Good morning! Today we kick off the first games on the road to the Championship. At 9am sharp, the teams will be down the hill ready to play round one of the tournament games. After lunch, individuals will face off in their age groups for the individual champion tournaments in various events. We have quite a busy week ahead of us.
Yesterday was fabulous. We traveled 90 minutes to the east and then slightly south when we arrived at King's Dominion. Coach handed out the "bright orange" Under Armor shirts at morning meeting and went over some expectations for the day. He talked about stranger danger. He expects no camper to ever travel alone, on a ride, to the bathroom, etc. The talk finished with his expectations about their behavior while inside the park. We're a large group of bright orange shirts, we're hard to miss and how we act will be noticed! The kids loaded up on their assigned buses. The group lucky enough to be on the charter bus had the pleasure of watching a movie. One of my all time favorites, The Sandlot!
When we arrived at King's Dominon, the groups were given their tickets and lunch money. Most of the groups went right to the rides. (which was smart based on the fact that half the coasters turn you upside down and loop all around) A few of the groups dashed on over to the newest ride, The Dominator. It claims to be the "longest floorless coaster" and have the "largest roller coaster loop". Can you believe some of these groups rode this thing 6 times yesterday? I was nauseous just looking at it.
At around 4pm, groups started to make their way to the meeting place, the famous "Eiffel Tower". Dinner money was handed out and the groups were told to meet at the exit at 6:30pm sharp. By this time many of the groups had been on the rides 2 and 3 times. It was a perfect day for us to be there. It remained pretty cloudy all day, with a threat of rain. The park was relatively quiet and word had it, the longest wait to get on a ride was maybe 10 minutes.
The camp slept well last night, I'm sure. They'll need to rest in order to be up for the tournament this week. We expect some exciting games. There will be some upsets! Be sure to check the blog for the updates. Enjoy your day!
This Mornings 1st round Games
Basketball
Florida vs Ohio State
Football
Virginia vs Michigan
Hockey
Penn State vs Oklahoma
Lacrosse
Duke vs USC
Soccer
UNC vs Notre Dame
Basketball
UNC vs Virginia
Football
Texas vs Duke
Lacrosse
Michigan vs Florida
Soccer
USC vs LSU
Softball
Ohio State vs Penn Sate
