HI

The day I arrived I was ready to expect the worst. All the players checked into the dorms and we had our first team meeting. This isn’t too bad I thought. So far so good. Boy was I in for the shock of my life. The following morning we had a 6:15 wake-up call to go for a fifteen minute jog around campus. I reluctantly got up, put on my shoes, and headed out the door. The jog itself wasn’t too bad and after breakfast I got a quick nap in before our morning practice. Morning practice was terrible. Temperatures in the 90’s, no breaks, no rest. Practice dragged on for hours. The moment practice ended I had brief moment of relief and joy but it quickly faded as I new I’d be back out here again this afternoon. The afternoon’s practice felt like an extension of the practice we had in the morning. "...