So I had coach training this week in Alix. Once again I was amazed by the sense of community and unity that the body of Christ brings. This year we had coaches from BC, AB, and SK. We had about 18 coaches in total compared to 8 last summer. I was able to meet and chat a bit with most coaches and find out what they were all about.
Training was led by head coaches and returning coaches. Since I was a returning coach, I was put in charge of leading stuff like devotions as well as on field training. Even through just a few days there is a TON of stuff to go over and it can be overwhelming, but the group of coaches we had were pretty good and learned pretty fast. Actually they did pretty much everything really well.
A typical day would start at around 8 am for break fast. That's a double negative for me as i mentioned on twitter. Waking up early and eating breakfast are two things I do not enjoy. After that we would have worship (lots of musically talented coaches this year too), followed by a devotion. After that we would usually have a head coach or returning coach go over stuff we need to do in small groups or volunteer orientations...basically the important spiritual aspects of camp. That would usually go to lunch.. mmmm my favorite part, and I must say the meals there were delicious. Home cooked meals kinda thing there ya know? At this time I usually had to make a very difficult choice. On field training was after lunch and usually having a second or third helping was usually not the best idea. But....sometimes the food was too good to pass up on. So yea after lunch we'd head out onto the field (we got pretty lucky with no rain for the most part) and run some drills, teach some skills and go over a typical day of camp. After the first day we let the first year coaches to run it like the real thing and we give them some feed back. On field is the best because we actually get to play the games or stations we're running sometimes and I don't always get to play during actual camps so...yea! We usually fit some team time after that right before dinner. That's usually just to go over which coach would be teaching what skill or running what station/game on what day or what day they're doing their testimony...etc etc. Then comes dinner and dinner is great because I can eat as much as I want without worrying about throwing up all over the field! After dinner its usually some more worship time and we go over more coaches corner (our 5 day gospel presentation to the kids). Usually that goes until 9pm ish and we just get free time for the rest of the evening. That usually results in a large game of mafia with all the coaches which is pretty fun, and then bed time! On the second last day/last day we have communion and we pray for hours in preparation for the summer and sending out coaches.
I'm usually pretty tired after training, its an intense few days. But I'm glad I have this weekend to rest before my first camp on tuesday. I'm super excited for this summer and know God will do great things.
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