Another great day! In the morning, half the group hit the ropes course in the ELITEAM woods, while the others kicked it into high gear with Colin’s Killer Leg Routine on the hill, followed by some agility exercises in the gym. Rumor had it the “Apolo Ohno’s” on the hill were tough, but the tramp in the gym was “wicked fun”! Over in the ropes course, there were some shaky legs and tense faces, but with some deep breathing and lots of encouragement from coaches and fellow campers, everyone pushed through to reach their goals. For some, it was climbing high enough to touch the wire. For others, it was adding a blindfold. Either way, the adrenaline was pumping! After coming down from the World Cup tight rope, Drew declared, “That’s what you call hard, and fun!”
After lunch, everyone gathered for a notebook session in the gym. Doug reviewed the Sports Psychology section. There was talk of goals, distractions and competition plans. Next, three groups rotated between cooking, funky dance and the obstacle course. The bakers whipped up some Yogurt Banana Bread. (We think the boys who made Banana Bread in pan #8 pan forgot to add the flour. It was not a good-looking loaf .) Before leaving the kitchen, each group was delighted to take the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream vs Frozen Yogurt blind taste test. Yum! And brief visit over to the dance revealed some crazy moves. You’ll have a chance to see the dance on Saturday. The kids will be getting Lo, Lo, Lo, Lo…
Last order of business before dinner was jumping into the pond! Most went straight to dinner in their bathing suits to load up on tacos, beans and rice. Afterwards, half the campers did the rock wall. There are three walls to climb. As Becca readied herself to attack the middle wall, she literally screamed “Let’s Do This!” and then started up the 40′ technical climb. It fired up the entire group! Meanwhile, the other group headed outdoors for some tire-flipping and sandbag relays. The mantra out on the field was, “Flip it like you mean it.” Our day ended with a sweet yoga session. The kids were so tired, they were melting into the mats.
