Pan Am Games - Game 3 Argentina
Another win for Team USA. We played much better but did not shoot the ball very well. We made the Argentine goalie look good. We won 13 - 6 in a very physical game. The officials let this one get too rough. There was one fight and a few other punches thrown. Our guys did a good job of holding back and controlling their emotions. One of the Argentine players was excluded from the game which gave us a man advantage for 4 minutes. We were up 10 - 5 at the time and scored the next 3 goals to seal the game. We actually had 29 shots on goal (which is a lot) and could have easily won by 12 goals but were not sharp on our shooting.
Tomorrow is an off day for the competition. We will have light training in the morning and then do another training in the afternoon. They guys are beginning to feel better with the altitude but I am not sure that we are 100% yet. A few of the guys have been sick (head colds and mild cases of Montezuma’s revenge) which certainly does not help. Tony still has not played yet. He is much better and should be good to go for the semis and finals. If we felt like we needed him in the last couple of games he could have played but we decided to hold him out and make sure he was 100% for the last two games.
Village food has become scary. Peanut butter and jelly are scarce. All the guys are now stopping by the coaches room for their “fix”. There is more snack type food showing up in the USA team rooms. There is a small place that Rick and I found tonight in the International zone that served sushi tonight. Although the thought of raw fish here did not sit well with me, we found some vegetable fried rice that was to die for. It was a feast. Hopefully, that place will be around. It may be another staple....
The weather has been superb. The days are beautiful. Bright blue skies, in the upper 70’s with a slight breeze. It has been nice. Even though we are playing indoors, the staff has been able to come back and get some exercise in during the late afternoons. The gyms has quieted down some and there is plenty of space without sweaty boxers sparring all around or wrestlers trying to make weight in their sweatsuits, dripping with sweat. After some work in the gym we have been able to take a nice peaceful swim in the late afternoon in the village pool. It has been heavenly... Very relaxing and a good way to spend some time with the staff as we make our game plan for the next day.
Many of the parents and wives are here now. In town to watch the semis and finals. It is nice to have some Americans cheering when we do something well. It is still a very anti American group in the stands. They are cheering wildly for the other team - no matter who it has been. I am missing my family. Getting reports from home about soccer and volleyball for my two girls. Can’t wait to get back and see them play. Lori is coming down on Saturday, just in time to see the finals. It will be nice to have her here for that.
Time to focus on getting these guys ready to play at their highest level. All games went as scheduled today, so we will play Cuba in the semi-finals on Thursday at 3:30 pm here. Canada will play Brazil in the other semi-final. Two win away from that Olympic berth.
Send your positive thoughts to us over the next few days. We can use all the support we can get. We know we have many back home supporting us and we thank you for all the positive emails and notes that are coming in. Keep them coming. The team appreciates them all.
See you at the pool.
Coach
Tomorrow is an off day for the competition. We will have light training in the morning and then do another training in the afternoon. They guys are beginning to feel better with the altitude but I am not sure that we are 100% yet. A few of the guys have been sick (head colds and mild cases of Montezuma’s revenge) which certainly does not help. Tony still has not played yet. He is much better and should be good to go for the semis and finals. If we felt like we needed him in the last couple of games he could have played but we decided to hold him out and make sure he was 100% for the last two games.
Village food has become scary. Peanut butter and jelly are scarce. All the guys are now stopping by the coaches room for their “fix”. There is more snack type food showing up in the USA team rooms. There is a small place that Rick and I found tonight in the International zone that served sushi tonight. Although the thought of raw fish here did not sit well with me, we found some vegetable fried rice that was to die for. It was a feast. Hopefully, that place will be around. It may be another staple....
The weather has been superb. The days are beautiful. Bright blue skies, in the upper 70’s with a slight breeze. It has been nice. Even though we are playing indoors, the staff has been able to come back and get some exercise in during the late afternoons. The gyms has quieted down some and there is plenty of space without sweaty boxers sparring all around or wrestlers trying to make weight in their sweatsuits, dripping with sweat. After some work in the gym we have been able to take a nice peaceful swim in the late afternoon in the village pool. It has been heavenly... Very relaxing and a good way to spend some time with the staff as we make our game plan for the next day.
Many of the parents and wives are here now. In town to watch the semis and finals. It is nice to have some Americans cheering when we do something well. It is still a very anti American group in the stands. They are cheering wildly for the other team - no matter who it has been. I am missing my family. Getting reports from home about soccer and volleyball for my two girls. Can’t wait to get back and see them play. Lori is coming down on Saturday, just in time to see the finals. It will be nice to have her here for that.
Time to focus on getting these guys ready to play at their highest level. All games went as scheduled today, so we will play Cuba in the semi-finals on Thursday at 3:30 pm here. Canada will play Brazil in the other semi-final. Two win away from that Olympic berth.
Send your positive thoughts to us over the next few days. We can use all the support we can get. We know we have many back home supporting us and we thank you for all the positive emails and notes that are coming in. Keep them coming. The team appreciates them all.
See you at the pool.
Coach
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