GRR: National Teams
07.22.2014 - Alex Goff
The High School All Americans fell 20-9 to Italy's U18s Tuesday in Rio Cuarto at the 4 Naciones tournament. The HSAA team led 9-7 late thanks to three Ben Cima penalty kicks, but a penalty kick and a late try saw the Italians through. HSAA lineup:1. Darien Pickett (Fort Hunt) 2. Steven Branham (Fallbrook) 3. Jack Iscaro (Gonzaga) 4.
07.21.2014 - Alex Goff
New USA 7s Men’t National Team Head Coach Mike Friday has laid down the law, and all players who want to be on the national team - at least the ones in the extended camp this past weekend - know what is expected of them.
07.21.2014 - Alex Goff
While the USA Men’s 7s team undergoes some upheaval and faces the uncomfortable question of whether they can qualify for the 2016 Olympics, the USA Women’s team is in a somewhat different situation.
They have coaching stability, with Ric Suggitt at the reins still. They have future stability, with knowledge that they have a much stronger chance of qualifying for Rio 2016.
07.20.2014 - Alex Goff
It might be fair to say that the High School All American coaches were a little taken aback by their team’s scrimmage loss to Cordoba Academy. This was, after all, a Cordoba team that the Americans had beaten in 2013, so what gives with the 48-3 loss? There were reasons, for sure.
07.19.2014 - Alex Goff
On Friday Mike Friday ran the 7s players hard, was a constant voice at practice, and scared players a bit.
Good luck.