The sun came out blazing for our first full day of ELITEAM, and so did the campers! We spent the entire day outside, working hard, drinking a TON of water, and refueling often to keep our energy tanks full.
After welcoming our new campers and reconnecting with our ELITEAM veterans, it was time to start turning a group of athletes into a TEAM.
We kicked things off with a blindfolded partner obstacle course that tested communication, trust, and the ability to give very clear directions when your partner could not see a thing!
Next came a BlazePod quickness challenge, where campers worked together to improve their speed, reaction time, and decision-making. We also tackled a team strategy game that included plenty of planning, a whole lot of failing, and some great lessons in regrouping, adjusting, and trying again.
Then came our first major physical challenge: 100 burpees in a row! Everyone suffered together, smiled through the pain, and counted in several different languages, which somehow made the burpees slightly less painful. Slightly.
After all that work, the campers crushed a huge pasta dinner with rolls and salad. Following a little digestion and downtime, we headed right back outside for agility relays. There may have been more laughing than sweating, although the high-knee butt-kicks definitely brought the burn!
We finished the physical portion of the day with 50 more burpees, bringing our Day 1 total to an impressive 150 burpees!
The evening wrapped up with journaling, dorm meetings, showers, visiting with friends, and finally, some very well-earned sleep.
Tomorrow is all about strength, power, and agility, with slalom, Berg und Thal, obstacle courses, and plenty more ELITEAM action packed into the day!
Quotes: Every evening we have a few campers fill out the Blog. Here are the Day 1 thoughts!
What was your favorite activity today?
- Elise – The name game was very fun and fast paced!
- Lila – The crazy relay races!
- Claire G – The obstacle because it was part of trust in my partner Weston and partnerships it was fun and creative.
- Daria M – The challenge course because you had to guide your blindfolded partner and had to trust when they were leading you.
- Keegan – I really liked the water game where you blind folded and carried a cup of water.
- Maleena – My favorite activity was the blind obstacle course, we had to trust people fast.
- Madeline – The blindfold obstacle course because it was fun and challenging.
If you could tell your Mom and Dad one thing right now, what would it be?
- Elise S– I am having fun and focusing on the moment!
- Lila – I am enjoying time here so far!
- Claire G – Today we did 62 pushups and 150 burpees! Tomorrow we will do strength.
- Daria M – Today was amazing, I am having fun.
- Keegan – I miss you!
- Maleena – I like the food!
Describe what doing 100 burpees in a row feels like?
- Elise S – It gets more tiring the more you do……
- Lila – Fun but it takes your breath away sometimes.
- Claire G – It makes me feel strong. 150 today and 200 tomorrow.
- Daria M – Hard….
- Maleena – Tiring but fun.
- Madeline – It was exhausting, looking forward to sleep.
