Good luck cards!

We arrived in Toronto on Sunday for the tournament. Before we played I presented the cards you all made! The Stingrays loved them and put them on the walls in the rooms we are staying in :)

Stingrays in Seattle

Hello 3L! I am in Seattle with the Stingrays. Seattle is in the USA and is famous for it's friendly people and the tower called the Space Needle, which you can see in the background.

We have a practice game against a local team this afternoon before we go to Toronto tomorrow morning. Everyone is very excited!

On Sunday I will present your good luck cards to the team :)

The picture was taken at the end of a treasure hunt that had us exploring the city and taking pictures!

Ready to go!

Bags are packed, about to get on the plane :)

Stingrays eat healthy

As part of their training, the Stingrays need to stay fit and healthy so that their bodies can get through the tournament in Canada, which is 7 days long!

Crystal is the team's nutritionist. Her job is to make sure the team knows what to eat, when to eat, and how much to eat.

Crystal eating healthy

To show their commitment, some of the girls have given up ALL junk food until the tournament is over. If you think you have what it takes to join the challenge (Mr L is doing it!) then leave a comment listing all the junk food you've chosen NOT to eat over the holidays!

Faces of the Stingrays

Click on this link to see a video of some of the funny faces from our training camps!

http://youtu.be/M1B1NSgKr4o <- click!

I know how much you all love One Direction...

Stingrays Visit

One Wednesday, Tamara and Kim from the Australian Stingrays came to visit our classroom. I've never seen 3L so excited! We asked them some questions about the tournament, their training, and how they were introduced to Ultimate Frisbee.

Some of the student read out their Stingrays poems (which I have since shown to the whole team!) much to the delight of Tamara and Kim.

They gave out Stingrays wristbands to the whole class and then came out and helped our throwing technique on the grass. Everyone's throwing was improving so much. Tamara was particularly impressed by Phoebe and Kim thought Daemon and Cormac are future frisbee superstars! We finished with a game of Dodge Frisbee (3L's favourite game) before the bell went.

The girls left the class with a signed disc, and gave everyone autographs with an inspirational message. It was such a fantastic afternoon that we will never forget!

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