2013 Volleyball Tour Blog Tour #3 – Day 6 Paris Tournament.

2013 Volleyball Tour Blog Tour #3  – Day 6 Paris Tournament.

Today is the tournament day…. We woke and had breakfast at 7am and met our local host at 7:45am to go by metro to the gym.  The gyms that we are playing in are only 4 stops away on the metro.  This years tournament is larger than last year, there are 2 age group categories under 20 and under 16 years old.  We have 2 teams in each category.  The tournament was a 3 day event… Round Robin pool play followed by a modified playoff.  Most of the other teams were about the same age as we were … with the exception of a select teams from France and the Tunisia Jr National teams that were a couple of years older….

The younger teams was coached by Coach Haley (the USA Red) and Coach Russ (USA White).  The older teams were coached by Chris Littleman (the coach at Highline College in Seattle). The two teams in the older age group were (Team Eagles U18 and Team Bears U16)   We played in two separate gyms and in the same district of Paris (the 19^th).

All of the teams had a rough first match.  Due partially to … being a little nervous, not having played together in a tournament with the new players on the teams, the level of the competition.  Having said that… each team

played progressively better through the day.  They started feeling more comfortable with each other, talking more and hesitating less and competed in each game.  Most of the teams played 3 matches today.  Haleys team had a 2-1 record, while the other 3 teams had an 0-3 or 0-2 record.

The younger age teams finished in the early afternoon and returned to the hotel to shower and to get ready for the walking tour of Sacur Coure.  The older girls had a little longer day but did the same 3 hours later.  Coach Russ and Haley walked the younger players and their

parents up to Sacur Coure to see the beautiful church and the panoramic views of Paris.  John and Chris did the same for the older group at 7pm.  It was now time for dinner and players and families chose various places to eat for the evening.

Everyone was FAST ASLEEP by curfew

Tomorrow is day 2 of the tournament and the Hop on Hop off tour