The West Texas AMU University Women's team, coached by Butch Lauffer, former assistant coach to the T&T women's U-17team has just completed yet another successful season with one of Trinidad and Tobago’s own Nadia James, performing outstandingly and receiving post-season awards.
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Maria & Marissa in Mexico - Day 8
Day 8: April 4, 2008
Cordner comes back to key Laurels' 2-0 win over Liberty
For Kennya Cordner, the Northampton Laurels 2008 season ended almost as soon as it began.
Maria & Marissa in Mexico - Days 6 & 7
Day 6: April 2, 2008
It's game day. Today we play Canada and nervousness/excitement fills within us all. Breakfast was at 8am and afterwards we had a jog/stretch to loosen up our muscles. Even with being nervous, the team seemed in good spirits and up for the challenge ahead of us. We had some time after stretching and before lunch to relax. Today also turned out to be one of our teammate's (Darcel) birthday. The hotel made her a cake and we all sang happy birthday to her at the end of lunch. After lunch we got our things ready for the game and had a meeting in the conference room. Coach Jamal gave the starting positions and reminded us of key points for the game. We would go into this game with full confidence that we could give this Canadian team a run for their money. Our key to this game would be our speed. We all knew that the Canadians could not keep up with our speedy players. The bus ride to the stadium was festive with Trini music playing over the loud speakers. Just listening to Maximus Dan's "Soca Warriors" got me pumped and I could feel the pride fueling within my body.
Bring Women’s World Cup to T&T
Fifa says that T&T stands to gain some US$10 million from staging the event while the numerous benefits which can be generated—particularly among the young girls in the country—cannot be measured in money.
Maria & Marissa in Mexico - Days 4 & 5
Day 4: March 31, 2008
Today was a "recovery" day for us. We were able to sleep in half an hour longer as breakfast wasn't until 8:00am. After breakfast we had a team meeting in a conference room in the hotel. We discussed our upcoming game and our opponent. Canada is known for being strong, physical and tough in the air so we talked about our approach to the game and how we could use our strengths to our advantage. The meeting lasted an hour and fifteen minutes and it helped us realize what we needed to do as a team to upset this Canadian team we were preparing to play in two days. After the meeting we were taken to the stadium and allowed 45 minutes on the field to practice, but we had to wear tennis shoes as they did not want us tearing up the field. Compared to the dirt fields we have been practicing on, the stadium field was golden. It has nice grass and the stadium itself is just a great sight. We can't wait to see how many people will be in the stands on Wednesday.
Maria & Marissa in Mexico - Day 9
Day 9: April 5, 2008
Maria & Marissa in Mexico - Days 1, 2 & 3
Maria and Marissa Mohammed have agreed to share their experience with the Trinidad & Tobago national women's team as they attempt to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. They will provide regular reports from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.