We're here until January 3 competing for a spot on the 35-ish players who will lead the WNT into the upcoming World Cup. The senior side will have two top teams, and those teams will have two matches over the next five days, and performance in those matches will be one of the primary selection vehicles for the World Cup. There will also be two developmental teams that will have two matches as well. Players from the developmental sides will also have the chance at making the squad.
The format of this camp varies slightly from the past NASCs at Tigertown. We've had both selection and developmental camps here, but this time the top tier matches will pit those players the coaches think are their top 15 against those they think are the next-best 15, with others distributed evenly as subs.
For the players here, this is an exciting event. In theory, the best two players at each position will be on the field at the same time playing against each other (I say "in theory" because I don't want to discount the players who couldn't make it or who have yet to be discovered). Right now, we've just finished with Day 1 of camp, which was The Day of Logistics, and are winding down for the night. Day 2 should be a lot more fun--full of rugby and not travel. I'll try to keep all of my awesome readers updated throughout the next five days. At the very least I hope to post the results of the matches.
From Tigertown, in the swampy humidity of Florida, this is Sam Pankey signing off.
