2014 Nationals: Bronze Medal Game
Throughout our training sessions leading up to Nationals we were very confident that this year’s New Brunswick U17 men’s team was a medal contender. With a win in our final…
2014 Nationals: The Rematch
There was a lot of build up to yesterday’s rematch with Team Ontario. Since our first meeting on Friday they have been playing very well with convincing victories over Quebec…
2014 Nationals: Day #5 British Columbia
I’m skipping the day #4 update. It was an off day with a players banquet during the evening. Nobody wants to here about that. Monday was the day we’ve been…
2014 Nationals: Day #3 Manitoba
The high and lows of Nationals. All teams experience them and we’re no different. Following our Friday night victory over Ontario there was a huge out pouring of positive energy…
2014 Nationals Day #2 – Ontario
We’re finally here. It’s game day. Up first…Ontario. Friday (yesterday) was all about a single purpose. Win our game against Ontario. Considering the Ontario U17 men’s team has not lost…
2014 Nationals Day #1
Today was our first full day here in Edmonton. The day was all about getting the players adjusted to the new time zone and settled into our daily routine. The…
2014 Nationals Set to Begin
With the 2014 National Championships about to kick-off tomorrow, I decided it was time to dust off the old Hardfouls blog. Hopefully this will provide those who are following our…
Nationals: Summary
Sorry for neglecting to post about our final couple days at Nationals, but like the athletes, I too was mentally drained at the end of the event. Now that I’m…
Nationals: Day #6
As I said in yesterday’s post, there are lots of clichés available for underdog teams to sling around heading into tough games. There are just as many clichés for players…
Nationals: Day #5
Incredible team effort! That’s a phrase I’ve utter numerous times in the last 12 hours following our 85-53 victory over Newfoundland U17. I’m sure anyone that was able to watch…