Joe Alberici just completed his fifth season as the head coach of the Army lacrosse team. Alberici and his team are coming off a run to the 2010 Patriot League title and second round of the NCAA Tournament where the Black Knights knocked off two-time defending national champion Syracuse in the opening round at the Carrier Dome. Alberici is currently serving as an assistant coach for Team USA at the FIL World Championships in Manchester, England. He will chronicle the team's time across the pond through this blog.
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Saturday, July 24
Championship Day
The U.S. Team neatly disposed of Japan 20-5 on Thursday night to set up a rematch with Canada for the World Championship. Yesterday was an off day from playing, but a work day in terms of preparation. After a team photo shoot in the morning, the offense gathered for a 45-minute film session. I found it to be a great session for the guys. There was tremendous give and take as we broke down all of our possessions against Canada in the first game. The guys feel as I do that our mistakes in the first game are correctable and if we "clean up" a few things we can win this game!
The defensive meeting followed headed by Assistant Coach Tony Resch and was equally as productive. From there, we headed out to the practice field to work on a few things that we discussed in the film session. Last night we had a team dinner at Don Giovani, an Italian restaurant in Manchester. As usual there were a lot of laughs and great camaraderie. After dinner, I was able to stop by my family's hotel and catch up on their day of travel to Liverpool where they got their fill of the Beatles. Great day for everyone!
Check out todays game at 11 a.m. Eastern time on ESPNU. Go USA! Go Army!
Coach A.
