Well, the rain held off for a while and we got in our rotation of challenges that included the Obstacle Course, “Pain & Agony” sleds, a Visualization game, and the Nitro. All four challenges focused on a different element of sports.
The Nitro was all about Teamwork and it was fun to see the team’s transformation from individuals working alone to the team hugging, grabbing and helping each other achieve their goals.
The Obstacle focuses on physical strength and agility, coupled with memorization and visualization. It starts with the 100 pound Log Squats and ends with a jump into a spider web that stands 12 feet tall. Strength is important, but today they learned how essential knowing the course is to the time on the stopwatch. We saw a few detours.
The Blocks were also about teamwork as they had to recreate a piece of art from only two minutes of observation. Huge difference in outcome when they plan out a strategy.
Lastly, it was the weight sled pull and slosh pipe carry. Hard to describe so you better come to the Olympics on Saturday.
After dinner was more agility fun with Pole games and Relays. I overheard one camper asking another “what does high-knee butt-kicks have to do with skiing fast?” The other camper responded, “Doug said you never know what will be thrown at you, so just kick your butt better this time.”
During the Dorm meeting we talked about inspiration and heroes. We also read the Eliteam letters from World Cup skiing champions Svindal, Nyman, Ross and Nickerson. The campers were hanging on every word.
We have a big week ahead with a ton of activities and fun. One camper told Kelley tonight, “I’ve been waiting for Eliteam. I’ve had a countdown on my computer for the last 365 days.” Well, buckle your seatbelts, here we go!!!