Day 14

A late start this morning, team breakfast at 8.30 am. However, since we were leaving almost straight after training today we packed all our stuff up into one room before heading off at 10.45am. Even though we are away and our focus is volleyball, the floods at home had us all worried. We held a [...]

Day 13

The day started with an earlier training then usual, it was quite an intense training to get us ready for our last game of the tournament, which left us sweaty, hungry and ready to win!! After training we went straight to the pool for recovery and then was a long wait for lunch. It was [...]

Game 6 v Tian Jin University China

Hi Folks, sorry for the late start there has just been an epic 5 setter before us, Lopburi (Thailand) just qualified for the finals. Our warm up has started and we should be underway in about 20 minutes. Tian Jin have not won a game in the tournament as well, both teams will be keen for [...]

Day 12

Today started with a little sleep in, breakfast and recovery in the pool. After our recovery day and some serious acupuncture, we were all feeling a lot fresher and ready to face a Vietnam team with 2 European imports. We had the first game at 3pm, and after a proper length warm up we started [...]

Game v Vietsovpetro

Hi again from a smoggy Dong Nai.  We are first match up today so we will be starting on time in 45 mintes (6pm on the Australian east coast). Before we start talking about volleyball, I would  like to express the team’s  thoughts and best wishes to anyone involved in the floods in Queensland and the bushfires in [...]

Day 11

We started our day off with a nice sleep in and a later breakfast before heading off to a world-class shopping centre (a lot like Chadstone, but without the shops). A lot of the girls bought some ground coffee from different regions of Vietnam from a little specialist coffee place, which pretty much sums up [...]

Day 10

Day 4 of the tournament started well as our beloved friend and valued team member Mani the mannequin was waiting for us at breakfast. After taking hostage of prime suspects possessions in previous days, we were able to negotiate the return of Mani. Morning training again had a strong focus on passing and defence. Everyone [...]

Game 4 v Jiangsu China

Hi everyone, welcome Dong Nai stadium once again.  Good news the game will be starting on time at 9pm AEDT, about 33 minutes away. The Aussie girls are out to make big improvements tonight and hopefully go home with a win ! Ladies and Gentlemen, we are only minutes away from a start here in [...]

Game 4 Live Streaming

Game 4 today against Jiangsu Junior team from China will be streamed live on VTV website on channel VTV2. Jiangsu’s average height is 183cm compare to ours 180cm. They play a slower European style like ours and not the fast Asian style of the three teams we have played so far. The quality of the [...]

Day 9

Day 9 started off with a 7:30 breaky and a 45 minute training session, working on defence and picking up tips, which we struggled with in the previous game. Then a quick recovery session in the pool followed by group video sessions run by the players and a bit of treatment. Then off to lunch [...]