Hard to believe 7 days ago we were about to enter our first dinner together of the season. As I sit at my desk I hear the sounds of kids playing and laughing which is heartwarming. The Junior camp boys bunks are filled with voices of kids enjoying everything that camp has to offer. Seeing their smiling faces over my shoulder at my desk is like watching the Bulls in the 90\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over my other shoulder I see kids leaving the office with their evening mail. To me the best part is that no one is walking in alone. I see groups of kids who act as though they have been hanging out with their cabin mates since birth! They have been smiling and talking and making memories in spite of it being a rainy day with temps in the 50\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last night was amazing in many different ways. Not only did we beat West End, our arch rival in basketball in front of a group of 600 here at CRH, but more importantly to me was the way the kids acted or learned to act. As our alumni will tell you this game has been played at West End for the last 40 plus years. After their victory last year, their campers and staff acted so poorly that I put a pause on our relationship. A few weeks ago their director called me and asked if we could maybe get something going again. We agreed on a game here and I promised him that our campers and staff would act appropriately. Before the game, but after the pump up, we talked about how to behave appropriately. I explained that the best way to enjoy the game and cheer on our team was the complete opposite of what goes on in today\u2019s world. We agreed to only act in positive ways. I have no tolerance for booing the opposite team or cheering their injuries. After a thrilling finish with CRH ending on top we refused to let our kids storm the court. After the game, the director who I have known for the last 30 years came up to me and hugged me and simply said “you nailed this.” My biggest sense of pride came from hopefully using this win as we do every moment here at camp- as a teaching opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I have stated many times – becoming a professional soccer player because of your Robin Hood experience is highly unlikely. My dream is to reinforce good habits based on treating others with respect and kindness. We all learned that winning a huge game felt even better because we displayed proper sportsmanship without making our opponents feel bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winning with class was the lesson learned last night \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks so much for trusting me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
WOODY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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