I'm currently in the Portugal for the 2010 NSCAA Algarve Cup Symposium, and I'm posting insights and info as we get to matches and training sessions- I hope you enjoy the updates!

Today began with a little drive to see the German Women's National Team train. The trip from our hotel was about 15 minutes through some very scenic spots.

I'm currently in the Portugal for the 2010 NSCAA Algarve Cup Symposium, and I'm posting insights and info as we get to matches and training sessions- I hope you enjoy the updates!

Today was one of the most amazing days I could have asked for in the Algarve. Photo Above I can't believe I was on the pitch with Tina Theune-Meyer, April Heinrichs and Pia Sundhage at the same time.

We've just arrived in Albufeira, Portugal, for the 2010 NSCAA Algarve Cup Symposium, and we're just about to head into the Auramar hotel meeting room for our first couple sessions:

A couple photos from our arrival today. First, the sign in the lobby of the Montecero Hotel:

Here are Laura Flynn and Erin DeMarco on a mushroom carousel in front of Lick It, the Ice Cream Shop.

On the last day of the 2010 NSCAA Algarve Cup Symposium, I asked some of the participants what they thought about their experience. Thanks to everybody for sharing your thoughts so openly!

Transcript:

Erin Aubry, Head Coach at the University of Arkansas
"We talk about the four pillars of soccer, but they really embraced every single aspect of it.

Article reprinted with permission of the author: Coree Reuter
Coree grew up in the backwoods of the Pacific Northwest, where she played in mud puddles, rode horses and kicked soccer balls throughout her childhood. After graduation from Centenary College (NJ) in 2008, she relocated to Virginia where she works as a journalist.

Williamsburg, Va. - William and Mary Tribe head women's soccer coach John Daly has been selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as the recipient of its Women's Committee's Award of Excellence on Tuesday. The award, sponsored by Washington Area Girls Soccer (WAGS), was established in 1999 to recognize those who have brought honor and distinction to women's soccer.