By 10am Monday morning the rain had moved off and the campers were back on the fields. The coaches held the practice of their choice and then the campers broke up into their age groups for individual instruction.
After hitting the showers everyone enjoyed lunch and then some r and r on dorm. I bounced around to the dorms a bit. Some were actually sleeping and some were just hanging out quietly with their new friends. One little guy even told me he couldn't sit still because he was so eager to start the next session for the day.
The Eastern conference enjoyed the outdoor pool after rest period while the rest of the campers attended the clinic of their choice. Each camper has an opportunity to sign up for an afternoon clinic daily. This is usually a sport that they want to learn about or just get better. It's a more intensive session which focuses on exactly what they need to work on. The choices include golf, tennis, football, soccer, lacrosse, baseball, track and basketball. The track choice is new this year. We have a new member of the faculty here at WFS. Coach Curtis Phillips is our Track and Field Coach. He has coached at the college level and has already done amazing things with our track program. He'll specialize in speed training during sports camp. With the proper technique, these athletes can really increase their speed.
Just before dinner the teams were able to practice the sport of their choice again. Most practiced for the game they were to play last evening. There was so much anticipation for the games that were to be played. At the post dinner meeting Coach Alexander made sure to remind them all they are "undefeated" at this point. He also reminded them that it doesn't really matter about the win. What does matter is that they play as a team and support each other.
There were some really exciting games. Early predictions were proven to be true.... but some were proven to be wrong! The unlikely winner (according to the rumors around camp) of the lacrosse game was LSU. They played UNC who was supposed to be LOADED with laxers.. Well, LSU pulled out the win 5-4. Another highlight game was the Miami/UVA soccer game. Miami tied it up at one point on a penalty kick. The game stayed close and Miami went on to win 4-3. Check out the side bar for all the scores.
Today we begin the day bright and early with games at 9am... Last night Texas and Michigan camped out by the skeet range and ropes course. It turned out to be a beautiful night. I hope the boys took a moment to gaze at the beautiful sunset out there while they enjoyed hot dogs and marshmallows (fat chance I suppose). The rest of camp descended upon the Fir Tree before their values meeting. There's nothing like a Fir Tree milk shake and cheeseburger to end the day!
Enjoy the slide show!
