Saturday - Day to Prepare for GOLD

Saturday's Schedule:
10:00 Breakfast
1:00 Lunch Downtown
5:00 Depart for practice
5:30-6:45 Practice
6:30 Attend USA U17 women's bronze medal game  USA v China
Dinner following

Lunch Downtown at the Good Burger

Caroline and Coach Jones waiting to order.

Coach Showalter and the players waiting for the food to come out.

Downtown Zaragoza

 

On our walk to Plaza del Pilar - many fountains, statutes, outdoor cafes.

NBA Zone set up by the Basilica

Practice

Video from practice

And on the BUS! 

 

After practice the players went out to dinner at a wings/burger/pizza restaurant and the adults headed downtown to revisit a restaurant.

Game 6: USA v Lithuania

Game time today – 9:00 (3 ET).

Four team are now left playing in the medal semifinals!  USA v Lithuania and Turkey v Spain.  Two Number 1 seeds lost yesterday -  Canada fell to Turkey and France fell to Lithuania.

Practice

Gold Standard #14:  Performance:  We’re hungry.  We have no bad practices

 

At the end of practice the team always "circles up" and shares something from a given topic:  something that others might find interesting about you, favorite music, what you are looking forward to in this trip, share one impressive player who previously wore your USA number, share with the player on your right something you liked about his practice today. Today each player was to share what he could do to help the team win tonight!

Medal Semifinals

Let the game begin!

USA ahead 26-23 at end of lst Q

Halftime score:  USA up 47-37

What a 3rd Q!  USA up 75-47!

 

Way to go Team USA!!

Game 6: USA 98  – Lithuania 70 
   

After the game - ice from Ernie and interviews

Game 6: USA v Lithuania

Game time Friday – 9:00 (3 ET).

Four team are now left playing in the medal semifinals!  USA v Lithuania and Turkey v Spain.  Two Number 1 seeds lost yesterday -  Canada fell to Turkey and France fell to Lithuania.

Practice

At the end of practice the team always "circles up" and shares something from a given topic:  something that others might find interesting about you, favorite music, what you are looking forward to in this trip, share one impressive player who previously wore your USA number, share with the player on your right something you liked about his practice today. Today each player was to share what he could do to help the team win tonight!

Medal Semifinals

Let the game begin!

USA ahead 26-23 at end of lst Q

Halftime score:  USA up 47-37

What a 3rd Q!  USA up 75-47!

 

Way to go Team USA!!

Game 6: USA 98  – Lithuania 70 
   

Gold Standard #2: GREAT DEFENSE. This is the key to winning the gold. We do the dirty work.

After the game - ice from Ernie and interviews