Great weather, strong athletes, big smiles, blue stilts, cool rocks & rubber duckies… excellent day!
We packed a lot in this afternoon, starting with a warm-up stretch in the gym, some name games and a “treasure” hunt. Ex. Find someone who has… been to China, has a brother or sister at camp, is a first-time Eliteamer, can land a 360 on skis, changed a dirty diaper, etc.
Next we moved outside and rotated through 4 stations. Basket Head. Stilts. Duckies and Nitro Rope Swing.
Doug’s comment on the Stilts:
Great intro to stilts today. Amazing how fast these athletes can learn at this age. From “How do I do this?” to “I can do this” in 15 minutes. Still some work to do by Saturday, but it certainly looked like circus camp today.
Coach Chad’s comment on the Duckies:
The record was 32 ducks in the bucket. It took them a couple of tries to figure out the “teamwork” concept!
After a spaghetti dinner, there were agility drills, relays and a short relaxation session on the field.
Update on the Push-up Challenge:
All the kids did 100 push-ups today! And amazingly, we keep hearing the question, “Can I do more push-ups?” Our goal is 500 for the camp, but some push-up fanatics have already done over 200!!! Wow.
The kids are tucked into beds now (with sore arms). The dorms are quiet and we have a big day planned for tomorrow.
Tonight we’ll leave you with a few quotes from the girls in New Dorm:
Best part of my day so far…
“Going to camp.” Sydney
“Stilts. I aced it!”- Bridgit
“Rope Swing- with water.”- Grace
The trick to succeeding on the stilts:
“FOCUS.”- Alice
“Take little steps and take your time.”- Alyssa
“Balance before you walk.”- Colleen
“Standing up tall.” – Lila
Most challenging moment:
“Climbing across the web the 3rd time.”- Eva
“Carrying my rock.”- Alyssa
“Getting the ducks in the bucket.”- Alice
“Stilts.”
My rock is…
“8 pounds.”
“Flat & chunky.”
“Feeling heavier.”- Eva
“Covered in AWESOME Duck-Tape and is named Penelope!”
Right now I am…
“Tired, but happy.” Lea
“Having fun.”- Emma
“Ready for more.” Eva
“Happy!”- Grace
“Super Happy because I’m here.”- Alice
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