USA Women Scrimmage

I had a chance to watch the USA Women's Blue and Red squads scrimmage in Southern California over the weekend. Silver medalists Scott -Arruda, Jennifer Joines, Tayyiba Haneef-Parks, Heather Bown and Stacy Sykora were among the players present at the fundraiser at JSerra High School in San Juan Capistrano. We also got a glimpse at some of the newcomers to the team who are hoping to grab a spot in 2012.

Considering it is the year after the Olympics, the team looked strong which is a great sign for the future. The Blue team won the match in four games, but both teams moved well and played hard to win. Scott-Arruda plans to return for her 5th Olympics in London. The games will take place just before her 40th birthday which has got to be some sort of record. But her body is holding up nicely and she says she has no issues with injury which is also incredible.

The team is likely to see lots of roster changes in the coming years with many of the women playing overseas intermittently, but it looks like when the Olympics comes around again, we will once again field a strong squad.