September 15, 2007
Michael's Summer of 2007!
The amazing weather this year with record breaking highs was a perfect time to be relaxing at the beach indulging yourself with big lunches, maybe putting on a few pounds before coming back to school. This was the summer for some...
But for the soccer boys and myself, it was all about school club training and the hopes of being able to pass our university trails or for other pro trails.
This summer has been the quickest of my life. We trained almost everyday of the summer break. Throughout the break we had 3 camps, the first of the camps was held at the SG training ground and consisted of 2 –a-day trainings going for 4 days.
The next camp was 10 days long all on the road which included a tournament; we won the tournament in which we participated, a memory which I won’t forget.
The last of the camps was again on the road, but this was only for 3 days, and it also went well, a lot of team bonding and helped in strengthening all ready strong team.
We also won Tokyo’s T-League with no losses throughout the whole season and only one draw, so pretty good on paper.
I myself went away to Niigata, to try out for the Albirex Niigata pro team. I must have done something right while I was there as am signing my pro contract this week! This is an out of this world experience and I am just so happy, I would like to thank all the people that have helped, the school Seiritsu, the coaches, Wynrs (my New Zealand soccer club), my family and especially mum and dad, without them none of this would have been possible.
This summer has been filled with more than I would have ever expected! I came to Japan 3 years ago and I wanted to do well in my soccer and school, so now I can say that I have almost completed my 3 years with no regrets about being here! I am now looking forward to the future!
Michael