WC1- Day 5- I Can’t Believe it’s Friday Already
That’s what I heard a lot today. No one could believe it was our last full day at camp. Oh, but it was a good one. It started out with a great hike to the top of the Double at Mad River Glen. The group spread out on the hill …
WC1- Day 4- Rain, Sun, Tuck Jumps & a Movie
Thursday started out slowly as the campers were tired at morning run & stretch. However, after a good warm-up and some core work, they were ready to go. French toast, bagels, fruit, eggs and cereal were consumed in mass quantities to fuel a huge day. After a quick practice of …
WC1- Day 3- An Epic Day at ELITEAM
Wednesdays are all about mountain biking. Armed with our bag lunches and bug spray, we loaded up the big yellow bus at 8:30am for our trip to Millstone Bike Trails in Barre, VT. This was ELITEAM’s first year on these trails and they did not disappoint! The trail system has …
WC1- Day 2- Tuesday’s Rock!
Tuesdays are our biggest days at ELITEAM. Every camper gets to climb to the sky in the Ropes Courses, as well as burn their quads in the Leg & Agility Routines. There were enough calories burned today to light up Manhattan. Luckily, it was Taco Tuesday so everyone refueled for …
WC1- Day 1… Brings Rain & Smiles
It’s amazing how much farther we can push the World Cup session athletes compared to the younger Europa Cuppers. Right off the bat, the staff was able to up the ante during the Team Challenges in the ELITEAM woods… and did the campers ever respond! The teams really worked hard …
EC- Day 4- Another Sunny Saturday
After a wet Friday, it was another gorgeous Saturday for the ELITEAM Olympics. A huge crowd of parents, family and friends were on hand to cheer on all the kids. Before the Olympics started, however, the campers were on clean-up patrol. They scrubbed, vacuumed, mopped, wiped, emptied trash cans and …
EC- Day 3— Walk Like a Chicken
There are many ways to split up 46 campers for the 7am morning run, but today I went with shirt color. No one has been late to morning run this week, so no push-ups have been handed out. And although the groups take off a bit slowly, they always arrive …
EC-Day 2- Taco Tuesday, on Thursday
This morning, the younger half of the camp hit the Ropes Course for some sports psychology training as well as some huge and high fun. Each athlete was able to try four elements – Vertical Playpen, Tightrope traverse, Incline Log and the Burma Bridge. We have horns at the end …
