Prague Cup Tour Lax Recap 2011
July 10, 2011
After landing in Germany, we headed to Dachau Concentration Camp, which was quite moving and then spent time walking around Olympic Stadium. Once settled into our hotel, we headed into downtown Munich and took a bike tour around the city. We were all impressed with the beautiful buildings, variety of shops and vendors, and enjoyed our ride around the English Garden; one of the world’s largest city parks. Our evening capped off with a group dinner at the famous Hofbrauhaus for some pretzels, bratwurst, and Helles and Dunkel steins of beer.
On Tuesday, we arrived in Prague and had our first team practice at the Slavia Stadium Complex. At this point, we were all ready and excited to get onto the field and decided that we would make the Prague Cup ours. Our first game was the following day against the Czech U19 team, which we played quite well against and got our first W. That afternoon we took the tram to Prague Castle and had a walking tour that took us along the King’s coronation trail that led us through the palace and across the beautiful Charles Bridge. We took a detour to the famous John Lennon Wall, which a few players added their signatures to the graffiti and finished up our tour at the Astronomical clock in time to experience the 6pm chimes of the clock, trumpet announcement, and crowds of people snapping pictures of the show. Read more
Dickinson College Women’s Basketball Costa Rica Trip 2010
August 18, 2010
The members of the 2009 and 2010 Dickinson College Women’s Basketball Team toured the beautiful country of Costa Rica. The team left from Reagan International Airport the morning of July 31st and returned at midnight on August 9th. The team traveled with American International Sports Teams (AIST). Our tour guide was Roberto Aguillar and our bus driver was Edward Calderon. Our local AIST manager in charge of our competitions was Fernando Nietzen. The team would like to sincerely thank AIST, Roberto, Edward, Fernando and his wife Evette and all the people of Costa Rica for a once in a lifetime experience and a spectacular tour.
This website is dedicated to describing the journey of the thirteen members of DCWB. The team explored rain forests, cloud forests, volcanoes, beaches, cities and villages. The team was able to play a game against the Junior National Team in Puntarenas. On the day of this game, the team provided a Coaches Clinic for the local youth boys and girls basketball coaches of the region. DCWB also played the Costa Rican National Team two times in San Jose and was able to compete against a team preparing for the World Games as a precursor for their attempt to make the 2012 Olympics in London.
To view the entire website dedicated to this tour visit www.dcwbcostarica2010.com.
If you would like to learn more about Dickinson College Women’s Basketball please visit us at http://www.dickinson.edu/athletics/teams/women/basketball/
Best Experience of My Life!
July 24, 2010
What an experience I had to travel and play for Team AIST. When I first heard about this trip from Brent Pouricau, a former player and recruiter for AIST I was a bit worried how I would end up getting the funds to be able to go to Prague. Although I made it work and got the funds and glad I did. Just to be able to go to Prague and explore the city was amazing and yet to be able to play baseball and win the championship was beyond my thoughts. Being able to travel with the baseball team and softball team was awesome and getting the chance to meet new people that I would have never met if I would have never gone on the trip. As we spent time together we all had a good time and will forever remember this trip. I would like to thank AIST for allowing me to join the team and had an experience that I will talk about for the rest of my life. I WILL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER TRIP!!
Thank you Team AIST!
Daniel Pitfield
AIST is Blowing Away Expectations!
July 24, 2010
When I was first contacted to join AIST, I’ll be honest I was a bit skeptical. The trip seemed like a lot and I didn’t know how I was going to find the funds to do it. Needless to say I did find the funds and was able to go to Prague and win a championship! The trip price was dead on too. For all the stuff you get to do, the price of the trip was well worth it. The people you meet are great too! It was nice to be with a group of guys that wanted to win while we were there. The athletes you play with are good too, not sub-par, which makes the competition all the more fun. It was also pretty cool how the softball and baseball team all became quick friends on this trip. If I could do this again, I would not hesitate to travel with AIST. They give you a great bang for your buck and are knowledgeable about the cultures you encounter. Thanks for this great opportunity and I hope I can travel with you again!
In Gratitude,
Shawn Baker Read more
An Honor to Play with TEAM AIST in Prague
July 21, 2010
My name is Eric Faint and I have been playing in Germany since June of this year and til October 5th. I was picked up to play with Team AIST for the Prague games this 2010. I pitch both submarine and sidearm and was honored to have helped represent USA and support the team. It was a great honor and experience. I pitched the entire championship game and what a feeling of honor!
I simply wanted to thank AIST for allowing me to play and I wanted to relay how much I admire the coach. He is a great representation of dignity and sportsmanship and talent!
As I continue to try to follow my dream to play professional baseball — I will always remember this occasion and be honored to have played with Team AIST.
Thank you so much Team AIST.
Eric Faint
