GOOD NEWS!

Herschel was invited to train with US Olympic Goalball Team at Lake Placid in New York. He'll be there the second week of November. It's kind of an audition camp as they begin the process to determine the Olympic team for the London 2012 Paralympics. Whatever happens in the next couple years, being invited to this training is a big honor.

Herschel is excited and we're all proud of him.

Chris Dodds, who plays with Herschel on the Utah Men's team has been on the olympic team for the last two summer games and was asked to recommend and rank 4 players he knows of to replace his spot on the olympic team (Chris is retiring) and he told Herschel he turned in his name as, in Chris' opinion, the #1 potential replacement. So that is kind of how the invitation to the training in NY came about.

I think at this point it is a far distant dream of Herschel's to go to the London Olympics, but this opportunity is awesome for him on its own.