Success!

Things weren't really going as planned for the Irish on Wednesday. A couple of close losses earlier in the day, but at last night's softball match up against Michigan, they pulled off a win. As you can see they were giddy with excitement. What's amazing about this group is that they've probably dealt with more adversity than any other team. They're down two players due to injury, but still they remain positive and upbeat. When I asked them about their basketball game yesterday, instead of immediately telling me of the loss, they began with, "we did really well and almost won!" Now that's positivity. Way to go Irish!

Overall Wednesday was a fabulous day. The skies were blue and I believe it didn't even hit 80 degrees yesterday. It was glorious. The kids and counselors are staying energized and for that we are grateful.

It was a typical day at camp with morning meeting, games, individual instruction, lunch, rest period, clinics, more games, dinner and the final set of games. Then teams proceeded to dorm to conduct values meetings and hopefully fit in a trip to the Fir Tree. To end a successful day, Notre Dame headed out to the camp site with Texas A&M for a great night under the stars. I bet there were a lot of them too with such a clear sky.

Wow, do we really do all that in one day? Yes, and amazingly the group is geared up and ready to do it again the next morning. Still having fun....

Game Results:
Morning
Basketball
Texas AM - 49 Texas - 46
Football
Stanford - 26 Notre Dame - 25
Hockey
UNC - 3 Virginia - 1
Lacrosse
Ohio State - 4 Michigan - 0
Soccer
Duke - 2 ( 5-3 PK ) Penn State - 2
Softball
Miami - 12 LSU - 2
 
Afternoon
Basketball
Miami - 39 Notre Dame - 31
Football
UNC - 41 Texas - 14
Hockey
Stanford - 6 Ohio State - 5 OT
Lacrosse
Virginia - 4 Penn State - 2
Soccer
Michigan - 4 LSU- 1
Softball
Duke - 14 Texas AM - 4
 
Evening
Basketball
UNC - 52 Duke - 42
Football
Miami - 12 Ohio State - 7
Hockey
Texas - 3 Penn State - 2
Lacrosse
Stanford - 4 LSU- 2
Soccer
Virginia - 2 Texas AM - 0
Softball
Notre Dame - 4 Michigan - 2

Motivation!

"Greatness is not marked by perfection, but by the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure."

- Nike

We're well into camp and as I look around I see challenges, successes, wins and losses. There isn't one team here that has had an "easy" time of it. These kids have all had to deal with  adversity at some point in camp. Amazingly each team has managed to deal with all situations in a positive way. We're very proud of our campers and our counselors. This years Sports Camp has reached the halfway point and so far it's been a wonderful session.
 
Today promises to be a glorious day in Central Virginia. We're expecting temperatures of only 80 degrees. WOW! It's going to be great. Enjoy looking at yesterdays scores and slide show.
 
Morning Games
Basketball

Michigan - 33 Texas - 29
Football
Texas AM - 21 Ohio State - 0
Hockey
Stanford - 11 Notre Dame - 5
Lacrosse
Penn State - 6 Duke - 5
Soccer
UNC - 6 Miami - 1
Softball
Virginia - 14 LSU- 4
 
Afternoon Make Up Games
Football
Virginia - 12 Duke - 6
Lacrosse
Texas AM - 3 Notre Dame - 1
Soccer
Michigan - 3 Stanford - 2
Softball
Texas - 6 Ohio State - 4

Afternoon Games
Basketball
Texas AM - 31 Notre Dame - 24
Football
Stanford - 31 Michigan - 13
Hockey
Ohio State- 6 Texas - 5
Lacrosse
UNC - 7 LSU - 0
Soccer
Duke - 3 Virginia - 1
Softball
Penn State - 4 Miami - 3

Evening Games
Basketball
Stanford - 32 Ohio State - 22
Football
Texas - 19 Notre Dame - 6
Hockey
Texas AM - 6 Michigan - 3
Lacrosse
Virginia - 4 Miami - 2
Soccer
Penn State - 6 LSU- 1
Softball
Duke - 8 UNC - 1

Wet and Wild!

Yesterday the camp traveled to Water Country USA. The group was bright eyed and eager to get on the buses and head down to Williamsburg, VA. Just prior to 9am they loaded up and headed out for the 2.5 hour drive southeast.

It was HOT down there. What a great day to enjoy the park. As the mid-Atlantic’s largest water park, Water Country USA has 43 acres of pools,  lazy rivers and water rides. The boys had a blast at “Rock ‘n’ Roll Island,” which features nearly 600 feet of body slides, a 700-foot lazy river and a 9,000-square-foot pool. Rock ‘n’ Roll Island celebrates the music of the 1950s and ‘60s – the era that all of Water Country USA is themed after. They also took a “cruise” down Hubba Hubba Highway, Water Country USA’s radical river adventure.

In the late afternoon, groups gathered at the many eating sites to enjoy dinner together. If they were lucky with time to spare, they were off to visit the candy store. Traditionally the campers flock to the candy store loading up on the all their favorites. By the end of the 2.5 hour trip back to Woodberry, the candy is gone and the kids are peacefully catching some zzz's on the bus.

I bet they all slept well last night. It was another successful trip to the water park. Hopefully they are all ready to go today. We will have some make up games during clinic time again. That means some teams could possibly play four games today. Fortunately we're expecting better weather. Only 90 degrees today! Can you believe we're thrilled about 90? Tomorrow a major cool down begins.... 80 degrees or so for the next several days after. Whew... we need it.

Many thanks go out to Coach Nick Hahnenberg for taking photos yesterday. Great job Nick!