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| Grace (Montana) trying not to be tagged! |
Today started out grey but we kept a positive attitude which happened to be today's lesson taught by Kristin (Tufts) and Kayley (George Washington). About half way through the morning the sun came out and awarded our positive thoughts. The warmup game of blob tag was a hit! As the weather improved the energy of the group increased along with the girls' soccer capabilities.
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| The student coaches' comeback cheer |
The Bolivian girls were split into teams for an elimination game centered on striking the ball. Each group cheered on their teammates endlessly. Even as they were eliminated from the game, the girls cheered their hearts out from the sidelines. The student coaches also made one of their own to show their team spirit!!
During the discussion session on confidence several of our Bolivian participants discussed the important role family and friends play in increasing our confidence during times of doubt. The girls recounted how during the earlier soccer drills the encouragement of their teammates helped give them the confidence to succeed. Within this same discussion one Bolivian participant described how several years ago she was feeling sad for months at a time. She told us how some friends introduced her to soccer and encouraged her to increase her participation. She went on to say that soccer and the encouragement of her friends helped to increase her confidence and ultimately lift her out of the sad place she was in.
Another Bolivian participant told a story of when she was at a musical performance and saw a man with no hands play the guitar with his feet. She used this anecdote to remind us all that it is important to have confidence in ourselves even in the face of great adversity. Incredible insight and intelligence from 14-17 year olds!
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| The grey team does their team cheer! |
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