a
terrain and too small a territory to fight over. <br />
<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hotel is at the top of this peak in San Ramino</td></tr>
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Today,
the 3 steep peaks with castles atop and the 360-degree breathtaking view make
it a destination for many travelers. Throughout
it’s 1,700 year history, there have been many unique reasons San Marino has
been able to keep its independence amidst all the political and powerful
turmoil that Europe has faced. Dating
back from the days of the Roman empire to now, San Marino has always been a place
of peace. Abraham Lincoln became an
honorary citizen during his tenure due to the fact he sent a personalized hand
written note thanking San Marino for their support and congratulatory message
when the 13 <sup>th</sup> Amendment was passed.<br />
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San Marino has 8 political parties, elects 2 presidents
every 6 months. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of these things is not like the other.....</td></tr>
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With 32,000 citizens
there is a solid chance you will get to be president of San Marino at some
point. Would you like to become a
citizen?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On guard</td></tr>
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If so, you need to reside in San Marino for 40 years or marry a
citizen and stay married for a minimum of 15 years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorengo government building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Atop the Prima Torre Castle</td></tr>
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After crunching the numbers, Brendan and Jack decided they
should begin their residency now as their window of opportunity was closing to
make an Olympic Team. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack & Brendan in preparation for the San Marino tryouts</td></tr>
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Jack was thinking
he would try his hand at the luge and Brendan was hoping for representing San
Marino in World Cup qualifications. <br />
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San Marino is known for perfume, lotions and stamps; but our
team will remember the castles, Karaoke and their first attempt (meaning there
will be more this Fall) at a Dutch Auction.
Teams of 5 are asked to perform impromptu which the staff gives points
to. Skits that earn the highest bid end
up winning the Auction. Highlights were
Jammer’s impersonation of our bus driver and the team’s take on our pre-game meetings.<br />
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Hillary's goal in the Final Four</div>
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One skit:, “A sports
broadcast after the Huskies play a match in the College Cup.” I am embarrassed to say that one member of
our team asked, “Wait! Do we win or lose the game?" Hence, one of the main reasons we are loving
this trip away from the daily grind. It
is clear our team knows how to work, compete and succeed when a specific task
is set before them. But, in the
pandemonium of life we forget how healing it is to take a breath, slow down and
yes, even dream. Winning the College Cup
needs to be so clear in all of our heads, we can feel the excitement,
see WASHINGTON painted on the field and know we have it within our reach; it
begins with a dream that we meld into a goal; together. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday, June 20- <o:p></o:p></div>
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After breakfast Roberto escorted us to Pisa. The second you set your eyes on The Leaning
Tower, you cannot help but immediately snap a picture for fear it will tip over
before you get the perfect photo. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Try as
one might to not be “That Tourist” it is impossible to not get your photo next
to it; positioning your hand perfectly so it seems you are holding it up or
pushing it over. It appears as if it is
super-imposed or stuck onto a backdrop with a special projector. Once you get over the fact you are standing
next to something you have seen in dozens of movies and even more photos; you
get a closer look. The pillars, the archways, even the stairs and windowsills
turn into ornate tapestries. Every section
turns into it’s own story and is as elaborate as the Christmas ornament that
only shows up on the grown up Christmas tree. This is not just Pisa, but every
part of the infrastructure of every city we have visited.<br />
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In an era where we do not want to waste any time, it makes
me stop and think what an extravagant project it must have been to design and
construct these buildings. Today, we DVR our TV shows so we don’t have to watch
a 15 second commercial, make sure we get our coffee “to go” and cuss at our
computer when things don’t download fast enough. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="background-color: white;">What
would these cities have looked like if speed and cost effectiveness was the
primary goal? </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">T</span>here would be no doorways
depicting Eden etched in bronze or statues of taught muscles of war heroes atop
horses lathered from a journey that took place 500 years ago. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And the teamwork it must have taken? Between hauling materials, designing plans
that have never been attempted, sculpting statues and disseminating information
from architects to laborers. It could
not have been easy. Some buildings took
generations to construct meaning many did not get to see the fruits of their
labor. For these buildings to be so
beautiful and still standing everyone had to do their part no matter how big or
small. This is what I want for the Huskies: to play a beautiful brand of
soccer: together, building from the same plan in order to be the last ones
standing at the end of the season, and leave a special legacy to the players
and teams that come after them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So, the pizza near Pisa in the Piazza was splendid. My
assumption that it would tower over the entire Piazza dei Maracoli (Square of
Miracles) was wrong as each building in the square was just as
magnificent. The Piazza took form in
1064 and also includes the Duomo the Baptistry
and the Monumental Cemetery. Fantastico!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelsea Brajkovich & Allie Beahan enjoying the view</td></tr>
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After our daily gelato and many photos, we headed to the
Cinque Terre region in Porto Venere, a beautiful town on the Adriatic Sea known
for its sweet white wine, breathtaking views, medieval castle and the best
pesto ever! Seriously! Who craves Pesto?!! I didn’t … until today. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yes, we are cramming in another place of interest. I am
hoping you are getting a good idea as to why it difficult to catch up to the
day’s events. Our driver, who can
maneuver our bus as if he were driving a Ferrari, swooped us up and drove us to
Sarzana to have a 5:00pm pre-game meal in the local clubhouse that was
sweltering. A mere 3.5 hours later we hit the pitch to play against Arenzano
Calcio Femminile. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The team was dehydrated from the heat and had been on their
feet all day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hillary Zevenbergen heads one toward goal while Kate Bennett readies herself for the rebound. </td></tr>
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Gelato was still settling in their tummies after the sauna
dinner. This wasn’t the best pre-game preparation for the Dawgs, but these
things are much easier to overcome when realizing you are about to play a
strong Italian team in Italy. After
re-living much of our history class, it was time to make some history of our
own. <br />
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The thing that stuck out more than anything to me since we
landed occurred about an hour before the game.
For the past few days, our gang had been meandering around, taking
notes, packing, changing, in a 23-player amoeba of questions and
uncertainties. I couldn’t put my finger
on it, but our team seemed more aloof than usual when all of a sudden our pre-game
began. The team snapped into an assertive, confident group of ONE. Ah ha! The Dawgs are at home on game day! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaclyn Softli and Hillary Z </td></tr>
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Through the warm-up until the end of the game
it was the most relaxing time since we landed in Italy. Everyone knows their role the expectation and
the work that is involved on game day. Everyone loves being together on the
soccer field. Really? This is considered
a workday? <br />
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It took awhile to crack the Italians, but once the cork was
off, it was clear the team in purple would dominate the remainder of the
game. No need to recap as it can be
found on www.gohuskies.com <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seems as if Carlos made an appearance after every goal 4-1. Yes!</td></tr>
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As hot and sweaty as we’ve ever been we boarded the bus and
headed back to Montecatini Terme which
is where we began and were in bed a little after midnight. It was both physically and literally one of
the longest days ever; and usually when you hear that it sounds as if it drug
on, but in this case it meant that we could not have crammed one more thing in
without it being completely insane. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-69891371049969282012013-06-22T03:55:00.001-07:002013-06-22T03:55:05.308-07:00Nothing cures jet lag like 48 hours of sensory overload!
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Our team did unbelievably well during the 48 hours of travel
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Lesle was personally disappointed that we’d just missed the
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Nicholas got to see where
his man Balotelli plays and dresses, and Jammer got to sit in the locker seat
of former AC Milan player, David Beckham! The team was probably a little
relieved to see that our locker room at UW isn’t actually much less impressive
that either the Inter or AC locker rooms…now UW baseball, football, volleyball,
basketball, softball…they have Serie A licked. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelsea Brajkovich and Linsday Elston rub elbows with the greats!</td></tr>
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We basically did enough to flush out the system, stretch
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back to the hotel, showers and our first Italian dinner! YUM and GOOD NIGHT.
Nick, Ben and Zach continue to be outstanding travelers. I think they miss the RV in Germany just a
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it a little easier to depart. Whew, it
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Next we headed to the fields of AC Firenze where coach Vanni
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It was an excellent training comprised of technical work, possession and
finishing. Amy, Brendan and I were happy to hear that many of the coaching
points made to the players were the same points we make to them…maybe we should
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The coaches were
impressed with the Dawgs and their level of play, and it was great to see how
respectful these coaches were of female players. After training we transferred to Hotel
President in the spa town of Montecatini Terme where we enjoyed another great
Italian meal of pasta, veal, salad and red wine around 9pm. Exhausted after
another packed and extremely warm day off to bed we went where it really is
possible that people were asleep before their heads hit their pillows! <br />
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<!--EndFragment-->The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-23588440303762302452013-06-20T17:34:00.001-07:002013-06-20T17:34:38.490-07:00Andiamo!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time to recall login and password and get moving. The Griffins and the Gallimores have set out
for Italy with the UW Women’s Soccer Team.
Four years ago the Huskies took a trip to Brazil and came back with a
bit of the Brazilian culture. “Live with Passion” was the teams mantra for the
trip. There was not a more valuable
souvenir to return home with than that one simple message which our team
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Since then the Huskies have had 4 of the most successful
years in the program’s history both on and off the pitch. There has been NCAA tournament appearances
including an Elite-8 Appearance in 2010. The program has been recognized consistently
nationally for it’s Academic Progress Rate (APR), it’s graduation rate, and in
the athletic department for having the highest team grade point average of any
team on campus. The women in this program have gone on to play professionally,
co-found non-profits, travel the world, design buildings, earn Master’s degrees
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brushing the sweaters off the teeth in the middle of what seemed an endless journey</td></tr>
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<o:p></o:p>Thanks to our soccer Alumni, fans, families, campers, and
community partners, the Huskies raised the funds to head to Italy on their
quadrennial foreign tour on June 16<sup>th</sup>. I am excited to see what
lessons will be learned, what passions will be sparked and which memories will
be the hallmark of this trip. What are we looking forward to most? I would
say that primarily just hanging out with our team. Sounds simplistic, but amidst
training, classes, studying, laundry, cell phones usage, and the daily grind of
being a student-athlete it is rare to catch a moment where the Dawgs are not
thinking of what is next on their list of things to do or places to be. Our time together in Italy will be a time to
enjoy soccer, experience a different country and culture together, and to learn
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So this trip, we train and we PLAY! We will enjoy sitting together for lengthy
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<!--EndFragment-->The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com0Italy54.5259614 15.255118700000025-13.804102099999994 -149.97925629999997 90 -179.51050629999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-69442773926855659852013-01-24T10:12:00.004-08:002013-01-24T10:12:53.496-08:00Post U20 World Championship Video. <br />
April Heinrichs told us all it would be hard to adjust when we landed back in the real world. As much as the real world is fantastic, she was right. There is nothing like winning a World Cup; especially when it's with people you grew to love.<br />
Our staff put together a video that includes a few highlights of quarter, semi's and finals of the World Cup, along with some of the commitment the troops had along the duration. Hope you enjoy it!<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IjG6z1vRBY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">2012 Word Cup Video</a><br />
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<br />The 2 G Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648638689180957208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450619928538536751.post-58071469035350445102012-09-15T13:08:00.002-07:002015-06-19T23:09:25.455-07:00It's all in the Celebration<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QvHZULOk0m_kT2qcga_5V5uWncIpDvb0kSOfrUuaF0eKlrpdc7RvtAxYnPpO_DWM0bmPMEf_6YL6mNT6adak6cLOVGo-qxyit27TAGzI7T61yvLDjcmz_arfvkvGxROxY-yDzxoxv64/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QvHZULOk0m_kT2qcga_5V5uWncIpDvb0kSOfrUuaF0eKlrpdc7RvtAxYnPpO_DWM0bmPMEf_6YL6mNT6adak6cLOVGo-qxyit27TAGzI7T61yvLDjcmz_arfvkvGxROxY-yDzxoxv64/s200/IMG_0742.JPG" width="200" /></a>Dear Nick and Ben,<br />
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Your mom is a World Champ. :)<br />
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Well, in a roundabout way. I didn't shed one drop of sweat or have to apply on the field what was discussed. I didn't have to make sure my hydration and nutrition and sleep and mentality and guts were all in check. But I felt as if I was on that field with every touch of the ball, with every run and most definitely with every save.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QvHZULOk0m_kT2qcga_5V5uWncIpDvb0kSOfrUuaF0eKlrpdc7RvtAxYnPpO_DWM0bmPMEf_6YL6mNT6adak6cLOVGo-qxyit27TAGzI7T61yvLDjcmz_arfvkvGxROxY-yDzxoxv64/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a>To watch our team COMPETE in every sense of the word was inspiring. To watch the skill and composure in an environment that is foreign to our players compared to our European foes: their WC Qualifications are 18 months long. Many of the foreign players are professional playing in some of the best pro-leagues in the world. Our players are club players, playing in tournaments that last a weekend, or in college playing a 20 - 26 game season with limited training hours mandated by the NCAA. However, when it comes to rolling up the sleeves, enjoying the challenge and competing, we seemed as if we were the veterans. A team of veterans, watching each other's back, trusting each others decisions and simply going for it. That is "Sport" at its best.<br />
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People have asked me if being on staff and winning a World Cup is even close to as exciting as winning as a player. I thought the answer would be 'no'. However, the commitment of the team, the growth, the love and respect that grew and was earned over time made this experience every bit as memorable as the 1991 World Championship that I also was fortunate to share with teammate, and now "coaching teammate", April Heinrichs.<br />
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A few of the many lessons the players and staff taught me. <br />
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1) You don't ever have to be perfect or have your best game, but you can always be extraordinary.<br />
2) Sleep is overrated and coffee is like oxygen....that is for the staff!<br />
3) When every person does all they can all of the time success is attainable.<br />
4) Cohesiveness all of the time, is essential.<br />
5) There is comfort and confidence in being prepared.<br />
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The celebration. A few months ago when the team qualified in Panama, the celebration was... kind of a dud. Out on the field individuals wandered around staring at sad Canadians and feeling relieved they had won aimlessly wondering, "what do we do now?" It wasn't until the ceremony was over, the trophy had been lifted and we finally straggled back to the locker room with our inner circle of people that a slight celebration broke out. The looks on their faces seemed to say, "Is it okay if we shout?" <br />
Slowly but surely the crescendo of happiness became apparent, but in my book... still very lame.<br />
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Many fitness tests, training logs, pressure moments, hydration tests, bus rides, foam rolling sessions, gut checks, trust issues, homesick bouts, lost hotel keys, passport checks, ice baths later, another trophy was hoisted. This time the celebration much different: it was pure joy! Everyone was sprinting, hugging, crying, dancing. The German team laid on the ground forever, right up until they had to step onto the silver platform, with Japan on the bronze. The USA group shouted and danced up to the top step, received their award and continued the celebration while most the fans left the stadium. FIFA officials could tell we were not close to exiting and commented, "We are going to begin cleaning the stadium but you are welcome to stay as long as you like." Stay we did. The players made snow angels in the confetti and stuffed some in their bras for mementos. They weren't looking for friends and family in the stands until well after the celebration. They wanted this moment with their teammates, their US Soccer sisters!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The bonds, the trust, the teamwork the love that had formed and been worked at over the year stood out to me and was just as tangible as the World Cup Trophy. By the time the stretching and ice baths and post game rituals ended we did not arrive back into the hotel until close to 11:00 PM. On the bus ride back, windows were rolled down for pedestrians to hear, "Hey Tokyo!!!! We are World Champs!" An exhausted, drained, content team sat happily and ate their last dinner at the hotel. No more mandatory chicken, salmon, rice, veggies, fruit, yogurt, or peanut butter as the "go to" 2nd option. Tomorrow we would pack, turn in uniforms check out and head to a karaoke place where we had rented a room to eat dinner and sing to our hearts content before boarding the plane. </span><br />
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One of my most memorable moments happened at the Karaoke place. Dinner was average as well as the singing, but a good time was had by all. We had time for one more song and the request was "Don't Wake Me Up" which was a popular song in the locker room and the song that was played while the team was on the Gold Medal podium. When they heard the first notes of the song they jumped out of their seats and it was as if they were right back at the stadium screaming their lungs and hearts out to the song! But what happened next that was unplanned and surprised everyone was what I will always remember.<br />
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Right in the middle of the song while everyone was jumping and singing in a circle and looking into each others eyes, the tears began to flow. Happy tears? No not happy, but sad tears. The unspoken words at the same instant were comprehended by everyone. It was over. This team, this dream was over. The journey was what made these bonds, and how lucky and deserved they were for reaching their dream. Not many people get to do that... be the best in the world. The tears, for me, made me so happy that these wonderful young adults achieved their dream. The lessons were not lost on them. Forever, these players will seek each other out on the soccer field, in each others hometowns and whenever the chance arises. Not because they have their gold medal in common, but because they got out of this experience exactly what they put into it: everything. <a href="http://s293.photobucket.com/albums/mm45/amygriff65/?action=view&current=TeamCelebration1.mp4" target="_blank">Dont Wake Me Up</a> (please click)<br />
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Going back home for me has been bittersweet. I feel empty and sad leaving the people with whom I have been attached at the hip. Leaving Japan with an exhilaration that I know I will never be able to fully explain to everyone. It has meant so much to me. I am happy and excited to see my families... the ones I am related to and the Dawgs.<br />
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Remembering that sitting down at dinner with the family is a treat and sitting on the bench at a game is a great place to be and a privilege. Thanks for helping me keep my sanity Ben and Nick. Sitting and writing this has been my "deep breath" and helping me keep things in perspective. You get out of life what you put into it and if you put everything into it... please, please celebrate!</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Before we talk about the last few days of events, let me post a few pics. Another reason I love Japan is they have the technology beyond the 21st century, but their culture of respect of people and nature, health and happiness is engrained in them no matter how fast the technology. </span></div>
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Tokyo has about 13.2 million people and the architecture, waterways and highways are gorgeous. The city seems to be on levels; there is one city underground that is functional, pristine and attached to the trains and subways.<br />
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Another city at street level and then a few more above the street where freeways go through hotel buildings and you can drive forever without getting stuck in traffic; the pedestrians are below.<br />
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The Nigerian team was a stark contrast from our previous
foe. The N. Koreans regimented on and
off the field. You could feel the weight of their country they carried with
them as they marched to the field. That
alone was intimidating. On the other end
of the spectrum, Nigeria danced and sang right up until the FIFA introduction
came over the stadium’s speakers to drowned out the steel drum cadence the fans
produced. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I no longer cry just when I hear the Star Spangled Banner. I get a little choked up when the FIFA anthem
plays as well as our opponents’ anthems.
I have either been gone too long, getting my period, or simply am happy to have this
experience. I love the music, the
colors, the flags, the game. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nigeria does not support their women’s teams to the extent
US Soccer supports ours. With the US
Soccer crest comes a fair amount of pressure, especially on the heels of the
full team’s Olympic gold medal. If one
was counting, the 4 of the 6 Olympic medals have been placed around the necks of the Americans. Whether it is talked about or
not, the pressure is there. A different
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The Nigerians? They
were excited to have the opportunity to wear the uniform, get together and
play. Some players come from bigger cities while others come from villages on the outskirts of town where tops are not a necessity, let alone a jersey. The last U20 World Cup the USA
lost to Nigeria in P.K.s. The Nigerians may not have the training camps or the experience.... nor do they have the pressure. What they do have is the passion, the speed,
the athleticism and individual skills they can master on their own without the extraordinary history of
success sitting on their conscience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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While our team seemed tense (an understatement) in the
locker room, the Falconettes smiled as if the victory was already theirs. They were a tough opponent and gave us less than a breath to receive the ball and dish it off before the pressure surrounded each player. However, after 90 minutes of a game and what seemed like 48 hours of built up stress; the smiles appeared. To the finals: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Once upon a time a group of young women and their staff sat
in a meeting room. The meeting room was
sparse, the players disheveled, each with a notebook they were asked to
bring. In each notebook were a few blank
pieces of paper. <o:p></o:p></div>
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They sat in their chairs and listened to the new coach as he
rambled on about team rules, expectations and what we needed to learn in order
to have success on the world stage. A
few doodlers had scribbled a “USA” or a United confirmation number haphazardly
here and there. Steve Swanson mentioned
that following this info was the route to get to play in the 7:20 PM game in
Tokyo on Sept 8<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now, the notebooks are full.
Training logs, fitness goals, game notes, quotes, individual tasks,
daily schedules, systems of play, situational play, raps, notes from teammates
reside underneath the US Soccer Logo that covers the notebook. Players arrive early for the meetings and I
can see them flip through the ream of notes.
“Hey Cari, remember when April said this…?” or “Remember when we didn’t
know the principles of defense!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Many of the faces are
the same, but the people behind the faces are different. They know the answers before Steve asks. Solutions to “what if” situations are readily available. And they will be playing at 7:20 PM in
Tokyo on Sept 8<sup>th</sup>. At
different times since our last game, it has seeped into the players that their
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The one thing in our way is the German team; the same team
that hammered us in group play 3-0. When
our staff walked off the field the only thing we mumbled under our breath was,
“We want to shake their hand in the final.”
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Aaron Heifitz, our press officer is currently checking with
FIFA to see if the team will be allowed to walk out during the anthems with the
red, white and blue leis made up of 100 paper cranes the students gave to the
players in Hiroshima. Their wish is
that the cranes and the message of hope and world peace make it to the podium
for the world to see. Come on FIFA…. Let there be cranes! When this journey began, never thought my mantra would be remotely close to "Let there be cranes!" Maybe I will just stick with the phone conversation I had with my soon to be 11 year old.<br />
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Swearing is not a common occurrence in our home, but I admit when I am coaching (and when I was playing) every now and then a curse word would slip out and I felt a bit better. Nicholas was on the phone and he mentioned, "Mom, if you are going to be gone this long, just go win the damn thing." </div>
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Can't wait to kick balls at the keepers, listen to the music boom throughout the stadium, check out the faces and watch our team lace up their cleats while they put their game faces on. </div>
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If I am going to be away from home.. for this moment in time, there is no other place I'd rather be.<br />
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