Yesterday we made the trek to Indianapolis for Mason to participate in the Indianapolis Volleyball Brickyard Battle that starts today. Travel went well but traveling is always so tiring! But thankfully Mason's team was in the afternoon wave of teams so we got a little more sleep.
Before the first game we explored the giant convention center a bit and saw this funny mirror frame that took a photo of us.
And this gives you an idea of how crazy it was! There were 84 courts going at a time! Today Mason's team played on court 77.
They played three games. They lost their first game and struggled to find their groove. (One follow up update - this team ended up tied for fifth in their pool of 32 teams. It was tough but good to see it was a great team in the end.) They then had a break for an hour, then they reffed a game. While they reffed we walked around and we saw the Detroit Lions arriving for their football game tomorrow at the stadium next to the convention center. Here is some of the buses. The police were closing the streets as they were arriving.
We did some exploring of the hotel and this is a view from the top floor of the convention center (building at the bottom left with the black roof), the football field, and the minor league baseball stadium (on the bottom right). Busy area!
Their second game they had a great first set but were still struggling to find their groove in the second set. (One follow up update - this team ended up second out of 32 teams in their pool! Great work for our team to get close in the first set!) 
Their third game they started finding their groove, getting close on the first set, winning the second set and falling short in the third. (One update - in the end Mason's team ended up finishing higher in the pool bracket that this team!) Getting some momentum made it a plus for the end of the day.
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