Nursing injuries in Seoul

Week 11 (June 11th, 2014)

By the time training arrived on Saturday we had assembled a nice collection of cripples, due to our exertions in China the previous week. Day long 9-aside tournaments can be very physically demanding on the body due to its stop-start nature and as we returned from China on the previous Sunday night many of the players could literally be seen limping off the plane at Incheon International Airport.

It was another hot day on military base for training on Saturday and mid-session some players had to retreat to the sideline to nurse injuries with the help of freezing ice-packs. The rest of us continued with kicking and game practice as we looked to improve on the areas that had let us down in Shanghai. After training our players had the luxury of relaxing in the swimming pool right next to the field. With temperatures in the high twenties, a quick dip in the water was the perfect way to cool off before we headed for a buffet dinner at the nearby Dragon Hill Lodge.