We take team pictures every year around our campus...this year went
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Birthday Tradition Continues
Yesterday was Diana's 18th birthday!! As the tradition has been for several years now, Coach Abbate brings in her amazingly delicious cake, everyone sings Happy Birthday to the "birthday girl" and we all dig in!! This year we started the season off with Diana's birthday and it was great to get it all on camera.
It's nice to have Anna back so she can lead the team in the song...she really gets into it! And it's good to see the upperclassmen leading the underclassmen in how to blow out the candles :) In the video you'll hear Thazina telling Diana "Don't spit on the cake" and Suzi telling her to "Blow all the candles out at once". Our captains are such great leaders :)
Can't wait for the next birthday to get here!!
It's nice to have Anna back so she can lead the team in the song...she really gets into it! And it's good to see the upperclassmen leading the underclassmen in how to blow out the candles :) In the video you'll hear Thazina telling Diana "Don't spit on the cake" and Suzi telling her to "Blow all the candles out at once". Our captains are such great leaders :)
Can't wait for the next birthday to get here!!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
One Week Down
The first week of preseason has come and gone and the girls are counting down the remaining 6 weeks left until we can start practicing as a team!! All of the coaches are impressed with everyones shape coming back into the year. So far, 6 people have passed the Beep Test...we know the other girls are going to beat it any day now!! They are all pushing themselves so hard that we know they are trying their best to get through it!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Beep Test, it is a conditioning test that lets us measure the shape of each player coming back from the summer. It's a series of sprints that needs to be completed in a certain amount of time...don't worry, they get a break in between each sprint :)
Besides the Beep Test, the team is going through individual workouts (one-on-one with coaches, as well as group individuals...no more than 4 people at at time though--don't want to break any NCAA rules!!), team conditioning, lifting with Khyl (our Strength & Conditioning coach), and playing open gym together.
Towards the end of preseason, we will be sure to put up a video and some pictures of the player's workouts so you all can see how much work they are putting in for the upcoming season!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Beep Test, it is a conditioning test that lets us measure the shape of each player coming back from the summer. It's a series of sprints that needs to be completed in a certain amount of time...don't worry, they get a break in between each sprint :)
Besides the Beep Test, the team is going through individual workouts (one-on-one with coaches, as well as group individuals...no more than 4 people at at time though--don't want to break any NCAA rules!!), team conditioning, lifting with Khyl (our Strength & Conditioning coach), and playing open gym together.
Towards the end of preseason, we will be sure to put up a video and some pictures of the player's workouts so you all can see how much work they are putting in for the upcoming season!
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