Sunday morning began with morning meeting and Coach Stowers spoke about how the campers, counselors and administrators should each use the break times for reflection. He said they should realize what they are learning here is not just about "the winning goal" or how you let a guy "get by you". He relayed some thoughts from John Wooden, what you are as a person is the truest test of a man's character, not how you perform on the court. Essentially, how we treat each other is key. He encouraged them to think about what they do when no one is watching and that they should not measure themselves by what they do on the fields or on the court. He asked them to think about the effect they have on other people, other kids. Coach Stowers encouraged the group to understand that the decisions they are making now, will be reflected in the person they will become.
This is an important message to relay to these boys at this point in camp. Week two begins another round of regular camp games. At the end of this week, the teams will be seeded into tournament play. With the help of Coach Stowers message and support from the coaches and administrators, the boys need to focus not only on the wins, losses, and personal play, but also their actions towards others. They need to be encouraging and supportive. It was a great beginning to a very full Sunday!
Just as rest period was ending we had a storm brew up. Once it blew by, we shuttled the kids down to the Barbee center for some impromptu fun. I have to hand it to Coach Alexander, he is always on the ball with a Plan B! This time the whole group witnessed a Dunk Contest. Counselors and administrators took part in this. The finalist for a show down with Coach Stowers is CJ Prosise. CJ will be a junior here at WFS next year. He is an amazing athlete, bright student and all around great guy! His dunk was UNBELIEVABLE... I wish I had a better photo of it... let me give you some details... place a counselor (who happens to be on the smaller side) in front of the basket... then proceed to dunk over him. The place went crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once the excitement was over, a few teams had regular game match ups in basketball and hockey. The rest of the teams played a dodgeball tournament. Winner of that? Texas A&M. Go Aggies!
Game Results:
Morning Games
Basketball
Penn State - 37 Duke- 23
Football
UNC - 40 Miami - 0
Hockey
LSU - 7 Virginia - 2
Lacrosse
Michigan - 2 Texas - 1
Soccer
Texas AM - 1 Ohio State - 0
Softball
Stanford - 5 Notre Dame - 4
Afternoon Games
Basketball
UNC - 38 LSU- 17
Notre Dame- 26 Michigan - 25
Hockey
Penn State - 6 Miami - 4
Football
Duke Virginia - Cancelled
Lacrosse
Notre Dame Texas AM - Cancelled
Soccer
Michigan Stanford - Cancelled
Softball
Ohio State Texas - Cancelled
Evening Games
Basketball
Virginia - 39 Miami - 33
Football
LSU - 26 Penn State - 20
Hockey
Duke - 5 UNC - 4
Lacrosse
Stanford - 3 Ohio State -2
Soccer
Texas - 7 Notre Dame - 1
Softball
Texas AM - 8 Michigan - 1
