At 11:30am, as we ended the Ropes Courses session in the woods, a couple of the campers could not believe it was only lunch time. “It feels like we already had two days in one today!”
We pack a lot in everyday, and today started with a 7:00am Run & Stretch followed by the Ropes Course for half the group and Agility/Coordination training & Leg Routines for the other half. Next was dance, Obstacle Course, Sports Psych and Cooking. Tonight we have Rock Wall, Swedish Dodge Ball and yoga. Throw in 150 push-ups and you have a day at ELITEAM.
The focus at the Ropes Course is to discover their comfort with heights, and then push through their perceived barriers. Amazing how many of the campers reached their goals and then went further. We talked about how that means they underestimate their strengths and to set their sights higher and higher.
Random Quotes from the Day:
After the rock exercises at morning warm-up…
Imagine picking up your toothbrush after that! – Raymond
When we lined up for breakfast and told the kids that the Dish Crew gets to eat first…
“Boy I wish I were on Dish Crew!” – Jonathan
After lunch, Bridgit declared, “I’ve had 9 glasses of milk today.”
While we were making Black Bean Brownies this afternoon, one of the campers commented…
“If we’re putting brownie ingredients into these, how do they turn into beans?”
Quotes from the Boys Dorm:
Ropes Course:
Pierce: I hate it, but love it because it helped me conquer my fears.
Dylan – Fun because I got to push my limits and to see how far I could push myself.
Hunter – I went up and over my goals.
Push-Up Challenge:
Ian – I didn’t know I could do that many push-ups.
Tanner – It makes me feel stronger already.
Wylie – I am stronger than I thought.
Leg Routine:
Wylie – Hardest part of the leg routine is when IT BURNS!
Win – My left leg is weaker but I made myself stay on my left leg to strengthen it.
ELITEAM Camp so far:
Colter – I have learned that I can push myself further.
Raymond summed it up for the group by saying “AMAZING… and put multiple exclamation points.”
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