TEAM SPORTS
Team sports remain an
important part of the Wachusett program. Competition
typically includes such sports as basketball, softball, and
soccer. Boating meets, swimming meets, and water polo
matches add another dimension to team sports. Wachusett
teams do not compete against other camps; instead, the focus is
upon vigorous intracamp competition, participation, teamwork,
and sportsmanship.
Division of campers into teams
for several weeks has been a convenient way to approach
competitive sports and to strengthen the idea of team
participation. Several times a week the boys compete
during a one-hour period devoted to team sports
-- with the understanding that the "heat" of the competition ends with the final whistle. In addition,
regular soccer and basketball games are options for interested
boys. Although the competition is frequently by Junior,
Intermediate, and Senior divisions, there are occasions that
boys of different ages and members of the staff enjoy
team sports together -- during the immensely popular evening
softball, Frisbee, and soccer games, for example.
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