Week 4 ended really well at arts camp the youth performed two plays. The younger group performed The Grouchy Ladybug and the older group performed a scene from Hamlet. It was really neat to see the youth perform, especially when I know how difficult it is to get in front of a group of people and speak.
Flag football went well too, while the week seem to turn into a week of Shark and Minnows (a game of tag) with football flags, the youth really enjoyed it. Flag football week seemed to give us more of an opportunity to talk about sportsmanship and how we treat our teammates and our opposition. Unfortunately this is a tough road because most of the examples that the youth are seeing through professional sports are setting poor examples of sportsmanship.
During the week we talked them about the importance of letting wins and losses go after the games were over. We also talked a lot about the line between being competitive and being angry, which I have fallen on the wrong side of many times. Also, encouraging the youth to encourage their teammates and their opponents instead of tearing them down.
Definitely a challenging road but an important one.
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