Today was a great day! The girls had a good, restful night. I woke them up at 8:30 and we went down to breakfast, then hung out relaxing and doing chores. Yep! they all have chores...I take my role as team "mom" very seriously!
We had an early lunch then went over to the Convention Center (from here on out referred to as the "CC") to cheer on other SVVC teams, which was a total blast. We even spent time cheering on some Speial Olympics teams - fun and sweet.
We spent alot of time at the training facility getting taped up, streched out, iced, heated, and generally visiting with all the trainers who totlly remembered us as the Oompa Loompa team! Cassie and Alex even saw their favorite trainer from last year, Seneca, and after Alexis met her, the three of them decided she would be perfect for Trazi (Matchmaker, Matchmaker...). So, they dragged him in to meet her. Not sure how that is going, but we still have 4 more days!
Match 1 - we killed it. Oh yeah, won handily in 2 games.
Match 2 - we got killed, oh yeah, the #8 seed team showed us their moves. We played really well, but couldn't quite keep up.
Match 3 - We entered this one as a must-win. After play today, the top 2 teams from each pool are put in the upper bracket, the bottom 2 teams get put into the lower bracket. If we were put into the lower bracket, there would be no way for us to move up. Well, guess what? Yep! We killed it!
We (I keep saying "we", I guess I should say "they", but whatever)...WE are super excited to have played well today, some aches and pains, but nothing new and no serious injuries. And best of all...Siena arrived tonight from Florida! You probably heard the screaming all the way in California as the whole team was once again reunited. Have I said it lately? I love these girls!
We hiked back to the dorm in a Hoodoo - a real live sandstorm! It looked like it was foggy, but it was just dusty.
The girls ate dinner and are all playing cards in Cassie and Alex's room. I am doing laundry and waiting for lights out. They are going to sleep in tomorrow until 9:30 and Carla Myers (Katie's mom) is bringing them bagels for breakfast - another treat!
Injury/aches/pains run down - let's go alphabetically:
Alex - ankle pain - taped up pre-tourney, iced post tourney, feeling ok.
Alexis - knee pain - stretched by the trainer, iced between matches, then put on a warmer and massaged prior to the last match - iced knee and shoulder post tourney - feeling ok
Calise - foot pain - the trainer examined her and doesn't think she re-injured it - just needs to rest it between matches and ice post tourney
Cassie - plantar fasciatis and ankle pain - taped up pre tourney, iced post tourney, not has blisters from the tape job...lots of Advil, but feeling ok
Hailey - knee pain - iced post tourney - feeling ok, but will get stretched and warmed by the trainers before tomorrow's tourney - feeling ok.
Katie - knee pain - iced post tourney - feeling ok
Madi - iced her shoulder post tourney - feeling good.
Sienna - well...considering she just got here, she is doing fine!
Check out the photos of Trazi and his "Ice Princesses."
So...tomorrow: We are in a 3 team pool on Court L-31. Normally, we would play, play, ref, but Trazi mentioned something about a "crossover" and I have no idea what that means, so, all I know is we play at 3 pm and I will follow the girls from there!
Urgh! Just discovered I forgot to put soap in with the laundry, so I am now re-washing it...nice, sometimes I am a dingbat (that's why I fit in so well with these precious girlies!)
Ok, photos are uploading, phones are charging, laundry is washing and I am going to get ready for bed. Have a great night and I will update tomorrow!
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