Anna Coulter Travels to Brazil with Team USA D2
Congratulations to Fusion VBC Alumnus Anna Coulter for being selected to play for Team USA D2!
Anna was one of 20 athletes selected to this prestigious team and will travel to Brazil to compete in May. Anna was the ONLY selection from Pennsylvania. We are so proud of you!
Here are some of the Details:
The USA D-2 Volleyball Team tour will run from May 12 through May 21. The team will begin with orientation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 12th before the team departs for Sao Paulo, Brazil. The teams will play (Doubleheader) in the city of Jundiai on Tuesday on May 13th. On May 14th the teams travel and play in the city of Sao Paulo. On Thursday, May 15th the USA D-2 Volleyball Teams fly from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro. In Rio the teams will be a part of an “International Challenge” on Saturday, May 17th. The USA teams will play 2 matches each. Fluminense and Barra Mansa Volei Clube.
During the team’s time in Rio the TEAM will be conducting a youth clinic at the Marina Barra Clube, hosted by Ripper Volei as part of their “social outreach project”. This popular outreach opportunity for the USA D-2 Volleyball Team is already filled to capacity.
While in Brazil the team will experience educational, cultural, and social aspects of Brazilian life through city, school and sports club visits. While in Rio the team will be staying on the famous Copacabana Beach (location for the 2016 Rio Olympic Beach Volleyball) and touring the Christ the Redeemer Statue and Sugar Loaf Mountain, two of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. The team will visit the popular international market in Ipanema and Ipanema Beach.