Hello! Day seven recap.

We started the day a bit later than usual. French toast and bacon for breakfast and headed to majors right away.

I started my photos at the basketball court. The campers did a little warm-up before some ball-handling drills. They worked on 4on4 flow and ended up with a shooting competition.

After that, I went to the Baseball major. They hit some balls and played a scrimmage. Campers on the soccer field started by working on their dribbling technique and continued with a one-on-one defensive drill.

For golfing, coach Bella worked on chipping the ball into targets. We had a lot of first-timers who learned how to hold a golf club. A good day to learn new things here at camp!

Hello! Day six recap.

A rink day! We had a special guest for our hockey mayors. Swaggy P is a stick-handling specialist athlete. He showed the campers new maneuvers, tight turns, and the seniors scrimmaged. They took tons of photos with him. Make sure to log in to Campanion to watch all the action.

Soccer boys worked on combination drills and fundamentals. Soccer majors focused on how to play through balls. After lunch, we had a surprise snack. Ice cream! Everyone needed a sweet break from training hard.

But that’s not it. Our U16 Basketball team tied for 1st place in their tournament with other Maine camps!

At night we had our opening campfire. The kiddos wrote something they wanted to accomplish in the next three weeks on a piece of wood and throw it at the fire. We ended up the night with delicious smores!

Hello! Day five recap.

Finally, a beautiful sunny day! Campers started the day with an energy breakfast and went right up to their majors. Everyone was happy for the weather to be as summer should be. We applied sunscreen to be safe and took lots of water for the day.

Baseball started with some long-distance throwing balls, ending with some fielding drills. The waterfront was a big success. Everyone wanted to swim. Although the field was full of running campers. That just made my day.

By line-up, everyone wanted to be part of the joke of the day. I’m guessing a bucket full of water after a very long day was refreshing.

Hello! Day three recap.

BSC is starting to look and feel like home. Campers are having a great time at their majors. I will give you more details about practice by sport in the next few days. It’s been a lot to take with all the schedules. I love hearing the boys say things like “I want to try out new things at camp”

So I went to witness some potential golfers. On their first try, hit! After tennis, boys are getting some good skills. After a rest hour and dinner, we went right into BSL. Which, I completely forgot to explain to new parents.

Bridgton Sports Camp has a competition called Bridgton Sports League. We organize various games for the campers to participate in. The competition includes cricket, handball, ultimate frisbee, and kickball.

And let me tell you, pros and seniors had a good game today at cricket. They are just in it! After that, we head back to chill for a bit and shower. Hopefully, tomorrow the sun will shine!

Brenda 🙂

Hello! Day two recap.

Yesterday was a very long but productive day. Campers got an early breakfast and went into the field to play kickball and handball.

After a rest hour to finish unpacking, they did some drills for BSL Combine. Later on, swim test! Everyone did a great job in the water and had a snack before heading into their mayor’s meetings.

Hockey got their gear up to the rink to review safety orientation. Everyone else had a free play! Campers are so happy to be here but tired after dinner and showers. They all get right into bed.

To see more photos of the day, log in to CampMinder.
Brenda 🙂

Arrival Day!

Hello, my name is Brenda Cruz I’m from Cancun, Mexico. I’ll be working on Social Media, photography, and this blog during the summer!

I’ll try to keep you posted on everything that goes around camp.

Yesterday campers started to arrive at noon. Our counselors were ready and excited to meet the boys. As families and busses arrived, campers got to see their rooms for the next three weeks.

After the line-up, we had dinner in groups. Some pros played dodgeball and rookies played kickball. Counselors also helped campers unpack. Getting everything ready for an incredible summer.

Make sure to follow us @bridgtonsportscamp on Instagram and I’ll do my best to keep an eye on all of your kiddos. If I haven’t posted a photo of your boy feel free to send a DM. I’m sure they will have a blast!

Just like that, camp is over. Im taking a stab at the final blog even though I know it won’t come close to what has been written everyday during camp. A big thank you to Logan who made you all feel you were at camp with us each day. He worked all day as an assistant division leader and somehow had the energy to write detailed blogs nightly. The daily blog (and photos by Zoe) were intended to give you a snapshot into our days at camp and some reassurance that your camper was safe and happy.

One of the traditions at camp is writing our goals on a piece of wood and at the final campfire we throw that piece of wood into the fire if that goal has been completed. For the first time in a while I took a piece of wood and wrote the goal “have fun”. Between our canceled summer of 2020 and last summer being very cautious and aware that we were still in a pandemic, camp just didn’t feel “normal”. Missing the inter-camp, trips, and socials in 2021 made me realize how necessary they are to making Bridgton extra special and having all of those events this year made camp exceptional. I can tell you that personally I had a blast this summer and camp felt “normal”. Goal accomplished!

I can’t end without a big THANK YOU to our administration, counselors, coaches, parents, and campers. Combined we are a strong camp community that help make the BSC experience unforgettable each summer. Looking forward to summer 2023!

Thanks,
Koop

Today was the final day of color war and that can only mean one thing: the famous Whacked Up Relay. The relay took place in the morning and consisted of dozens of events. Eating surprise, soccer shot, around the world basketball, marshmallow toss and a pie eating contest are just some of the events. After several hours when the relay was complete there could only be one winning team. Without further adieu a huge congratulations to the Golden State Warriors. The battle was hard fought and both teams left it all on the field. So another congratulations to the Colorado Avalanche. After the relay the boys had lunch and then began to pack and prepare for their departure. Following the packing period was dinner. It wouldn’t be BSC if we didn’t fit in one last Pizza Friday. The closing campfire took place after dinner at the lineup area. The counselors shared some words of encouragement and advice for the campers. During the first week the boys wrote their goals for camp on a piece of wood. Tonight at the end of the fire the campers each got the opportunity to toss their piece of wood into the fire to commemorate their time here and all that they achieved. As the fire died down the group watched a slideshow of photos from the session. It was a beautiful celebration and the perfect way to end the session as well as the summer. It comes with a heavy heart to say that this is the last BSC blog post of the summer. It has been a pleasure watching the campers and counselors develop over the last few weeks and we hope to see everyone back at Bridgton Sports Camp next summer. Thank you to all the BSC families and friends, For one final time: GO BSC!!!!

Today was a very special day at Bridgton Sports Camp. Color war has commenced! The camp has been divided in half and assigned to two teams: Warriors and Avalanche. Color war is a long held camp tradition and an insanely fun way to end camp. It is equal parts teamwork and sportsmanship. From here on out everything from room cleanliness to basketball is for points. This morning we had our last majors and they finished with a bang. Soccer majors competed in passing and shooting drills before playing a scrimmage. At the end the Warriors came out victorious in soccer. In basketball the boys played knockout, had a three point contest and played a scrimmage. The Warriors emerged victorious in basketball. The baseball majors had a base relay before participating in a scrimmage. The Avs ended up the winners during baseball. Lacrosse had a passing, accuracy and speed shot competition that the Warriors dominated. Hockey also had a skills competition with the same categories as hockey and this period was won by the Avs. In the afternoon the campers rotated through free swim, soccer and basketball games. As it stands now the Warriors are winning. Tomorrow is sure to be another day filled with intense color war competition. Go BSC!

It was a great Monday here at Bridgton Sports Camp. Majors were well executed in the morning. Hockey majors practiced their stick handling and footwork before translating these skills into shooting drills and mini scrimmages. Lacrosse players are perfecting their advanced stick and footwork. At the end of their practice they split into offense and defense to work on position specific skills. Basketball boys began with ball handling and pivoting to start their session. Later on the basketball players ran through a flow drill and a series of two on two games. During Baseball the boys worked on their timing while using a reaction ball. At the end of practice the catchers separated to work one on one with the head baseball coach. Soccer players prepared for a big intercamp game by working on three on three games.