We are coming to a close in Germany and we are off to an amazing start and special thanks to Dirk and his organizational team for putting together this special opportunity for our American boys. This is offically our 20th exchange between our club and the Montabaur and Horressen German clubs. I think this program gets better and better each year and having put well over 1000+ kids through this exchange the impact will be with these boys and families the rest of their lives. The American Boys and Girls will be meeting the major of Montabaur at 10:00 tomorrow, followed by a tour of the city and lunch as well. Thanks again for allowing your boys to be apart of this program. More to come !!

We are coming to a close in Germany and it was a busy day for our American boys. We stared with a reception at the mayor’s office followed by a tour of Montabaur. The boys had lunch at Classics, a local restaurant in Montabaur and finished the afternoon off with some 7 v 7 games at Horressen’s soccer complex. We are headed to Bonn tomorrow to tour a German museum, visit the Haribo factory and finish the day walking around Cologne. Boys are off to a great start to this exchange and thanks to all parties involved. More to come!!

Coming to a closing in Germany but a busy day that included a trip to German Museum Haus der Geschichte Bonn in Bonn, Haribo Factory store and a tour of Cologne with the American Girls, German boys and girls. We made it back to Montabaur around 7:30 and were picked up by our German hosts. Tomorrow the American girls fly back to the US and the boys get to sleep in before playing games at 2 and 5 German time so updates/pictures to come. Dennis Cook makes his coming out a retirement coaching return tomorrow so will give some updates throughout the games. We are playing 40 minute games tomorrow. Continued thanks to Dirk and his organizational team and of course our German host familes who have taken in our boys for this exchange. Great first 3 days More to come !!

Coming to a close in Germany and another great day put together by our German host. American boys played 2 x 40 minute games against Andernach and Wirges and always a bonus when the American come and beat Wirges 😂. Some of our American Chaperones (Matt and Ben) were introduced to a short E-Bike ride and 20KM later 😂 they were treated to a nice 🍺. Last American dad, Chauncer arrived safely and hit the ground run with Jergen showing him around before arriving at the games. The evening finished with some good food and music and we are off to an amazing trip. Tomorrow the boys have a down day and will spend some leisure time at the pool. Thanks again to everyone involved on both side. Watching our teams support each other during their matches today is what this exchange is truly about. More to come!!

Are a wrap in Germany. Sunday was a down day for the boys with have family-day with our unbelievable host and we were treated to a swimming pool day and closed out the evening with most of the boys ended up bowling. Today the boys toured Marksburg Castle which is along the Rhine River and then the boys walked down to the Rhine River which flows a North current instead of the normal south current. After a lunch along the Rhine River they went over Koblenz to tour the German corner and some shopping in the local village. Tomorrow will be a long day for the boys but after a long ride they get a tour of Dortmund Fussball-Museum and the BVB-Stadium (www.bvb.de). American boys continues to have an unbelievable trip from our German host, continue thanks to all of the families that have opened up their homes for our boys. More to come from Dortmund

Day 7

Another wonderful day in the Westerwald with a great trip down the Lahn River in canoes. The boys worked up a hunger and satisfied it with a nice pizza party. Many thanks again to our hosts and the many contributors of photos to capture the nice moments. We will have a bit of a rest day tomorrow to which we will update you as well. Until then, Tschüss!

Another great day in the Westerwald! Enjoyed the boys conquering the Climbing Forest Bad Marienberg (www.kletterwald-badmarienberg.de) with an onsite picnic lunch. This evening is the first night of Kirmes (fair) im Montabaur with traditional rides and food on offer. Four stages of live music of various genres made for great entertainment. Tomorrow is a rest day for the boys. Until tomorrow, Tschüss!

Today was a family day and as you can see from the video a bit of spirited badminton. Some of us visited Marienstatt Monastery in Streithausen wich is celebrating their 600th anniversary. Tomorrow we play our final match of the trip for the Sir Alfred Müllers Cup followed by a cookout with family and friends. Until tomorrow, Tschüss