The team and most of the coaches arrived in Xenia, Ohio yesterday to begin preparation for our basketball tour of Southeast Asia. We have a good mix of bigs and wings with a couple of smart point guards. If this team can get good team chemistry, we should be pretty fun to watch.
Pierre Sneed may be the most recognizable name for Indiana readers of this blog as he played at Ball State. Most of the players are small college players, but that diminish their skills and basketball IQ. The difference between and a D3 or D1 player can be about 3 inches in height.
The facility at AIA is superb with the ability to host soccer, baseball, and football tournaments. This weekend FCA is hosting a football camp and there are two schools participating.
Last night the weather cooled off, however, the small gym at Xenia Christian H.S. where we practiced was very hot and humid. Many of the players are used to air conditioning and struggled with the heat and how the ball and floor became slick often. The coaching staff reminded them that this is the exact type of conditions we will see in Southeast Asia.
We have two more days of practice and we fly out on Monday, lost the day of Tuesday while traveling across the International Date Line and will arrive at our destination on Wednesday. Wednesday is my wife, Kristi's birthday, so please, if you see her, tell her happy thirty (cough, cough) something.
