U.S. Girls' Youth at World Champions …
Fri Jul 03 09:11:00 -0400 2009
Competition Day 1
We are scheduled to play at 12:30. Breakfast at 9 am, team meeting immediately following. Bus leaves at 11 am. Up to this point the team has worked on getting acclimated and ready to compete. We have scrimmaged Slovakia, Germany and Peru thus far.… Read More
USA Girls' Youth Team Going for Gold
Thu Jul 10 21:42:46 -0400 2008
July 10, 2008 * Puerto RicoSet One:
USA starts Wittman and Orozco on the Outside, Wopat at opposite and Thomas setting, Denney and Dixon in the middle and Bonilla as Libero. USA and MEX back and forth for the first four points. Wittman with some powerful kills and a block…
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Heath Hoke and Company Detail NORCECA Trip
Mon Jul 07 20:40:40 -0400 2008
July 7, 2008 * Puerto Rico
Breakfast at 8:15 a.m., meet at 9:15 for a little running warm-up. Before practice at 10 a.m., we headed down to the track for some pre-practice laps and stretching. Just like every other American volleyball player, the girls were very excited… Read More
Trinidad Recap and Players' Perspective
Sun Jul 06 18:07:50 -0400 2008
July 6, 2008 at Puerto Rico
We opted to skip the 7:00 a.m. training session today for sleep. Breakfast at 8:30 and video at 9 a.m. The team was relaxed today as Trinidad and Tobago should be an easy match for us. We eat at 11:30 and hop on the bus. Since both teams leave… Read More
Heath Hoke: Team USA Wins Opening Match
Sat Jul 05 23:45:23 -0400 2008
We start the day with breakfast at 7 a.m. and practice at 8:30 a.m. The players went hard at practice, probably harder than they expected. Not much but hanging out and laundry, so that was the plan.
After lunch of chicken and rice, our assistant Neil, statistician – Brandon Crisp, and… Read More
Heath Hoke: July 4th and no fireworks
Sat Jul 05 19:39:33 -0400 2008
Thursday:
The team (seven players and staff) arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Our flight from Dallas to Fort Lauderdale was uneventful as was the flight into Puerto Rico; quick greetings at the airport and onto a bus for the hour-plus drive to Puerto… Read More
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Blogger: Heath Hoke
Heath Hoke, coordinator of High Performance Indoor Programs at USA Volleyball, is serving as the team leader for the U.S. Girls' Youth National Team at the FIVB Girls' Youth World Championship being held in Thailand.
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