Media Update # 3 - Session C

Good Morning Everyone,

The last two days have been so much fun and all the campers and counselors are having a blast!

On Monday, the campers learned new skills and strategies and had plenty of time to scrimmage in the afternoon. The evening activity was the epic camper counselor game, the counselors did not play up to par and let the campers score 7 points against us before the game was called off due to lightning and thunder (which is the reason why this post had been delayed). The final score 15-7. After running through the rain from the field back to the dorm there was a create your own ice cream sundae bar set up for all of us to indulge in.

On Tuesday, we scrimmaged in the morning and after lunch had the distance competition as the first part in the disc olympics. The rest of the afternoon had more disc olympics events such as disc golf and MTA (maximum time aloft). The evening activity was TRADE NIGHT! There were tons of trades and purchases going on and at the same time the final event of the disc olympics, disc spinning took place.

I have uploaded all of Monday and Tuesday's photos along with Tuesday and Wednesday's newsletters. As soon as time permits I will be putting together a highlight gallery which will severely limit the amount of photos in each of the galleries.

Photos

Monday - http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/monday_0727

Tuesday - http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/tuesday_0728

Newsletters

Tuesday - http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionc4.pdf

Wednesday - http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionc5.pdf

Until Tomorrow,
BC

Media Update - Session C

Good Evening Everyone!

The rain held off nicely today which made for a great first full day of ultimate action. Last night and in the morning we had a guest visitor Greg Connelly stop by and talk to campers about Team USA and his experience in Taiwan. For those who don't know, Greg was the 2009 USA World Games Ultimate Team Coach who just came back late last week with a Gold Medal! He coached his team to victory in Taiwan beating Japan in the Finals. Greg was even able to stick around and sell some of the extra gear to the campers last night.

After the morning lectures the campers scrimmaged among each other then did grueling team sprints and headed to lunch. Once our stomachs were full we headed back to the fields for some more exciting action which consisted of a few new drills and some more scrimmages.

Tonight the campers found out what teams that they will be playing on for the week and had some time to bond with their teams while competing in some teamwork related games. The campers are now, just about sound asleep.

Newsletter -

http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionc3.pdf

Photos -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/sunday_0726

Until Tomorrow,
BC

Session C: Media Update # 1

Hey All,

Just a quick update from the first day of Session C! It has been a perfect day here at NUTC getting to know all of the campers and helping them move in to their rooms. Tonight the campers went to the all camp intro meeting where they were able to meet some of the players that they will become teammates and friends with. I will be posting to this blog every morning/night (depending on the day) with the latest newsletters, photos and even some video clips of what is going on at camp. Right now I have photos from this afternoon's pick up games and from this evenings introduction meeting. Additionally, I have posted today's newsletter along with tomorrows newsletter before all the campers get to see it! :-)

Newsletter -

http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionc1.pdf

http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionc2.pdf

Photos -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/saturday_0725

Until Tomorrow,
BC

Media Update # 4

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Session B has concluded a few hours ago and here I present the last of the photos from Wednesday and Thursday's action. Sweet Baby Blue (Russell and Mac's Team) won the tournament this week in an extremely close match 9-8 against BVH's Relentless Pink. It was a very hard fought game and came down to, as all hard fought games do to, the last point. After the tournament was over the campers headed to the award ceremony then proceeded to pack up and head out.

I hope that all of the campers had a wonderful time with us here this week and have a safe trip home via plane, train or automobile. I want to thank them for taking the time to spend a week with us. I additionally want to thank all the parents/guardians, family, friends and fans for following this blog, this week and only hope you had as much fun as I did.

Wednesday -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/wednesday_0722

Thursday -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/thursday_0723

Bring It In Newsletter -

http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionb5.pdf

Thanks,
BC

Time to prep for Session C which starts Saturday!

Media Update # 3

Hello Everyone,

It has been one wild and rainy day for us here in Western Massachusetts.

We started the day off strong by learning zone defense and offense, transitioning our work into three rounds of scrimmage.

Unfortunately, the rain continued into the afternoon, forcing our teams indoors for the rest of the day. After some very large lunches, we broke into two rounds of five seminars, ranging in topics from "mental toughness" and "How to run a good practice", to "preparation for a tournament weekend" and "how to start/run a high school ultimate team."

The activity for the evening was trade night! I myself traded a jersey and a pair of shorts and was able to pick up 2 new jerseys. The campers had a blast bartering with each other to score gear from around the world. I will be taking a ton of photos of the tournament action today and will be video taping the "talent show" this evening, so be on the look out for those!

I have posted Monday's photos online here:

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/monday_0720

Additionally a couple from yesterday:

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/tuesday_0721

Along with Tuesday's and today's newsletters:

Tuesday - http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionb3.pdf

Wednesday - http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionb4.pdf

Until Tomorrow,
BC

Media Update # 2

Good Evening Everybody!

Tonight I present to you, photos and tomorrow's newsletter! Today the campers went through stations to perfect their skills and ended the morning session with intense sprints. In the afternoon the campers scrimmaged and saw a slideshow of all of today's action. Tonight after dinner the campers found out what teams they will be playing on for the week including in the tournament showdown! I have broken the photos from today into two galleries a highlights gallery containing roughly 145 photos and all the photos (about 250 photos) that I took today.

Newsletter -

http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionb2.pdf

Photos -

Highlights -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/sunday_0719_highlights

All -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/sunday_0719_all

Until Tomorrow,

BC

Media Update # 1

Hey All,

Just a quick update from the first day of Session B! It has been a very awesome day getting to know all of the campers. I will be posting to this blog every morning/night (depending on the day) with the latest newsletters, photos and even some video clips of what is going on at camp. Right now I have photos from this afternoon's pick up games and from this evenings introduction meeting. Additionally, I have posted tomorrows newsletter before all the campers get to see it! :-)

Newsletter -

http://www.nutc.net/bringitin/sessionb1.pdf

Photos -

http://briancook.exposuremanager.com/g/saturday_0718

Until Tomorrow,
BC