Tuesday June 23

Tuesday was another great day to be at Woodberry. Temperatures were in the mid 80's with low humidity and a lot of sunshine! The campers woke early with anticipation of their first day of games.

After breakfast the campers gathered on the steps of the Dick Gym for morning meeting. The conference directors presented the first camper of the day awards and then it was on to the regular agenda. Coach Alexander spoke with the group about their value choices and goal setting. Each team chose two values to embrace throughout camp. Some of the values included; respect, hardwork, teamwork and sportsmanship. Speaking of sportsmanship, Coach spoke about it at length during the meeting in order to prepare the teams for winning and losing on Tuesday. He pointed out that 50% of the teams will lose a game. Ah, the reality of competition! He talked about supporting teammates as well as the other team. After that, the groups were off and running down the hill.

There were three sessions of games, with individual instruction and various sports between session one and lunch. After lunch and rest period the Midwest conference enjoyed the outdoor pool while the other campers attended their "sign up" clinics. Tuesdays clinics were the campers choice. Canteen was next on the agenda and then it was time to prepare for the second set of games. Dinner followed showers and then the night games were on. Texas and Michigan continued to enjoy the great outdoors by being the first teams to camp last night. They had a cook out with all the traditional items, smores and hotdogs!

The big morning game was the first football matchup. Oklahoma met UNC on the turf at Johnson Stadium. The game remained scoreless after regular play. There were six overtimes before Oklahoma finally scored. What an amazing defensive effort by both teams. Congratulations Sooners!

Other results:

Hoops
Texas vs. Virginia Texas, 39 Virginia, 24

LAX
Michigan vs. Duke Michigan, 1 Duke, 2

Soccer
Ohio State vs. Florida OSU, 3 Florida, 2

Softball
Notre Dame vs. LSU ND, 6 LSU, 4

Hockey
USC vs. Penn State USC was victorious (score not available)

Afternoon Game Results

Football - Texas vs. Penn State Texas 13-12
Basketball - USC vs. UNC USC 39-15
Lacrosse - Notre Dame vs. Florida Florida 3-2
Soccer - Michigan vs. LSU Michigan 4 - 2
Softball - Ohio State vs. Duke Ohio State 3-2
Hockey - Oklahoma vs. Virginia Oklahoma (score not available)

Evening Game Results

Football - USC vs. Virginia USC 19-12
Basketball - Oklahoma vs. Penn State Oklahoma 34-30
Lacrosse - Ohio State vs. LSU Ohio State 6-2
Soccer - Notre Dame vs. Duke Notre Dame 3-2
Softball - Michigan vs. Florida Florida 7-4
Hockey - Texas vs. UNC Texas (score not available)

"The Team, The Team, The Team"

Bo Schembechler


It was a gorgeous day at The Forest. The skies were blue and the mountains were in clear view all day. It was rise and shine and then off to breakfast at 8am. The morning meeting was brief and the campers were down the hill and practicing by 9.

Today was the first full day of camp and what a success! The teams are really shaping up and are looking forward to their first competitions on Tuesday.There was also individual instruction by age group during mid morning. The groups were either working on their swimming, golf, softball, football, basketball, tennis or lacrosse skills. Soon it was lunch time and then rest period.

After resting, a few groups were able to enjoy the outdoor pool, while the other teams began practicing their choice of sport. Team clinics were offered throughout the rest of the afternoon.

After dinner and another session of team clinics, the campers descended upon The Fir Tree where they enjoyed, WFS's famous milkshakes and cheeseburgers. There was a lot of excitement tonight as many of them enjoyed the College World Series on the Fir Tree television.

By 9:30pm it was off to the dorms for their team values meetings and then lights out. Tomorrow promises to be another gorgeous day. We're looking forward to seeing how the competitions unfold!

Opening Day

Welcome to Woodberry Forest Sports Camp Blog. Sunday was opening day. We welcomed 136campers yesterday. Veteran campers looked for old friends and new campers eagerly met new friends. There were smiling faces all over as the boys met their coaches and found out the name of their team. Checking into their dorms, the campers were able to meet some of their fellow teammates. At the same time, they checked each other out to see how good their team might be!

After having lunch parents left and it was meeting time at Johnson Stadium. Coach Alexander went over camp expectations and then each team was photographed. Some time was spent going over more specifics in smaller groups and then it was off to the first activity. By 4:30pm the campers were divided up into their age groups for individual instruction such as wrestling skills, football skills, baseball skills, golf, strength training, lacrosse and basketball skills.

The campers showered and headed up the hill for dinner by 6pm. At 7pm each conference took part in one of the following clinics; football, lacrosse, softball and basketball. Then it was off to the showers again along with canteen.

Last night the whole camp met for a "values" meeting. Coach Alexander discussed the intent of "team meetings" and what he hopes each camper and coach will achieve through their team discussions. Every night each team will spend time in their own "value" meetings.

Please check out the slide show of opening day. Click on it to view the photos larger.

Enjoy!