U-18 day 7

Hello all!

Rach squared here. Today we had an early start to the day. We woke up at 7:30 and had a quick breakfast of cereal and toast and after that we had time to get our belongings together to leave. We left at 8:50 to play at a gym where we had already practiced and play a few games. On the bus before we left the house we received an inspirational pep talk from the one and only Paul “Paul so Hard” Chan/Paulparazzi. After a short ride on the bus we arrived at the gym. We got there a while before the other team so we had time to go over our goals for the game and get PUMPED. The game started slow but our intensity picked up after we began talking and encouraging one another on defence. This intensity helped us achieve our first victory!! We had little to no time to celebrate though, because our next game started very soon at a different gym. After we had all piled onto the bus for our next game we all ate a small fruit snack to keep our energy up. We arrived at the game and to our surprise the u16s were playing the next game instead of the u18s. It was a nice break and a great opportunity to utilize the ball cleaner the gym had (wow clean balls). The u16s played a great game and won as well! The u18s played a game right after, Katya and Kennedy played a very strong offensive and defensive game and dominated the score board as well as our hearts. Tori played a strong game in goal and kept our lead alive when we needed it the most. After the VICTORY we cooled down and got back on the bus to hit the town and the mall. Alicia found us a Hummel store in the middle of a loading dock. Once again Paul worked his magic on the heart of the store owner, who then gave us all a 50% discount off of everything and almost everyone got something! After the Hummel store we quickly went to a sports store and then hit the mall. Some of the girls found necessary items such as Hummel socks and trolls. After helping bag groceries we went to the bus and headed on home. Because we stayed at the mall for such a long time we decided to have breakfast for dinner in the form of FRENCH TOAST with berries and whipped cream. Before we could enjoy this feast we headed to the nearby pool for a swim and a soak in the hot tub. To the dismay of many, it was required to shower “European style” before getting in the pool. After facing that adventure we all hit the pool for fun on the waterslides. It was a swell old time. Once everyone was showered and changed we headed back home to the feast. Cathy and Autumn made a delicious dinner as usual and gave everyone an added treat of smoothies! We are just waiting to have a quick team meeting then off to bed! Thus concludes another day in the land of ice and elves. More on trolls later.. See you all very soon, Love Rach Squared!

U-18 day 7

Hello all!

Rach squared here. Today we had an early start to the day. We woke up at 7:30 and had a quick breakfast of cereal and toast and after that we had time to get our belongings together to leave. We left at 8:50 to play at a gym where we had already practiced and play a few games. On the bus before we left the house we received an inspirational pep talk from the one and only Paul “Paul so Hard” Chan/Paulparazzi. After a short ride on the bus we arrived at the gym. We got there a while before the other team so we had time to go over our goals for the game and get PUMPED. The game started slow but our intensity picked up after we began talking and encouraging one another on defence. This intensity helped us achieve our first victory!! We had little to no time to celebrate though, because our next game started very soon at a different gym. After we had all piled onto the bus for our next game we all ate a small fruit snack to keep our energy up. We arrived at the game and to our surprise the u16s were playing the next game instead of the u18s. It was a nice break and a great opportunity to utilize the ball cleaner the gym had (wow clean balls). The u16s played a great game and won as well! The u18s played a game right after, Katya and Kennedy played a very strong offensive and defensive game and dominated the score board as well as our hearts. Tori played a strong game in goal and kept our lead alive when we needed it the most. After the VICTORY we cooled down and got back on the bus to hit the town and the mall. Alicia found us a Hummel store in the middle of a loading dock. Once again Paul worked his magic on the heart of the store owner, who then gave us all a 50% discount off of everything and almost everyone got something! After the Hummel store we quickly went to a sports store and then hit the mall. Some of the girls found necessary items such as Hummel socks and trolls. After helping bag groceries we went to the bus and headed on home. Because we stayed at the mall for such a long time we decided to have breakfast for dinner in the form of FRENCH TOAST with berries and whipped cream. Before we could enjoy this feast we headed to the nearby pool for a swim and a soak in the hot tub. To the dismay of many, it was required to shower “European style” before getting in the pool. After facing that adventure we all hit the pool for fun on the waterslides. It was a swell old time. Once everyone was showered and changed we headed back home to the feast. Cathy and Autumn made a delicious dinner as usual and gave everyone an added treat of smoothies! We are just waiting to have a quick team meeting then off to bed! Thus concludes another day in the land of ice and elves. More on trolls later.. See you all very soon, Love Rach Squared!