Konichiwa!

We're on our way to Tokyo, Japan!  

First, let's meet our super amazing host, Coach Yoko Zetterlund.  Coach Yoko San is a Bronze Medalist who played for the US National Team in Barcelona in 1992. She's a long-time friend of Coach Joe Mirabal, our U14 Coach.  Coach Joe and Coach Yoko made our trip across the world possible.  Thank you, both! 

Coach Yoko San

USA #2

"Born in San Francisco, Zetterlund moved to her mother's home country of Japan at the age of 6. She began playing volleyball while a junior high student and helped her school win the national championship. With her mother as head coach, her high school team also won a national event, and Zetterlund went on to represent Japan at the junior level. But even after continued success at the college level, fierce competition made it difficult for her to make the national team and she decided to choose American rather than Japanese citizenship. She went to the U.S., where she successfully tried out for the national team, shortly before graduating university in 1991. After graduation she joined the Fuji TV network but soon returned to the U.S. to train for the Olympics. She also participated in the 1996 Atlanta games before coming back to Japan. She led the Daiei Orange Attackers, Japan's first pro team, to two championships. She retired in 1999.  In addition to her role as a sports commentator, she's also a writer, public speaker and is on the national administration board for the volleyball, basketball and soccer leagues."

Next, meet our Top Gun girls who will be going to Japan!

Our Top Gun entourage includes Coach Susan, Team Mom Kathy, Samantha, Kira, Shaeli, Sam and Tatiana.  We're all so excited about this amazing opportunity to train with Coach Yoko San and play with some high school teams... in JAPAN!.  Coach Yoko San has plans for us to play volleyball every chance we get and to do a little sight seeing in between.   So, follow us on our journey!  We will try to post as often as we can. 

Coach Susan

Team Mom Kathy