Member News

July 18, 2007

The team has settled in nicely for the last few days. Spirits are high as the anticipation of competing in such an important event has them very excited. Training sessions have been going well. The training venue is just a short bus ride so it has been not much hassle to get in and out. The other teams have been very accommodating letting us use half of the mat while they finish up so we get on the mat right away so we haven’t had to wait long to get on the mat and that also has allowed us to get more than the allotted 1 hour of mat time. The draw comes out tonight which will determine the specific strategies needed for each player. Kirk Hoffmann and Asma Sharif get it all started tomorrow for the U.S.