Sept. 4th, Olympic Training Center Chula Vista - Our first touches were made on one of the nicest pitches I have ever played on. The torch was lit as we drove through the strikingly colorful entrance. Anyone can appreciate beautiful facilities but athletes of all sports hold a certain reverence for the houses of their passion.
When a baseball player is close enough to smell a freshly cut outfield with a brightly lined and raked infield or a basketball player steps onto a squeaky court, never touched by street shoes, surrounded by stadium seating and capped with crystal clear backboards their pulse rate may quicken slightly and they may be distracted with visions of explosive movements and athletic greatness. This was certainly the case as we took in the perfectly manicured pitch, divot-less and flat, with mountains and blue skys in the distance.
We started the training with a lot of basic touch drills, honing our passing on the ground and in the air and we ended with some small sided games going to a combination of full size goals and mini pop up goals. We took a break during practice to meet with some of the Olympic training staff. We thanked them for the wonderful opportunity and grabbed a quick picture.
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