Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Monday - Damacious White

Monday was actually our first full day in Branson. We started off with the complimentary breakfast, then got right to work afterwards with practice. Since time on the court is limited, we had to cover every detail of our game plan very rapidly.  This was one of our better and promising practices, with everyone having a sense of urgency and focus. A tornado hit various parts of Missouri last week, so we  checked out the unfortunate damage after. Since we are student athletes, a mandatory two hour study table was soon to follow. Next, we went to the Tanger outlet malls to see what Branson shopping had to offer. They had many different stores ranging from Nike to Ralph Lauren. Soon after we went to check out the most important building of the entire trip, the Ozark's gymnasium. This is the place where we hope to win Davenport's first national championship. A great conclusion to the day was when we met up with our sponsors, Mr. & Mrs. Foreman, where they prepared a scrumptious meal for us. We also came bearing gifts for them and their two children. The son was extremely thrilled about the basketball shirt and tattoos. We then had a film and personnel study session going over our future opponents, becoming even more prepared. After this long day, everyone was tired, so it was surely time to call it a night for another long day awaiting tomorrow. 



The coaches were all focused and ready to go!
The team spent about 30 minutes checking out the gym where all the games will take place.
This is an example of some of the tornado damage...some buildings were totally demolished.


The Hilton hotel in downtown Branson had windows blown out and extensive damage inside.


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