Greetings from the Realm where we are in a groove! There is nothing better than sunny weather. Our
10U boys’ soccer team has been busy preparing for our tournament on Thursday. We had so many
exceptional soccer players show up for try-outs that we are fielding two teams. Good luck to the boys
who kick off at 9:30am. Stay tuned to see how they did.
I have started a little tournament in Girls camp called “Brains and Braun”. This week, the Bows, Quills,
and Arrows are all competing for the grand prize of Dunkin’. This competition starts off with a physical
activity and ends with some brain power in the form of a 10 question test of knowledge. This week, all
of the groups played “Nitroball” which is a great volleyball-type game that really took off last summer.
We divided the groups into 3-4 teams and played a round robin tournament. They received points for
winning games. The last ten minutes, the teams answered 10 questions that I sourced from school (I am
a teacher) and they received 1 point for every right answer. This competition will continue into the
coming weeks following the same format with different sporting games and different trivia questions
until we get a winner. I have learned from my years of teaching PE that not everyone likes the physical
side of sports and games. When you pair it with trivia or questions from one of their other subjects,
motivation picks up and EVERYONE has something they can excel at. I really enjoy that aspect of my
time here at camp, something that I am getting to do more of…getting out of the office and having fun
with the greatest kids in the world.
Tomorrow promises to be a “really BIG day” to quote Woody. But aren’t they all…

Good night from the Realm!

Scott