Hello from a very warm and sunny day in the South East of the Czech Republic! Had to put on sun block today...that is great considering that 3 weeks ago it snowed here.
We are really starting to settle and pick up the occasional Czech word, for thank you, please, hi, hello etc. Today we toured a very important castle that has some very interesting history (See Coach Dacey's blog for details). Had lunch at another castle and then proceeded to FC Slovacko's stadium and practice facility. This is the home club of our host Jitka Klimikova who is the Head Coach for the U17 Czech Republic's women's team (some of her players will be on teams we will play next week). She is also the Head Coach for FC Slovacko's women's team. Both teams spent some time soaking in the ambiance in the dressing rooms and stadium, learning about how to show respect for "footballing" traditions in Europe and of course, we trained on one of the their practice fields.
The 1994's worked on defensive responsibilities and the 1995's worked on our attacking shape. After dinner, we had a very competitive team bonding experience--lots of laughs, losing team helps clear tables after breakfast.
Looking forward to building on our experience and of course, the soccer is just warming up.
