
2025 WC 1 Day 4: Sandpits, Testing & Dress-Up Madness!
Today marked the 34th edition of ELITEAM’s legendary Sandpit Slalom—and wow, what a wild ride! The course was tight, the sand was “slippery,” and the competition was fierce. Campers took three training runs to scout out the fastest line and figure out how to use the berms to their advantage. But …

2025 WC1 Day 3: BEST. DAY. EVER.
After two days of epic challenges (a.k.a. intense physical “fun”), we hit the sweet spot today — the perfect mix of adventure, skill-building, and a whole lot of laughter. Yes, we still earned our sweat with 200 burpees and plenty of movement, but today we balanced it out with a …

2025 WC1 Day 2: Strengthening Our Bodies and Minds!
Tuesdays at camp are all about one thing: Strength! Today, our campers discovered how strength is the foundation for power, agility, and endurance in every sport—and they brought the energy from sunrise to sunset. By 6:15, beds were made, and by 6:30, we were off on our 30-minute morning run …
2025 WC1 Day 1: Teamwork, Big Energy & our first 150 Burpees
The new era of ELITEAM at Gould is off to a great start. Although the on again/off again rain forced us mostly inside the Gym, we got in a ton of team-building, agility work, challenges and Burpees! I can tell that the campers are tired because our coaches are tired! …

2024 WC2 FRI: Wild SUFFERFEST & Awesome Camp!
Friday dawned sunny and very cool. Perfect for SUFFERFEST in the river! Entering the water there were some shrieks and squeals, but after the first set of burpees, we were in the groove and the “fun suffering” began! We did 100 burpees, 100 push-ups, 100 rock presses, 100 Rock Squats, …

2024 WC2 WED: Sandpit Slalom, Boxing and More Tramps!
Another awesome day of pushing limits at ELITEAM! This time the focus was on running the annual Dual Sandpit Slalom. It is a 20 second run down a steep Sandpit around 14 bamboo gates – including a jump a third of the way down. It involves risk, agility, strength, power …

2024 WC2 THUR: Biking, High Ropes, Crazy Relays!
Downhill Mtn Bike day is something special at ELITEAM as it puts the Campers in control! They control the brakes and the steering wheel and can push their limits on their own. And judging by the smiles and the stories, they all found their limits and push through them on …

2024 WC2 TUE: Tramps, Burpees & Black Beans!
7:00am Morning run and Burpees is now a routine and that was followed by a huge Breakfast to fuel our morning Circuits! Circuits are a great way to train your body to “red line” and “recover” which helps ski racers finish courses strong and lacrosse players sprint hard in the …
