Rise and Shine! Thursday started with a hot breakfast and then morning meeting.
After presenting Tuesday's Camper of the Day awards the morning meeting continued with Coach Alexander announcing that all of the teams have camped and from now on teams that want to camp and risk an encounter with "The Rapidan Man" will be allowed on a first come first serve basis! Camping will resume Tuesday night.
Coach also mentioned that there would be an extra long rest period today. Large cheers came from the crowd of boys! The campers and counselors were elated. They were told to rest, work on assigning individuals to the July 4th contests and practice their skit if they are to perform Friday night.
On a serious note, sportsmanship was discussed at the meeting. Coach Alexander asked the fellas if they thought that winning a championship at Sports Camp the year they turned 12 would really matter 20 years from now when they're married and thinking of starting a family. The overwhelming response was "no" and a few giggles.
He went on to say that the goal for the rest of camp is NO SPORTSMANSHIP ISSUES! and that coaches are to be an example. He made sure they realize that campers like to emulate their coaches. Coach let them know that he LOVES the PASSION... but can do without some of the other stuff... These boys are fierce competitors, but campers and coaches alike must remember the idea is to have FUN!
The meeting closed out with an overview of what to expect on Friday. We have a great day planned with a LAX shootout, Soccer Shootout, Track competition, Swimming, Basketball, Strongest Man Competition, Tennis tournament, Home Run Derby and Wrestling tournament. We'll have dinner by the pool with swimming, volleyball and the ever popular Dunk Tank. The day will close with a campfire.
Don't forget to check picasa for the latest photos!
Below are Thursdays game results:
Basketball
Michigan Ohio State Michigan 37 - 32
Football
Duke Penn State Penn State 30 - 20
Hockey
Florida LSU Florida 5 - 2
Lacrosse
Texas Oklahoma Texas 6 - 2
Soccer
USC Notre Dame USC 5 - 4
Softball
Virginia UNC UNC 6 - 4
Basketball
Virginia Penn State Penn State 42 - 26
Football
Michigan LSU LSU 37 - 22
Hockey
Duke Oklahoma Duke 3 - 2
Lacrosse
Florida Notre Dame Notre Dame 4 - 1
Soccer
Texas UNC Texas 3 - 0
Softball
USC Ohio State Ohio State 6 - 5
Basketball
USC LSU LSU 47 - 23
Football
Virginia Oklahoma Virginia 19 - 6
Hockey
Michigan Notre Dame Michigan 6 – 5 3 OT
Lacrosse
Duke UNC UNC 7 - 2
Soccer
Florida Ohio State Ohio State 1 - 0
Softball
Texas Penn State Texas 4 - 1
