July 4 2008

July 4 2008
We trained in the morning on how to win the ball as a team . pressure squeeze, support, rotate, run straight back. Brad also gave the goal keepers some pointers.
In the afternoon, everyone went to the Mall, to the ATM to get Swedish Currency and did what kids do at malls.
Brad and Kevin has been doing all the cooking and the players have been eating well … it is nice to see that there aren’t much leftovers.
We scrimmaged again at around 5pm before dinner.
All the NSA players, regardless of country of origin are getting along great …. Adam Kling (NSA player from 2007, who stayed in Hawaii the past 6 months with Dillon, came and took Dillon to his home for dinner) .
We have also invited Lisa Bratt, who was an NSA player from Billdal in 1999 (presently on Billdal’s women’s team) to join us at Dana Cup as staff. So this year, we have Elizabeth Serra Hsu (NSA players since she was 6) and Lisa Bratt as staff. It is nice for us slightly mature coaches :-) to have players, now young adults come to be part of staff.

We have also distributed the uniforms to the Swedish and Danish players , now they feel like one club.

The weather has been great, even hot at times. We have made available Skype for all to call home .. so hopefully everyone has done that.


Coach Fred