Men's and Women's national team begin preparation for Rio Olympics - Articles

Both the U.S. men’s and women’s Olympic teams participated in intrasquad scrimmages last week at Santiago College in Orange, Calif. It was part of a busy time as both teams prepare the Rio Olympics August 6-21. The men are preparing for the World League, which includes matches in Dallas, July 1-3. July 1 at 5:30 p.m.: Australia v Russia July 1 at 7:30 p.m.: USA v Bulgaria July 2 at 5:30 p.m.: Bulgaria v Russia July 2 at 7:30 p.m.: USA v Australia July 3 at 12:30 p.m.: USA v Russia July 3 at 3 p.m.: Bulgaria v Australia Tickets for World League can be purchased here: Head USA men's coach John Speraw on Olympic roster decisions: "Each of these guys brings some strengths. They're all good guys, they're all good team guys. We don't have a lot of guys that have the experience of going to Olympics games, that guys like Reid Priddy and David Lee have. I plan on making a decision early July. If we go to the World League finals, which is a big "if", I would make the decision July 5th. If we don't, I would extend it another week." The women are preparing for Grand Prix play June 17-19 at the Pyramid in Long Beach, which includes the Vol-B-Que . If you live in Southern California, you don’t want to miss the event that has become Vol-B-Que. June 17: Japan vs. Turkey at 5 p.m. PT; USA vs. Germany at 7 p.m. PT June 18: Turkey vs. Germany at 5...

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