Sky Blue FC Headed to Japan for 10-Day Training Camp (press release): I suspect that for the Okinawa leg of the tour, the team may visit one or more of the US military bases there (e.g., MCB Butler and/or Kadena AFB).
Cool stuff! Really nice to see Sky Blue doing things internationally for the second year running. =-) What I wonder, though, is what "WPS veterans" they plan on taking (if they have a plan at this point already).
This could be a great opportunity for players interested in playing in Japan or even Australia to get scouted in person, so I think that might be one key incentive for certain players. Also, with the USA, Brazil, and Japan playing their matches for the Women’s Kirin Challenge Cup about a week after the tour, I doubt any USWNT players will be a part of this. (At least those not on the travel roster.)
Here's the roster: http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/ny/news/press_releases/120221-japan-player-pool.aspx
Since the WPS forum seems to be dead in the water with cricket sounds, for those of you that are interested on Youtube there is a whole series of the Sky Blue trip to Japan: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtlBPBW2fdY&feature=related"]Sky Blue FC Docs | Trip to Japan (Ep. 1) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZKgczFbPW8"]Sky Blue FC Docs | Trip to Japan (Ep. 2) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrultZ6TLOA&feature=related"]Sky Blue FC Docs | Trip to Japan (Ep. 3) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppPShTqRkU"]Sky Blue FC Docs | Trip to Japan (Ep. 4) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM0HhvUrpbg"]Sky Blue FC Docs | Trip to Japan (Ep. 5) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaA7x3aqncA"]Sky Blue FC Docs | Trip to Japan (Ep. 6) - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne63156r-_U&feature=related"]Sky Blue FC vs INAC - Highlights - YouTube[/ame]