Author: Brian Kooperman

Another gorgeous day in Bridgton, Maine! The campers had a fun day doing sports, and betting money on a variety of casino games!

We had BSL today to start the morning off and then straight to the first and second periods. The hockey majors worked on skating specifically transitioning, backwards, forwards, and quick feet. The baseball majors played a game called Home Run Derby where they had to hit the ball over the fence from the outfield. The soccer majors had different stations to help with footwork and ended their practice with a scrimmage. There were also minors in lacrosse, tennis, flag football, and weight training.

After lunch, the campers had their rest hour, and then it was off to their third and fourth periods. The hockey players scrimmaged. Everyone at the waterfront had fun, and there were many campers who tried waterskiing or wakeboarding for the first time, and they were getting up! The rest of the majors went very well!

For dinner, the campers got pizza and pop! There was a birthday on Thursday, but we celebrated the camper’s birthday today!! For many of the campers, the pizza and pop are what they looked forward to all day!

After dinner, everyone showered and got ready for Casino Night. Casino Night is when campers are given fake money to bet or play different games such as Plinko, Blackjack, Texas Holdem, and many more games! The campers had so much fun playing the games and winning money! The counselors were also able to have fun too as the bouncers or playing the games with the campers. The CITs also had a blast too as bouncers or helping out with different games or concessions.

Casino Night was a big hit, and it was a perfect time for the campers too because they have been working hard at their majors and minors!

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog, and please wish the camper a very happy birthday!!
KC

The camp was on a normal schedule today, the first time in a couple of days! It was the perfect day for it too because the sun was out, and it was not too humid either!
Everyone woke up at the normal 7:45 am time and ate breakfast and went straight to BSL. For BSL, the Rookies played Handball, Spike Ball, and Gaga while the Pros and Seniors played Newcomb, Cricket, and Ultimate Frisbee.

In the first period, the hockey majors worked on small area games with 2 forwards and 1 defenseman. The soccer majors worked on passing and footwork before doing a scrimmage. In the baseball minor, the campers were split into 2 teams and played a game, and they ended the period by doing a relay race. For the relay race, every camper had to hit all the bases and tag their next teammate, and the losing team had to do 10 pushups. The campers at the waterfront had a lot of fun by trying new activities.
The campers worked hard in the second period in every activity they did while having fun.

The campers had their rest hour after lunch, and many decided to take a nap.

The third and fourth period also went well, and the campers enjoyed their activities! The hockey players scrimmaged, did a drill, and played some games.

Today we had Choose Up, and many campers chose to play a game called Man Hunt which is a mixture of hide and seek and tag. The campers had to hide from the camper who is “it”, and if the camper who is “it” finds the others who are hiding they could get tagged and joined the camper who is “it.” The rest of the campers played soccer and lacrosse on the soccer field and baseball at the baseball field. Some even played basketball in the gym.

At Line-up we had 2 campers tell a joke, but the person who got the bucket of water was a counselor!

For dinner, we had rice, beef, and cooked broccoli. For dessert, we had a chocolate ice cream bar!

We ended the day watching Infinity Wars and eating Fruit Roll-Ups! The Pros ended their night having their social! The Pro-Social is when only the Pros go up to the ice rink and skate with a local girls’ camp. It is always a riot to watch, and the boys always have a good time hanging out with the girls and their friends!

Everyone had a great day, and we ended it the best way!

Thank you for reading the blog and I hope you had a great Thursday!

Stay tuned for tomorrow!
KC

Updates from yesterday: The whole camp went to the Sea Dogs baseball game. Instead of going to one game, we actually watched a doubleheader against the Yard Goats! Each game was only 7 innings though. Both games were tons of fun to watch, and the campers were hyped during all of it. They got excited about the home runs the Sea Dogs hit and trying to catch foul balls. There were some lucky campers who did get some baseballs! The campers had fun dancing, and getting onto the jumbotron. Overall, the baseball games were a lot of fun, and the campers made many memories there!

Today was a good day as well because we ended it with a camp-wide capture the flag game!

We had a late wake up because today was a day off for some counselors and that also meant no BSL.

We had a normal rest of the day, so the campers went to their first and second periods. The hockey majors worked on different ways of passing such as forehand, backhand, and saucing, shooting, stick handling, 1 v 1, and 2 v 1.

We also had a good lunch of barbecue chicken and waffle fries! After lunch was rest hour were many campers got ready for the flag football game against a local camp while others rested and slept.

The campers playing in the flag football game headed out after rest hour while the rest of them went to their normal third and fourth periods. The hockey majors scrimmaged the whole time in each period.

At Line-up we found out that we won the flag football game 40-0! The joke of the day was:

Why do cows go to school?
-To get an edumoooocation

For dinner, we had pasta and breadsticks with brownies for dessert!

After dinner, we had the capture the flag game! The campers were split up into 2 teams, and they played from the archery field to the field behind the baseball field. It was a fun game to watch, and the campers had a lot of fun trying to get the flag or tagging other campers! Eventually, one team did come out on top by grabbing the flag and running back to their side!

After the game, it was free time, so the Rookies went and showered and came up for a snack which was candy. The Pros and Seniors just had free time and also came up to get candy.

The past two days were very busy, but the campers made many new memories which they will cherish forever!

Until tomorrow!
KC

Lazy Bone Sunday was today! Everyone was able to sleep in until 10, and anyone could have woken up early to have donuts. Today was also carnival day as well!

All the campers had Free Time until lunch, and Rookies ate first followed by the Pros and Seniors. The free time consisted of playing basketball, U13 soccer tryouts, U13 baseball tryouts, and other fun games on the turf! For lunch, we had tacos!

After lunch, we had carnival games! The campers could go down 2 different water slides, play foosball, go to the waterfront, play on the turf, or play inflatable basketball. All the campers had so much fun going down the waterslides and swimming at the waterfront! The counselors also had fun on the waterslides and racing the campers!

For dinner, we had chicken strips with Jojo fries and regular fries and of course our pasta and salad bars. For dessert we had brownies! We also celebrated a birthday as well!!

All the campers got their phones back to them once dinner ended, so they could call home and talk to their parents or message their friends. Once snack was over and the campers handed in their phones, they went to bed.

We had an awesome Sunday because the campers had so much fun!

Thank you for reading the blog, and please wish the camper a very happy birthday!! Thank you!!

Updates soon!
KC

It was a very very humid day not to mention hot! The campers drank lots of water and slathered on sunscreen!

In the morning we did majors after breakfast. The hockey majors played 3 v 3 games, and baseball majors had fun batting Wiffle balls. Soccer majors worked on passing and following their pass. The basketball majors worked on defensive positioning, and lacrosse had a meeting in the locker to show and explain different things.
In the afternoon, the different divisions split up and had 3 stations to go to. The stations were Arts and Crafts, waterfront activities, building the tallest tower using marshmallows and spaghetti, and a slip and slide. At the waterfront, they had a relay race where each camper had to spin around the bat 10 times and swim around a counselor and tag their teammate. The campers enjoyed the race. Everyone loved the slip and slide and racing each other even the counselors did it.

We had no Line-up today, so the Rookies went straight to dinner and Pros and Seniors had free time until dinner. For dinner we had our cookout, so we had burgers, hotdogs, chips, and watermelon.

For free time after dinner, the Rookies went and watched a movie at Brian’s house, and the Pros watched Oceans 8 in Humanities.

Even though today was unbearably hot, the campers made the most out of it by having fun at the waterfront and slip and slide.

Tomorrow we can sleep in until 10, and the campers can get up in the morning and have a 2 Dunkin Donuts if they want.

Until tomorrow
KC

It was a hot, sunny, humid day out, but that did not keep the campers from smiling and having fun at their sports! We also had 3 inter-camp games as well! It was a busy day!
Every camper woke up to sunshine in the morning which improved everyone’s mood by wanting to work hard and have fun. We also had the campers who signed up for the street hockey game head out after breakfast.
We had a great BSL today. The campers played dodgeball, handball, kickball, Gaga, and spike ball. Every game was competitive, but they still had fun.
During the first period, many campers had their majors. In hockey, they worked on their edges to help them become better skaters. The lacrosse majors worked on passing on the run, and the basketball majors had different stations to help them with shooting, defending, and passing. The other campers had minors. In the weight training minor, they worked on strengthening their legs and arms, and instead of doing the volleyball minor, they played badminton and bean bag toss.
In the second period, there was the fishing minor, and there was one camper who caught 3 fish, and another camper who caught one. There also was a camper who had a fish on his line, but the fish got away before he could pull it up.
For lunch, we had chicken nuggets and fries, and cake for dessert. Straight after lunch, all campers and counselors went to Rest Hour.
When the third period rolled around, there were campers who had the home soccer and kickball games to go and play in. While those campers were playing, the rest had a regular day going to their minors. The hockey players had a scrimmage out on the ice as usual.
The games were still going on during the fourth period, and many campers chose to watch the game. The hockey players still went out on the ice for a scrimmage and had fun!
During Line-up we found out that we won all the games today! This is the first time in a long time that we won three inter-camp games in one day! Every camper was very hyped and happy about it!
Everyone was excited for dinner because it was pizza and pop with a Popsicle to finish it off! We also celebrated a birthday as well!
The campers had Free Time after dinner, and once again Gaga was the hotspot to be at. For snack we the famous Scooby Snacks gummies! Upstairs in Humanities, we had a camper teach some others about Snooker.
It was a humid day, but the campers drank lots of water and put on sunscreen and of course had a blast!
Thank you for taking the time to read the blog and please wish the camper a very happy birthday!
More updates are coming!
KC

It was a gloomy, humid Wednesday but we got to sleep in an extra hour!

It was sprinkling in the morning, so for BSL, we played dodgeball in the gym. Each team played and Rookies played Rookies and Pros and Seniors combined together. All the games were very competitive, and the campers had fun!

After BSL, every camper went to their major until lunch. In the hockey major, the counselors set up different stations to help the campers work on edge work, battling for the puck, passing, and shooting. The basketball majors worked on doing 3 fast dribbles in place and either passing to their partner’s chest or bouncing the ball on the floor to their partner. In baseball, the campers worked on catching ground balls, and the pitchers worked on their throw with the head coach. Soccer majors had fun playing different games such as 2 v 1 and 2 v 2. In lacrosse, they worked on picking up ground balls and double-teaming the player with the ball. At the very end of the drill, the player with the ball could shoot on net.

We had our normal day and rest hour after lunch because it stopped raining. A lot of the campers were able to take a quick nap during to catch up on some sleep.
For the third and fourth period, all the campers went to their minors. The hockey players went back on the ice and scrimmages and played sharks and minnows. The rest of campers had fun at their minors!

During Line-up we only had one camper tell a joke and he got the bucket.

What type of bagel can fly?
-A plain bagel

For dinner, we had chicken, peas, the salad bar, pasta bar, and of course ice cream sandwiches!

The Rookies headed off to shower and the Pros and Seniors went straight to Free Time after dinner. In Humanities, the campers were able to watch women and men doing CrossFit on the T.V., and they could still do fun games such as pool or ping pong.

Tomorrow is the flag football game against another camp! Wish the campers luck!

Thank you for reading the blog and I hope you had a great Wednesday!

Stay tuned for tomorrow!
KC

Another gorgeous day! It was sunny with barely any clouds in the sky! It was the perfect full day of majors and minors for the campers!

Waking up with smiles on their faces, the campers headed to breakfast and off to BSL (Bridgton Sports League). BSL is a big tournament where every camper is on a team, but they are divided by their division. So, Rookies only play Rookies, and Pros and Seniors play together. They play different games, for the Rookies they can play Gaga, Spike Ball, and Handball. The Pros and Seniors can play Dodgeball, Handball, Kickball, or Ultimate Frisbee. BSL can get very competitive because each team wants the pizza party if they win.

Right after BSL is the first period where the campers can have majors and minors. The hockey majors had different stations that worked on stick skills, offense and defensive positioning, and opening up to receive a pass. The lacrosse majors worked on boxing players out to get the ball and shooting on the run. In baseball, they worked on batting from the tee and catching the ball to throw to first base. Some campers did have a minor in flag football and weight training and fitness. In weight training, the campers focused on doing exercises to strengthen their abs. The campers in flag football had fun catching the ball and scoring touchdowns.

In the second period, the hockey players did the same thing as first-period hockey majors. The soccer majors had a scrimmage and played a game called knock out. The basketball majors ended their practice with different campers making a free throw and if they miss then everyone ran down and back.

After lunch, the campers had their third and fourth periods. The campers in third-period hockey had a fun game of sharks and minnows and a scrimmage. Also during the scrimmage, we had a camper pick up an opponent’s goalie stick to give back to the goalie. It was awesome to see campers demonstrating sportsmanship!

In the fourth period, the hockey majors had a scrimmage, and all the campers had fun at their other minors!

During Choose Up, the waterfront was open, and a couple of campers took advantage of that. Also happening at the same time were tryouts for the U13 and U15 3 v 3 basketball tournament, and the U15 flag football game coming up soon against other camps.

At Lineup, we had brother duo who said a joke, but they did not get the water dumped on them. There were two more campers who went after them and the last camper was not as lucky.

His joke:

What is the pony’s favorite basketball game?
-Horse

There were no world-famous tacos for Taco Tuesday, but we did have steak, the salad bar, corn, potatoes, bread, and the pasta bar.

After dinner, the Gaga Pit was the hit of the night! There were tons of campers there having fun getting each other out! The other hot spot of the night was the Humanities building where the campers can play pool, ping pong, and more!

The campers had an awesome day, and it being sunny all day helped! It kept the campers in a great mood and helped them enjoy their activities!

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog, and maybe you had some tacos tonight!

More updates tomorrow!
KC

Today was the first day of camp where the campers went to their majors! To make the day better, it was sunny all day! It was a perfect day for the camp to officially start!
The campers woke up excited and ready! After breakfast, the different divisions had their swim tests and they got their schedule for the camp. The water was chilly because there was a slight breeze and it was in the morning. The waterfront staff did another wonderful job making sure the campers were safe and still having a good time.

After all the swim tests, every camper had their major for the first time this session. The hockey majors brought up their gear and went over the rules. Lacrosse majors worked on passing using their left and right hand and doing 2 v 2. Baseball majors met the coach and ran through their daily warmup and some of the pitchers were able to work on their throw. Basketball majors did some scrimmages. Lastly, soccer majors worked on passing and had a scrimmage towards the end of the period.

Hockey majors went on the ice after lunch to work on skating specifically edge work. The rest of the campers went to their minors like a normal day. Some minors can be soccer, lacrosse, baseball, waterfront activities and many more.

During 4th period, the other age group of hockey majors went on the ice and did the same thing. Everyone else had their minors as before. There were some campers who had a golfing minor, and they had fun hitting the ball.

We did have Choose up, and afterward, during Line-up we had 2 campers tell jokes. The second camper was not so lucky as he got the bucket of water.
His joke:

What did the football coach say to the vending machine?
-Give me my quarterback.

For dinner, we had, barbeque chicken, peas, mashed potatoes, and the salad and pasta bar. For dessert we had brownies!

Just like any other day, the campers enjoyed their free time after dinner before heading to bed or going back to their dorms.

The campers are looking forward to a normal day tomorrow so they can experience their schedule how the rest of the 3 weeks will be like. It is exciting to see the campers trying different sports and loving them!

Until next blog!
KC

7/13/2019

Yesterday was our banquet where the campers could dress up and look nice for dinner. We all ate dinner together and had a raffle where campers and counselors could win BSC gear such as backpacks, shirts, hats, and socks. We also watched a slide show where every camper was shown in it, and it had the campers cheering and laughing during it.

After the banquet, we all went up to the fire pit where we sat around and if campers wanted to they could talk about camp and their favorite memories. It was awesome to see campers open up about camp and the memories they are going to cherish for the rest of their lives.

Today, we said goodbye to all first session campers. It was very emotionally for counselors and campers. We had campers on the bus heading to New Jersey and Boston, some who had flights to catch, and the rest had their parents come to pick them up. It is always sad to see the campers go, but we know they had fun during camp and hopefully will come back next year!

We want to thank the parents for letting us care and teach your children for the past 3 weeks because we had a blast! We also want to thank all the campers for a great session, and for teaching us too! We hope to see you next year!

Have a great rest of your summer first session! Onto the second session!
KC