So its late Thursday night and the team has been together for the last week now. Words can't truly explain the pain and exhaustion our bodies go through but to recap the last few days:
Saturday- We all had to get our physicals and medical evaluations out of the way. After that it was Christmas time! Coach buys the team a ton of gear for the season and we all get spoiled. One of the guys counted up the goods and its roughly $600-$700 dollars worth of free goods! Shoes, Shirts, Jackets, Blazers etc... Later that day we had our media photos taken and the senior class had their annual photo shoot for the media guide/program.
Sunday- Tuesday - The team went to a wilderness resort for some "team bonding" The place was pretty nice and we enjoyed it. The resort offered us a high ropes course, lake, water zip line, water slide, and full regulation wiffleball stadium (legit). Overall it was a fun experience getting to know everyone and having fun as a team.
Tuesday-Present- As of now, the team and I have trained 3 times a day beginning with fitness in the morning, small sided games in the afternoon, and full size 11 v 11 games at night. the heat and humidity is really tough and with all this playing it truly is Eat, Sleep, Soccer and nothing more.
The trainers are making us weigh in and out before and after every session to watch our weight and to make sure that we replenish what our bodies lose. So far, i am averaging a 3 pound weight lose PER practice and 9-10 per day. That sounds crazy but I must "refuel" my body with the proper liquids in order to have energy for the next day.
Its been a great first week and were back on the field bright and early tomorrow morning. Im proud of the team and the work the boys have put into so far, we are excited to have two possible scrimmages next week and I will post what happens! As always thanks for reading this in my bad attempt to explain the past few days!
-Hayden
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