We all flew down to Athens, Georgia for a two week training camp to prepare for our last chance Olympic Qualifiers. Read all about our preparation and time in the Dominican Republic.
As our very busy summer with Team Canada volleyball comes to a close, I have to pause and write down some of my reflections. We had a lot of ups and downs (mostly ups!) as we navigated throughout all the important tournaments this summer with an entirely new coaching staff. Here I recap what the summer looked like and where we are now!
Starting out my seventh professional season abroad in Lima, Peru with the club USMP. I am here playing with a current Team Canada member, Alicia Perrin. Here is a highlight video of two games played before Christmas break. Hoping to take the title again this season!
A powerful, important initiative begins at bridging the gap between the youth teams across country and propelling the Women’s National Team to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. If you want to be a part of this journey, keep reading…
Team Canada jetted off on our first European tour this past August to play in some exhibition matches against the Turkish, Bulgarian, and German National Teams. We were gone for a total of three weeks; one week in Istanbul, Turkey and two weeks in Rimini, Italy. A tough trip overall with a heavy training and match schedule, but we took major steps forward as a team and now have total confidence heading into World Championships in Japan.
I can only laugh now. The amount of ridiculous stories I accumulate overseas while playing professionally or traveling for leisure is really quite remarkable. Good thing I have a blog and platform I can publicly complain about it and rope you into my misfortunes. For those of you that did know what was going on, I am out of the hospital now, hooray!
Throwback to the summer with Team Canada. It was the busiest, most tiring, and most exciting summer I have ever had with the team. In five months we traveled to Calgary, Cuba, Peru, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Toronto, Mexico – competing in an exhibition series, Champions Cup, Pan Am Cup (placing 5th - our best finish since 2004), Grand Prix, Pan Am Games, and then the NORCECA Championships.
It’s crazy to me that a professional season can seem like it’s crawling by when you're in the moment… but looking back it can be fully described in a few short sentences when you’re home. How was your season this year? “It was good – started off in Italy but switched to a German team in January due to some financial issues with the club. But yeah, it was good!”
After 15 years representing Team Canada, it is time for me to retire.