Opening ceremomies

A calm day to start with before it was time to go to the opening ceremony. In the morning there was a coaches and managers meeting at the same time as the rest of the team had a playful practise. When the coaches/managers meeting was done our physio took over in the physio meeting.
In the afternoon all teams went to the venue for the opening ceremonies. After waiting for a while in the stands the organisers moved us into the sports hall (air conditioned; nice) followed by some more waiting. The team made the best of it and got pictures together with other teams.
The marching out to the stadium was done team by team in alphabetical order with Haudenosaunee first and Canada last. We marched out right behind Scotland and before USA. The Haudenosaunee started off with traditional dances and then all teams marched in. In the ens of the march all team members mixed with other teams as much as possible.
The traditional speeches was followed by the Canadian national anthem. After the ceremonies we had a chance to do a photo with Haudenosaunee, who we also we are facing in our first game.