Hey all. If you've been following my Facebook page, you know that I have been doing a photo challenge each day for the month of June. Today's photo challenge is day in the life so I thought I would expand upon this more in my blog. Yesterday I just got back from Special Olympics Sports Camp. It goes until Friday but I didn't stay all week this year. If you've never been, it is a blast. The athletes really have a great time and it is really tiring. So I am going to show and tell you what typical day at Sports Camp is like.
On Sunday night, the campers come in. They get checked in and they get to meet their group. Monday through Thursday, they participate in different sports activities throughout the day. Friday morning, they have a tournament and then go home.
Monday through Thursday, the athletes get up in the morning. Most do not sleep in very long. Breakfast is at 7. The athletes do an exercise warm-up. Then they head to their first sport. This year we offered soccer, flag football, tennis, golf, and volleyball for the morning.
On Sunday night, the campers come in. They get checked in and they get to meet their group. Monday through Thursday, they participate in different sports activities throughout the day. Friday morning, they have a tournament and then go home.
Monday through Thursday, the athletes get up in the morning. Most do not sleep in very long. Breakfast is at 7. The athletes do an exercise warm-up. Then they head to their first sport. This year we offered soccer, flag football, tennis, golf, and volleyball for the morning.
The athletes went to lunch. They got an hour rest. Then they went to their afternoon activities. The activities changed from day to day. They got to fish, play frisbee golf, bocce, noodle hockey, cycling, and kickball. I joined the athletes for noodle hockey for a little bit and let me tell you, it is EXHAUSTING but so much fun.
The athletes go to dinner and then they finish each night with an activity. Monday night they watched a movie. This year, a storm was coming, so the athletes had to head to the dorms before they got to finish it. Tuesday night was Minute to Win It where they complete different challenges in a minute. Wednesday night is relay. Thursday night is always a dance which is probably their favorite activity. The theme this year was pirate. There were five teams: the Captain Jack Sparrows, Blackbeards, Captain Hooks, Buccaneers, and Jolly Rogers. They wore a bandanna all week that matched their team's color.
Friday is always a hard day. Nobody wants to say goodbye. New friendships are made. Shaffer does an awesome job putting the camp on. I know how much work she puts into getting everything ready. MMA is a great place to have the camp. We also have a great group of volunteers that work as group leaders, junior counselors, and extra staff for whatever needs to done. Sports Camp is a week I look forward to every year.
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