Monday June 29th

Well now that the trip has been over for a couple of weeks it was now time for me to start working and building up that bank account for Loyola. We all know how expensive a school year can be. My summer job this week consisted of me coaching 3,4,5, and 6 graders in lacrosse. For people who have dealt with kids before this is no easy task. A fellow classmate, and counselor Chris Hurst can back me up on this. The camp is actually one of the better camps I have done because it is not just out on a lacrosse field all day we break the day up. The first day of camp is always the toughest because this is when the kids are shy and don't really know how to act with the counselors. The morning was kind of boring but the first morning always is. After we did some drills and scrimmages with them the day started to pick up. Around noon we take all of the campers across the street and feed them pizza then off to the dodge ball courts. Now I truly believe that the counselors have more fun playing dodge ball then the kids to because this is our time to get back at all the annoying campers who just would not leave us alone. Chris Hurst's dodge ball game needs a little improvement but he was able to help us out when we needed him. They have a great time trying to beat us (they actually did beat us twice) but when its all said and done its about having fun. After we played dodge ball for 45 minutes we then take them into the pool. I was lucky enough to be "Volunteered" to go into the pool and as soon as I did I was swarmed by 15 little kids possessed on trying to take me down. Once again this was a chance for me to get back at all the little campers that annoyed me in the morning so I took turns launching them in the pool. The kids were having a great time and that went on for about a half hour until I got yelled out by the life guard. After pool time we head back to the field for about another hour of lacrosse. The kids have a great time in the pool and sometimes they don't wanna leave. The whole camp goes from 8am to 4pm and at the end of the week the kids have a great time and get to learn a little lacrosse as well.