Saturday, November 23, 2019
It was the morning of the last practice of our three day, five practice, whirlwind preparations for Sunday's U18 game between our Europe Warriors and the Austrian National Team.
We met in the Jufa Hotel's lobby before
a light walk-through practice with
the squad in their game uniforms
We endured two hours in cold, windy conditions.
Offensive Coordinator Kyle Callahan
giving some last minute instructions
Working on the passing game
We ran it some too this morning
He drops, he looks, he . . .
Organizing the Special Teams
Light scrimmage work
#15 QB Mateusz "Big Ben" Wojakiewicz
from Poland's Wroclaw Panthers
Impromptu coaches meeting
#6 QB Adrian Moreno from Spain's
Pioners L'Hospitalet chucks one
OL Coach Honza Rauš going over
plays with some of his BIG boys
I love this guy to death, he is a great teacher and an even better person.
One-on-One in space
Varese Skorpion
Federico "DJ" DiGennaro
making the catch
After practice, it was time for a photo shoot.
The 2019 U18 Europe Warriors
The 2019 U18 Europe Warriors
Coaching Staff
Coach Rauš came up with this
to rally his troops
The eight 2019 U18 Europe Warriors
with Varese Skorpions ties
With Honza Rauš
Honza and I with
OT Saffet Huyseinoglu from
Germany's Kirkdorf Wildcats
Center Adriano Gartmann from
Switzerland's Calanda Broncos
joined us
Representing Germany's
Magdeburg Virgin Guards
#27 RB Niklas Stelzig,
#33 LB/P Max Höth and
OG Linus Laaß
About that nickname . . .
I spotted this interesting billboard
on the walk back to the hotel
We took the afternoon off to allow the squad time to finally see the sights of historic Vienna, the capital of Austria.
Herding the troops towards
our nearby Metro station
The church by said Metro station
HC Bart Iaccarino doing a break
after we arrived at the
Stephansplatz Metro stop
They were cut loose for the next two hours on their own recognizance to explore the city.
Vienna, with today's chilly weather
and all decked out for Christmas,
certainly got me into the holiday spirit
A carriage ride in Vienna can really
stretch your budget
Some of the boys were posted to
tour the city on scooters
Not I.
St. Stephen's Cathedral
Huge Christmas ornament
Christmas shoppers were out in mass
Cool lights near a church
More shoppers
A well lit old building . . .
. . . and another
Vienna's State Opera House
I just liked the look of this arcade
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a
great German writer and statesman
OL Coach Honza Rauš,
a pink teddy bear and
DB Coach Nacho Cordero
Don't ask, you had too be there.
Real California burritos
again next week
Why is Honza kicking me in the butt?
Don't ask, you had to be there.
Again.
Austrian Heroes
An ice skating rink around a park
The skaters in action
A HUGE and beautiful
Viennese Christmas Market
White Christmas tree ornaments
I think I've heard of this play
Who knows what it is
but it is a GRAND edifice
Beating his redheaded step-child
That reminds me, right after
Thanksgiving, we head to Mexico City
for a Europe Warriors Women's game
A dome outside the famed
Spanish Riding School
Back in the day, the trainers and horses used in this school were Spanish born and bred.
More with the violence
More with the Christmas Markets
A beautiful, gleaming fountain
Back at St. Stephen's Cathedral
The Cathedral bells were ringing
OT Saffet Huyseinoglu
"A Boy and His Scooter"
The blue warriors wave on the
escalators to start the trip home
Our night time agenda was to simply have dinner at the hotel and some final team meetings before lights out and our highly anticipated game tomorrow.
Go Warriors GO!
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