I'll list some courses we were trained on it and if I can explain in it a few words I will. We had 10 people on our team. As you read, try to think of the life lessons that can be learned. There are many and it probably helps to experience the course but I bet you can think of some.
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| The Spider Web |
1) Spider Web - The objective is to get everyone to the other side of the spider's web.
No touching the spider web. Only one through each hole.
2) Opposites - Everyone on the 8 foot stationary log. The whole team must stay on the
log as you switch sides with each other without anyone falling off the log.
3) Up and Over - Everyone in the team must get over a beam set 7 feet high.
One at a time. What about the last person?
4) Islands - Everyone must cross over the three stumps using three 6 ft' long 2x6s without
falling into the 'imaginary' abyss. The stumps are approximately 8 ft' apart
and 2 ft' in diameter.
We spend each afternoon cleaning, and raking to prepare the courses.
Tuesday - May 8 - AM
5) Teeter Totter - The whole team must balance on a 20' log that is a huge teeter totter.
Once everyone is on the log you sing a song. (fast)
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| The Wall |
Dad remembers this from boot camp. The language was different.
7) Criss-Cross - Get everyone across two 20' 1/2 inch cables that cross in the center. X
Nothing to hold onto between the trees at each end. At least the
cables were only 10 inches off the ground.
8) Traffic Jam - Stand on stumps in a semi-circle. Five on one side - five on the other with
an empty stump in the center. Get the two teams to pass each other by
strategically moving from one stump to another. You can only go forward.
Kinda, sorta like human checkers.
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| Swinging Log |
9) Swinging log - Get your team onto the swinging log (swings a foot in each direction)
When the whole team (8 people) is on the log. -- You guessed it - Sing a
song. We never got to the singing part.
10) Life Line - My favorite. Blindfolded and in complete silence you follow a line through the
trees until you are met at the end and told "Well done". At different places
the line splits into different directions. You must decide where to follow. Also
there are obstacles in your path you must step over or go through.
11) Partner Walk - Two 1/2" cables start at the same point but extent like a sideways V - <
until they are about 12' apart. With a partner (one on each cable) you try
to get to the end. It has been done.
There were eight more courses we were trained on, but you get the picture. We accomplished things this week that I didn't believe we could do. You can't give up on problems. You can't tell yourself that you aren't capable of great things, even seemingly impossible things. Life is a challenge and we have support from family, friends and especially Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We can and will succeed.
Happy Mother's Day!
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