SDSC 2 Hits the Ground Running!

Week 2 kicked off this afternoon.  With a smaller camp size, there will be a little more flexibility with the activities, but we still expect the same high caliber effort from our campers, as well as our coaches.

Tonight we broke the ice with introductions and team building exercises.  Last week we structured the camp to have 5 teams of 10-12, but this week we are aiming a touch smaller with 6 groups of 5-6.  It will allow for the coaches and counselors to lead a different group each session, and it gives me the flexibility to pair two or three teams together at a time for larger group activities.  Donning some new flags and new colors to brighten things up, our teams are representing Spain, New Zealand, USA, Finland, Brazil, and Argentina.

After dinner we played some new and interesting field games such as blanket volleyball (just like it sounds), aardvark relay (teams transfer peas from one bowl to another using only straws), and human rock, paper, scissors (as life size as it gets).  Pretty cool games that were first timers here at SDSC.

Breaking up the night session, we took turns heading up to Foster's Swimming Hole to jump some rocks and take a plunge.  The water was freezing, and we were in and out of rain all day, but some of our kids never miss a chance to get in the water.  Big shout outs to Maddy, Cassie, Lindsey, Maggie, Alex, Dylan, Austin, Nick, Andrew, Steven, Bella, and Hugh for braving the water.  Isabelle and I felt the rush too and joined in on the jump. 

Big day ahead tomorrow as we get on skates in the parking lot right off the bat.  Stay tuned!

Danny

Head Alpine Coach
Colby College
SDSC Director