Traveling with USA Athletes International

I just completed my fourth trip with USA Athletes International. I was fortunate to have been able to coach a team that competed in Aruba. We were scheduled to play 5-games. Three of them were against women and they asked if we would be willing to give some competition to their 16-17 year old boys team that was preparing for the nationals, so we played the boys twice. The skill level was not all that great for either the women or the boys. Our college team, made up of players from various colleges throughout the USA, defeated the women handily and we lost both games to the boys because of their athleticism, speed, and length. It was a good experience for all. Aruba was nice. We had a lot of free time and also had various excursions and cultural opportunities. Aruba is very American, but, thankfully, our Aruban hosts took us off the beaten path for our meals and we ate Aruban food for dinner. I enjoyed the experience, once again and am looking forward to going to Ireland with USAAI next year.