First opponent - Kazakhstan

Just 3 more days until our first match! It finally felt like the team had a greater sense of purpose in our morning practice. Now, part of the trick to ensuring a solid performance in this first game will be managing our excitement and keeping our anxiety levels in check. We have a brief team run-through this afternoon that I hope will be intense, but not frantic. It's probably going to be a little messy because, of course, it's raining again. =)

Entrance to our building - Ireland is across from us and Canada is beside us