Tomamo chocolate 0-3… That is an expression the Brazilians use when one losses a match in three sets. Although we lost in three, there were some really great defensive plays made and pretty good sideout attack when our passing was successful. Where we failed was in our counter attack (transition), we didn’t serve very tough …
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Grand Prix 2007 has started and USA volleyball has started out right! Well, although wins are not always pretty we will take and ugly win any day. We started out really slowly our first match against Poland. Down 0-2 there was a twenty minute break that allowed us to regroup. We spoke specifically about the …
Our last match we lost in five after being up 2-1 BOO and OUCH…. But it turns out the match is actually not over. During the fourth set somehow the official writing the score gave Sao Caetano an extra point. This discrepancy was confirmed, that the fourth set’s score actually ended with the score of …
Well, Regular season is done. We lost our final three matches BOOOO! And thus dropped to fifth place for the final ranking of regular season. The positive is that once the playoffs starts the slate is wiped clean. Gloves must come off, if they weren’t already. On an individual note, I finished first in the …
Hello All, Well, it is getting hotter and hotter here in Macae. Thank goodness my air conditioner will arrive today or tomorrow! You won’t believe that I have a cold! Yes, a cold in the summer. It is awful because I want nothing more than something really really ice cold to drink down, a popsicle, …
Well, after only four days in my hometown Baton Rouge with my family, I found myself on a flight to Brazil six days earlier than anticipated. Yes, I had to travel on Thanksgiving Day! Because I am thankful everyday, and my family was willing to have our feast a couple of days before Thanksgiving Day, …
Another several days have past…boy it’s been a rough round two and we find ourselves playing for ninth. Just some tough breaks. We opened the second round verses Azerbaijan losing a tough five gamer. Playing Russia was a disaster…OK not completely, well ultimately it was a loss in three. But we led each set. Tom …
Let’s see where did I leave off. OK Cameroon 0-3 USA…Brazil 3-0 Brazil…good recovery for our next match again Puerto Rico 0-3 USA. Travel to Osaka, training, another day of training, video and meetings…match against China 3-1 China. BOOO! We totally had them on their heels controlling the first set and even the second set …
