Author: Brian Kooperman

Today was dedicated to Color War! We had our hockey games! The games were very competitive, and fun to watch! Each player worked hard for their team, and many demonstrated good sportsmanship! All the goalies played very well, making some awesome saves! The players were passing extremely well, and taking shots.

We also had our track and field events, tug-a-war, Jeopardy, and a cook-off! In the track and field events, they ran relays, 100’s, 400’s, and more! They also had to throw a football and had a cross country race as well. The Jeopardy games got very intense with teams yelling out the answers and sometimes they were correct and sometimes they were not. The Jeopardy games were also very close in the score as well! We had a cook-off between the different ages and teams, and for the most part, it was a success! There was only one counselor who spit out the food!

Overall, today was a good day! It was sunny for most of the day and it started to rain in the afternoon, but the campers were able to enjoy the outdoors for almost the whole day!

Wish the campers luck tomorrow at the relay race!!

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog and I hope you have a great Friday!

Stay tuned for more on Color War tomorrow!
KC

Color War has officially started!! A couple of days before announcing Color War, we told the campers that a professional athlete was coming to visit the camp. They were super excited because they couldn’t wait to see who the surprise athlete was. So today, we got a limousine to drive up to the soccer field, and the driver got out and put a red carpet on the turf for the people in the car to walk on. Once the driver opened the door, out popped our Color War Captains yelling “Color War is here!” All the campers started cheering and getting excited! We have two teams, the red team is the Toronto Raptors and the blue team is the St. Louis Blues. All the campers learned which team they were on, and we split each age division in half for it.

Also, to kick off the Color War, we had our All Division Dodgeball Game! The Raptors won in the Pro and Rookie division, but the Blues won in the Senior division.

After the Dodgeball game, all the campers went to their majors where they did skill competitions. Each division competed against their own division. In hockey, we had the fastest skater as a competition, and another one where each player got 3 pucks and they would have to score on a goalie. At the end of the major, we had 3 v 3 or 4 v 4 games. The rest of the campers had fun competing against each other at their major! The rest of the day was dedicated to campers doing different competitions such as soccer, cricket, handball, kickball, and basketball with their different divisions!

Here is an update on the past few days. On Monday we had a normal day where all the campers were following their own schedules and going to their majors and minors. Yesterday, all the Rookies and Pros went to Funtown Splashtown, and the Seniors went on a rafting trip. All the campers who went to Funtown Splashtown had a great time! They loved all the rides, and eating Dipping Dots! They also had fun in the water park where they could race each other down slides or use a tube to go down a big water slide. The Seniors also had a great time on their trip and they ended it by going to McDonald’s.

Tomorrow we will continue the Color War with more competitions! We will also end the Color War with a huge relay race as well!

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

Keep a lookout for updates on Color War tomorrow!
KC

It was a gorgeous Lazy Bones Sunday! The sun was out and barely any clouds in the sky, and my favorite part, there was hardly any humidity out! With all those combinations, it made the perfect Sunday for the campers!

All the campers slept in until morning Line-up at 10:00, and if they wanted breakfast they could have donuts, yogurt, cereal, toast, and fruit. After breakfast, we had Free Time where the campers could go to the soccer and baseball fields, basketball court, street hockey, Gaga Pit, and Arts and Crafts. There were even some campers who went waterskiing because they haven’t gone yet. Up on the soccer field, there were campers who were playing World Cup, and some lacrosse campers who were taking shots on the goal. On the courts, there were 3 v 3 games, shooting, 1 v 1, and campers working on getting better. On the baseball field, there were campers and counselors batting and catching. There were even some campers in Arts and Crafts making objects out of Perler Beads. There also was a group at the Gaga Pit who had fun playing against other campers. At 11:00 we had the Women’s World Cup on for the campers and counselors to watch.

After lunch, we had our Rest Hour before the home U15 Flag Football game. All the campers went and watched the game for the first half. Both camps played very well, but our opponents ended up winning. We had 2 quarterbacks and both threw very well and helped us get multiple touchdowns. All our players had good hands and caught the football many times. While the Flag Football game was going on we had our counselor versus campers softball game, and we decided to mix campers and counselors together.
After both games, we had Line-up where the campers found out they could go to the waterfront and still go to the places they went this morning to have fun. There were a few campers who went to the waterfront and played in the water. There was a big game of World Cup on the soccer field, and we even had a counselor teaching a couple of campers how to play field hockey. We also had some campers batting at the baseball fields and some campers at the Gaga Pit. A big group of campers went to Arts and Crafts to make cool art projects.

Once dinner was over, all the campers got their phones back to call home or their friends. After their phone calls, the Rookies headed up to Humanities to have some fun before heading to bed. We also had a U12 Kick Ball game and we beat the other camp! All the campers in the game had fun and demonstrated great sportsmanship.

Overall, today was a good day because we were able to sleep in and the campers were outside enjoying the sun and free time.

Tomorrow is a normal schedule, but on Tuesday we are going to Fun Town Splash Town!

Thank you for reading the blog, and hopefully, you had a sunny Sunday!

Until tomorrow
KC

Today was a busy day for the campers because we had different tournaments against other camps all day! We had lacrosse, hockey, and basketball.

We were able to sleep in a bit, so we had no BSL. We had our U15 hockey game, and all the campers who were still at camp went and cheered on the team before their first period. They played against a local hockey organization in Maine. We won 8-3, and all the players played amazingly. During the third period, our team got a penalty shot, and the other team’s goalie saved it. One camper scored from their backhand and hit the top shelf on the opponent’s goalie, which got the crowd wild! Both teams played very well and had a great game.

Towards the end of the hockey game, many campers left because they had their majors and minors to go. The soccer players had competition between two teams where they had to get to a certain number of goals and whichever team was the fastest to reach the number wins. The losing team had to run to the 50-yard line and back. The baseball players also had a competition between 2 teams. They played a mini baseball game where all the players were in the infield and if they hit it to the outfield then that would be a home run. In basketball, they also had a competition where each team had to get up to a certain number of baskets faster than the other team.

For lunch, we had sandwiches with chips, the pasta bar, and the salad bar. After lunch, we had our rest hour, and the U12 hockey game was right after. We played the same team as this morning, but we lost this time. It was still a good game, and every shift the boys worked hard. One of our campers scored the first goal of the game by taking it coast to coast and shooting top shelf which had his team and fellow campers cheering loudly.

We canceled our last period because it was going to rain. So, we watched movies instead. The Pros watched Aquaman. They all enjoyed the movie and played Pictionary afterward before dinner.

We had our Saturday Night Cookout again, so the campers ate burgers, hotdogs, bratwursts, pasta salad, and watermelon. We also learned that the lacrosse players won 1 game and lost 2, and the basketball players won 1 and lost 1. All the campers enjoyed playing and working hard. After dinner, they enjoy their free time at the basketball gym, soccer and baseball fields, or in Humanities. Then it is off to get ready for bed!

Everyone is excited for tomorrow because of the late wake-up and donuts!

Huge thanks for the Maine hockey team for coming together today and playing us! We appreciate it!

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog, and hopefully, you did not get rained on!

Stay tuned for tomorrow!
KC

Casino night is here! Everyone is so excited and could not wait for it! Everyone is dressed up and looking good to win some money at Blackjack and various other games!
Before casino night, we had a regular day. BSL was in the morning, and different sport games against other camps as well.

All the periods went extremely well, and the campers who were here had fun! It was a hot day out, but the campers lathered up on sunscreen and drank lots of water! In the first period, the hockey players worked on 1 v 1, passing, skating, and shooting.

In the second period, the soccer players worked on passing and played fun games at the end of practice. The baseball players worked on catching and throwing to first base or third base. There also was a flag football game happening as well where all the campers had fun catching and running for a touchdown.

In the third period, the hockey players had a scrimmage, and we had a counselor put on his goalie gear so we could have an extra goalie to shoot on. The counselor challenged all the campers and helped them get better at finding the open holes to show where to shoot.

In the fourth period, we had different minors. We had weight training, basketball, hockey, baseball, volleyball, flag football, and street hockey. In weight training, they worked on arms, and in basketball, the campers had fun playing Knockout. The baseball minors had fun playing a game where they were in a circle and had to catch the ball then throw it up into the air, and tap it to another camper. If the camper did not catch the ball then they were out. In volleyball, the campers had fun spiking the ball around.

Many of the campers enjoyed the waterfront because it felt nice to jump into the water on such a hot day. During Choose-up, we had our U15 Flag Football tryouts, and a lot of the boys made some great catches and throws. In Line-up we had 2 campers tell jokes, and the second camper got the bucket of water.

For dinner, we had mac and cheese, cornbread, and pulled pork sandwiches. After dinner, we are having our casino night where all the campers dress up and are given fake money and can play and bet on different games such as Plinko, Blackjack, War, horse racing, and many more. All the campers are having a blast playing the games and winning! Once their time is up at the casino then it is straight to bed for the campers.

Wish them luck at the casino games!

I hope you all had a great couple of days and thank you for reading the blog!

Until tomorrow!
KC

What a busy day it was! We had several games against other camps, and we did extremely well!

There was a baseball game today against another camp after breakfast, so all the campers that participated in the baseball game ate and headed out. We also canceled BSL for today because of the game. The rest of the campers were able to sleep in and go to the first period after breakfast.

The first period went very well, the lacrosse majors worked on 2 v 2, weight training minors played capture the flag, tennis minors played King of the Court, basketball minors played some games, and the hockey majors did some stations to work on stick handling, passing, and shooting.

During the second period, basketball majors had a continuous scrimmage and whatever team won did not have to do sprints. In archery, we had a camper get his first bullseye which was pretty exciting! Soccer majors had 3 v 3 competitions where the ball could only touch the ground once and they had to get it over the bench. It got very competitive! In hockey, they had different stations just like period one. They also had an obstacle course as well where the skaters could race each other. In weight training, they did planks and a circuit.

After lunch, we had our rest hour where all the campers went back to their dorm. As rest hour was ending, we had the U15 soccer game against another camp at Bridgton starting. Many of campers who had minors went and watched the game. It was a good game because we had to go into overtime! Both teams played their hearts out and had a great attitude throughout the game. Both goalies played really well, and made some great saves! In the end, we came out on top with a score of 1-0! Our team passed the ball to our striker who took it down and scored! Everyone went wild and surrounded the camper who scored screaming and cheering!

During Line-up we found out that we won the baseball game 6-4, and we lost the U12 soccer game by one point. In the soccer game, we were losing by 2 points but then we tied it up and got ahead. Eventually, the other camp tied it up as well and scored one more time and won the game. In the baseball game, we got 6 runs right away and kept the other team from getting no more than 4. The camper who got the water dumped on him for the joke was a CIT which made it so much better for the campers.

For dinner, we had our first pizza dinner of the summer which made some happy campers! Also, after dinner, there is a group of basketball players going to play a game against another camp tonight!

Wish them luck!

Tomorrow we are going to the Portland Sea Dogs game which everyone is pumped for!

Thank you for reading the blog, and hopefully, you had some pizza tonight as well!

By for now!
KC

Today was a very exciting day because we had 3 different tournaments against other camps, and the Pros had their social tonight!

The morning started off as usual with BSL in the morning followed by camper’s majors and minors. BSL went very well today with some great competition between all the campers and counselors. The first period followed BSL, and many campers had their major and the rest had their minors. Baseball players worked on bunting the ball, and they had a competition between the Rookies and older campers. The Rookies beat the older campers! In hockey, they worked on passing, keep away, and 4 v 4. The soccer players worked on passing, sprinting, and had a game at the end. There was a lacrosse minor, and they worked on 2 v 2. Tennis minors played King of the Court which they enjoyed.

Period 2 was just as successful. Hockey majors also worked on passing, keep away, and 4 v 4 along with shooting backhand and tipping the puck into the net.

We did lunch differently today because of the different tournaments happening. We had basketball, flag football, and street hockey tournaments against other camps. While those campers were at their games, we still had a normal schedule. Both period 3 and 4 ran smoothly and campers enjoyed themselves.

The Rookies had the street hockey tournament and they absolutely crushed it! They won all their games, and came out as the winner of the tournament! In flag football and basketball, we did not win any games, but all the campers had a great attitude and displayed good sportsmanship on the court, arena, and field! All the campers had fun competing in the tournaments!

During Choose Up, the campers that were not getting ready for the social tonight were up at the fields, court, or the Gaga Pit. There were campers who were playing Spike Ball, kicking field goals, and playing baseball. During Line-up we did not have the Pros there because they were still getting ready, but we had 3 campers tell jokes, and the third one got the bucket of water dumped on them.

His joke:

Do you know what ticks me off?
-Lime disease

The Pros and Rookies ate dinner together, and we had chicken, rice, green beans, the pasta bar, and the salad bar. For dessert, we had chocolate chip cookies. After dinner, the Pros went back to their dorms to finish getting ready to head up to the ice rink for their social. All the boys were super excited for it, and could hardly wait for tonight! The rest of the campers had free time until they had to be back in their dorms for the night.

All the Pros on the ice were having so much fun! They were skating around dancing to the music and laughing with each other and the girls.

Today was a fantastic day for the campers! They had fun at their tournaments and periods and the Pros ended their night having fun at their social!

Thank you for reading the blog and I hope your Monday was awesome!

Until tomorrow!
KC

It rained on again off again, but it has been a very pretty night though making it a great way to end the day!

This Sunday was also the first Lazy Bones Sunday of the summer meaning we could sleep until 10:00! We started today off with some donuts and our normal breakfast food, and we had Line-up in the morning so the campers knew what was going to happen today. We had free time after and some chose to go to the waterfront. The rest of the campers had tryouts for basketball and flag football for the different tournaments we will have against other camps. The other campers who were not at the waterfront or doing tryouts played Spike Ball, lacrosse, street hockey, soccer, and baseball.

After a while, the campers went back to their dorms because it started to rain. In one dorm there were some campers who were reading in the common area and in their room. There were some other campers who were playing different card games too. The rain stopped but it started up again right before lunch. The rain stopped for rest period while all the campers were in their dorm resting.

We decided to have a carnival today in the gym where the campers could play foosball, laser tag, or do an obstacle course. We also had jeopardy and Bingo. The campers rotated to all three with their age group, and all of them had fun especially at the carnival. The Pros absolutely loved foosball, and the Seniors loved the obstacle course because it got wet so it turned into a slip and slide. They had fun beating their friends and seeing who was the fastest.

For dinner, we had chicken alfredo with broccoli in the sauce, rolls, the pasta bar, and salad bar. For dessert, we had an ice cream bar. All the campers got their phones after dinner so they could call their parents and catch up with their friend from back home.

Even though today had some rain, the campers still had a blast at their different activities!

Thank you for taking the time to read the blog and I hope your Sunday was lazy as well!

Stay tuned for tomorrow!
KC

We were able to sleep in an extra hour today which made everyone happy, and to make it even better it was gorgeous all day!

We did not have BSL today because we slept in, and we only had 1 long major period. All the majors happened right after breakfast, so than for the rest of the day could be minors. In hockey, the younger group worked on edges and had 3 v 3 games and the older group had stations that focused on stick handling, shooting, and 1v 1 situations. Lacrosse players focused on 1 v 1 with passing to a coach and catching the ball. The soccer players focused on 1 v 1 and scoring.

After lunch, we had a kickball and baseball game against another camp and our last 3 minors. The younger group went and played kickball at the opposing team’s camp while the U15 baseball game was at Bridgton. The baseball game was really good, we had 1 home run and our pitcher did extremely well by striking out the other team. In both games, we destroyed our opponents and won!

During both games, the minors went very well. Most of the campers wanted to watch the baseball game, so they did that instead of doing their minor, so they could cheer for their friends. The waterfront was still very popular. The campers had fun fishing, waterskiing, knee boarding, canoeing, and wakeboarding. Many of the campers, that was their first time trying waterskiing, wakeboarding, or knee boarding.

We did not have Choose Up, so we went straight into Line-up. There were three campers who told jokes today and the first two got a pass but the third was not so lucky. His joke:

What do you call a Labrador that becomes a magician?
-A Labracadabrador

For dinner, we had our first cookout, so we had burgers, hotdogs, chips, and watermelon. We also had dinner as one big camp, so everyone could hang out together. After dinner, we had 30 minutes of free time and then we are going to watch a movie and go to bed.

Tomorrow the campers will be able to sleep in and have donuts as an option for breakfast!

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

Until the next blog!
KC

Note: There are pictures from yesterday posted with today’s pictures.

Today was our first Floral Friday of the summer! It was also another sunny, bright, beautiful day as well!

All the campers woke up with a good attitude which they brought to BSL and all their majors and minors. During their first two periods, baseball players worked on infield catching specifically second and third base and shortstop, hockey players worked on small area games, soccer players worked on shooting and small area passing, and basketball players worked on positioning for defense. Many of the minors were very successful especially flag football where there was one camper who helped his fellow younger campers put on the belts. In weight training, the campers worked on strengthening their biceps and lower body.

During the third and fourth period, many campers watched the street hockey game we had against another camp. We had the younger group at our camp and the older group was at the other one. We, unfortunately, did not win the younger street hockey game, but we did win with the older group! But we only lost by a couple of points. The hockey players did have to go on the ice, but they were able to scrimmage and the older group did a big 4 v 4 tournament which went very well.

During Line-Up, everyone found out that we will be able to sleep in an extra hour which made campers and counselors very happy! Now we will have 2 days in a row where we get to sleep in!

Thank you for reading the blog and hopefully, you were able to see some flowers today!

Stay tuned for the next blog!
-KC