United States Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team to play the Netherlands over the weekend
The United States Women’s Sitting Volleyball Team is all set to show their skills in the Netherlands.
The US team is scheduled to play against the home team of Netherlands from March 10 until March 12. The total number of matches that are going to be played amongst the two sides will be four. The venue of the competition is the Raleigh Convention Center
situated in Raleigh.
Katie Holloway, who is an athlete in the US Women’s Sitting Volleyball team, shared her views on the matter in the following manner, “The matches are very important to the progression of our team this Paralympic year. I believe we are still growing into
a gold medal contending team and we have solid talent but are still looking for the best combinations to win. Playing the Netherlands will help us to see who works well next to each other and allow for the newer players some competition experience as well.”
While commenting on the London 2012 Paralympic Games that are looming ahead, Holloway gave the following statements, “We know we are a better team than 2010 World Championships, but I think we are ready to make this a marker for where we still need to go
to beat China.”
The US Sitting Volleyball Team has been able to make it to the London 2012 Paralympic Games after their performance in the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Championships. The US team was able to give an impressive performance and earn themselves the silver
medal in the tournament.
After the championship, the US Women Sitting Volleyball Team has been continually improving. The Parapan Am Zonal Championship as well as the ECVD Continental Cup saw the US Women Sitting Volleyball Team take the gold medal. Not only that, the team has been
able to finish off the 2011 season with an undefeated record of 12-0.
The first match that the US team will play against the Netherlands will be on the coming Friday. Saturday will feature two matches between the two sides, one in the morning while the other in the evening. Sunday will be the final day of the four match series.
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