Day 4 in Lake Placid was much of the same. Lots of snow, and
lots of sledding for Ellie. They moved some of the sledders up the hill to
another starting position, including Ellie; which she was very excited about. It
made the runs seem even faster.
After the final sliding session, the coaches met with the athletes
and parents, and gave them a brief rundown on what was next. They started with
700 athletes who tried out from around the country. About 70 were invited to Lake
Placid for the screening session. From this group they will pick about 30 to be
part of the Junior National Developmental Team, The D Team is what they are known
as. They will make those picks between March and May, and may have some kids
come back in March to see them on the track again.
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| The group. Ellie is 3rd from the left. |
So, we’ll see what happens from here.
If nothing else, it was a great experience. Ellie had a lot
of fun. More fun then I thought she’d have.
After we got all the info we went and had lunch downtown,
picked up some souvenirs and got on the road back to Vermont. It wasn’t long
before Ellie was knocked out in the passenger seat, a clear sign of how hard
she worked throughout the week.
An early wake up call the next day got us to the airport and
on our way back home. The flights were uneventful, but without the TV in the back
of each seat the entertainment options were a bit more limited. So, Delta
clearly won the battle of the flights for this trip.
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| The car in the morning before digging out for the airport. |
And the return to more traditional sports didn’t take long.
After landing about 1:00 p.m. Ellie wanted to join her school basketball team
for their 3:00 p.m. practice. I don’t know how much of it was wanting to play
basketball or how much of it was wanting to see her friends.
Then, the weekend was upon us and Ellie’s final soccer
tournament of 2018. The team finished in 3rd place, only a couple points
away from playing in the Championship. It was a great first season playing at
the comp level for soccer.
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| Ellie's end of the year poster. |
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