Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Day before England match

We had a flurry of meetings today and in the evening we had a “Captain’s Run” (just the players, no coaches) at the pitch where we’ll be playing tomorrow. Things weren’t exactly smooth at the beginning, but we worked out some errors, pulled together as a team and were feeling confident by the time we walked off the field.

Tonight we had a very special jersey ceremony to present the jerseys to the 22 rostered players. Emotions were running high, especially after we sang a powerful rendition of the National Anthem in front of a gathering of our family and friends. It feels great to finally have a game! First game of the 2006 World Cup!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go F Shiz up baby!!! So PROUD of you!!!

Anonymous said...

I read your entries everyday!!! Kick some A** and we are thinking about you here in Albany!! Trust me, you were the talk of practice!
Albany Siren-Cooper

Anonymous said...

hey claudia!!!! i'm sooooo excited for you! if i buy a trading card, do you think i can have your autograph? hehe. kick some brittish butt tonight!

Claudia said...

This is it! I'm heading out to the pitch very soon!!

Anonymous said...

Go Claud!!!!!

WndaB2 said...

Hey!
We bought some time to watch it live on 247.tv. Due to technical difficulties, they aim to be able to broadcast the second half

Guess we'll make some popcorn and be patient.

Best of Luck!
Mom & Dad Braymer

Anonymous said...

Good luck Claudia! It's 10:32 PM here, we will hit some of the weblinks to see if we can get today's result.

We are going to call ourselves your "in-laws once removed"!

Go USA.

Steve and Betti

Claudia said...

I hope you enjoyed watching the game if you were able to see it...I had fun, but of course am disappointed with the outcome. On to the Ireland match!