Europe Trip: Day 5

It was was another beautiful day over in the U.K. After an eventful and exhausting day, we were allowed to relax and recuperate for most of the day five. Coach Toomey informed us that the freshmen and sophomores had to run a lacrosse clinic at the Stockport Cricket Club at 3 p.m. (http://www.stockportcc.co.uk/) The juniors and seniors had the day off. Most of the team took a coach into Manchester City for lunch and a chance to site see around the city. However, still feeling the effects from the previous night, I stayed around the hotel.
At 3 p.m. the underclassmen boarded the coach and headed to the clinic. There were roughly fifty kids at the clinic. Because lacrosse is a relatively new sport across the pond the kids clearly needed some work. They were eager to learn and ask questions which made the clinic bearable. After the clinic was finished, the juniors and seniors met up with the rest of the team and we enjoyed a traditional English dinner...buttered bread, ham, cheese, chips, and an assortment of refreshments. In my opinion the dinner was unprepared and a last minute thing. It could have been done a lot better and with more enjoyable options. The meal didn't compare to the other dinners we had been enjoying. As soon as the sub-par meal was over, we headed back to Wilmslow and relaxed at the hotel for the night.