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Final day of Camp

A travel blog entry by tbarros

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The 4th and final day of camp was packed as we had 85 campers and the intensity was high because it was time for the tournament. We brought out the trophies, the campers had on their camp tee shirts and everyone was excited to begin. Before we began the television camera crew returned for a secondary interview with the campers, parents and a few of the coaches. Two teams of the older group participated at a time in the tournament as the other 6 ...

Day 3

A travel blog entry by tbarros

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The 3rd day of camp was Saturday at 4 pm and the sun was hot. I am not simply saying that to throw it in anyone's face that is in the cold Boston climate. Okay maybe I am but it was rough out there. The older campers began with pick-n-roll basketball drills and shot faking and driving. The younger campers who were from ages 8-14 began playing pick up games, as they were anxious since the first day. The campers were beginning to practice and encourage one another like a team, and I think ...

Day 2 of Camp

A travel blog entry by tbarros

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The 2nd day of camp began with rebounding drills and shooting drills. One thing that we noticed from day one was many of the campers were athletes but just needed to perfect their techniques or as I like to call it their "Shooting Touch". So we went into camp with the emphasis on correcting each individual camp on shooting techniques, feet squared to the basket, elbow lined up with their shoulders and to bend their knees and flick ...

Day visit with Edy

A travel blog entry by tbarros

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... able to better teach the youth.

My packages arrived last week and I have divided the equipments for each island I will be visiting.

Along with Edy of ABC I will be visiting a few courts to see which ones we may use to run the clinic and renovate.

I plan to host two camps here in Santiago one in each city on two opposite sides of the island.

In February I will be hosting a camp on the island of Fogo and assisting a sports ...

Happy Holidays

A travel blog entry by tbarros

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... way I am planning to take all the great things I have learned from my travels to Senegal and Brazil and apply them here in in Cape Verde. I am excited and rejuvenated to commence my work here in Santiago.

Three months left I cannot believe how fast these past 6 months have passed by. I got to "Live it up" and enjoy what I have been blessed to do.

Happy New Years to you all.
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