Countdown Beijing
6/13/08
We have been playing a great deal of games over the past three weeks. After beating up on Canada we split with Croatia and then lost 2 out of 3 to Australia . It was great having all of these “home” games. The fans have been great and most of the time we have played in front of capacity crowds. We played a total of 10 games in the past three weeks. Everyone feels a bit tired but in realty the journey is just beginning.
Today we leave for Europe . We will travel to Genoa , Italy for the World League Finals. Our bracket includes Italy , China , Spain and Monte Negro. The tournament will be played in a round robin format with the 1st and 2nd place teams advancing to the semi finals. It should be a good test for us and I know that the coaches and players are excited about the opportunity. It is all a part of our Olympic journey.
We started this journey out in San Diego last December. One of the team building/training exercises that we did was to spend a half day with the Navy Seals. Our leader that day was Captain Andy Stumpf. The Navy Seals are about as tough as you can get. They demand great team work from their people. Captain Stumpf talked to us about becoming a great team. He told us that he could not really tell us what a great team was all about. He said that you have to experience it together. Go through some adversity perhaps but learn to stick together no matter what.
I am hopeful that our guys have the chance to “experience” some of that adversity/success or whatever it takes to bring us closer together. Being on the road together is obviously different then being at home. We are all living together. Everything that we do is focused on water polo. I am confident that the trip will be of great value to us. We will come home a better team than when we depart.
On a side note, our performance in May actually earned us some recognition from the USOC. We were named the National Team of the month for May. It is nice to know that the USOC is paying us some respect and getting a little excited about what we are doing. You can watch our win over Croatia on MSNBC this Sunday (June 15th) at 9:00 am . NBC is even excited about the broadcast. Don’t miss it – I think it will be just as exciting to watch the second time.
See you at the pool!
Terry Schroeder D.C.
We have been playing a great deal of games over the past three weeks. After beating up on Canada we split with Croatia and then lost 2 out of 3 to Australia . It was great having all of these “home” games. The fans have been great and most of the time we have played in front of capacity crowds. We played a total of 10 games in the past three weeks. Everyone feels a bit tired but in realty the journey is just beginning.
Today we leave for Europe . We will travel to Genoa , Italy for the World League Finals. Our bracket includes Italy , China , Spain and Monte Negro. The tournament will be played in a round robin format with the 1st and 2nd place teams advancing to the semi finals. It should be a good test for us and I know that the coaches and players are excited about the opportunity. It is all a part of our Olympic journey.
We started this journey out in San Diego last December. One of the team building/training exercises that we did was to spend a half day with the Navy Seals. Our leader that day was Captain Andy Stumpf. The Navy Seals are about as tough as you can get. They demand great team work from their people. Captain Stumpf talked to us about becoming a great team. He told us that he could not really tell us what a great team was all about. He said that you have to experience it together. Go through some adversity perhaps but learn to stick together no matter what.
I am hopeful that our guys have the chance to “experience” some of that adversity/success or whatever it takes to bring us closer together. Being on the road together is obviously different then being at home. We are all living together. Everything that we do is focused on water polo. I am confident that the trip will be of great value to us. We will come home a better team than when we depart.
On a side note, our performance in May actually earned us some recognition from the USOC. We were named the National Team of the month for May. It is nice to know that the USOC is paying us some respect and getting a little excited about what we are doing. You can watch our win over Croatia on MSNBC this Sunday (June 15th) at 9:00 am . NBC is even excited about the broadcast. Don’t miss it – I think it will be just as exciting to watch the second time.
See you at the pool!
Terry Schroeder D.C.
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