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thesandlot F3 Bocci Ball and Games

Date: 2024-11-02
AO: thesandlot
Q: Jenner
PAX: Gherkin, Lucius, Legacy, Boardwalk, AI, Klinger, Popeye, Big Short, Spud, Strange Brew, Defiance FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH, WMH, Imperial Walkers, Cherry Pickers, Moroccan Nightclub, Michael Phelps.

THE THANG: Mosey over to Hayes Park and perform the following:

Step ups: x20
Box jumps: x20
Dips: x20
Archer Erkins: x20 each side

1st Rule – Audible Exercise. When the audible captain yells, “LMA!”, PAX stops what they are doing and performs the following led by the audible captain. At the end of the audible exercise, the captain names another PAX who then becomes the audible captain.

LBC: x10
Merkins: x10
Air squats: x10

Also, whenever the Q is giving instructions, the PAX is recommended to perform calf raises while they listen. Why just wait around? But oh boy, the things to remember are starting to accumulate.

Mosey over the turf field. YHC introduces the other audible option, “Pullups!”, PAX stops what they are doing and finds a pull up bar.

Pullups: x10 (typically broken up into 2 sets of 5)

Split up into two teams, odds and evens. Mosey through the cones one PAX from each team to set up for a race. Red cones and multi-colored cones are set up as an out and return path and YHC describes how boats use channel markers by keeping the red on the right when returning. This goes over about as well as you would expect. Mumble chatter ensues and the audible captain yells, “LMA” as soon as it’s over.

2nd Rule is introduced – Rest Exercise. At any time the PAX is idle, they can perform 5 burpees and 5 no-cheat air-squats performed as an air squat touching the ground in front and then falling back onto your hands and lifting your feet slightly off the ground. Some PAX let it be known that they hope the IPC never picks this one up.

The two teams prepare for bear crawl bocci races. The odds team sets up the cones while the even team performs the Rest Exercise.

3rd Rule is introduced – Ball in Motion Exercise. Whenever a bocci ball is in motion, the team in the lead performs SSH while the other team performs Star Jumps until the ball stops. YHC hopes this provides some motivation as well as keep the heart rate up while playing a game as a distraction.

The bear crawl bocci race commences as a member from each team roll a bocci ball through the cones out and back and then pass the ball on to a teammate. The odds team with the green ball win the first race. The audible captain yells, “LMA!” A pattern is beginning to emerge of calling the audible at the end of an activity. Teams flip flop and while the evens team sets up the cones for a new race course, the odds team perform the Rest Exercise. The course at first aims to be nothing but zig zags, but then they course correct and swap the cones to make a perfectly straight course. YHC wonders if this small boating tip of red on the right when returning will prevent a crash on the water one day. The team members get confused what team they’re on, they just want to bear crawl fast while rolling a bocci ball apparently. Maybe the evens team won?? Who cares, “LMA!” Is called so we do that and we’re on to the next event.

F3 Bocci – Evens team tosses the while ball out towards the middle of the turf field and odds team tosses the first bocci ball. Odds team is in the lead so they are doing SSH while the others do Star Jumps. Next toss by the evens team gets closer so the Star Jumpers flip flop. Odds team wins it by a hair. “LMA!” White ball is tossed out again and more SSH and Star Jumps are performed. Odds team wins it with a clutch roll at the end. “LMA!” White ball is tossed for a 3rd game and evens team win it with a clutch roll at the end. “Pullups!”

F3 Bocci Battleship – Evens team sets up 6 cones, no 8 cones on one half of the field and Odds team sets up 8 cones on the other half. Each team is allowed to throw a bocci ball “missile” from wherever they have a standing cone. Bocci balls are rolled “fired” onto the other team’s battlefield. After many confusing SSH and Star Jumps – because who can tell who is leading in the fog of war – the current audible captain yells “Pullups!” The teams return to the battle field to see the evens team crushing the odds team with only one evens cone left, a singlular green cone in the back right side. With time running out, the evens team is given 3 balls to fire. Big Short comes up clutch with the last throw knocking the cone down. Quick celebration follows and then it’s over. Time for Mary.

MARY: Flutter kicks, American Hammers, and Boats and Canoes. Then, one final round of the Rest Exercise primarily to hear the mumble chatter again.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nov. 9 Veteran’s Day CSAUP, the Grunt. F3 T-shirt orders ends Nov. 4.

COT: When you lead and need to communicate complex plans to others, try to have a framework and break it down into simpler steps. YHC attempted to do break things down. YHC attempted to make the small sets of instructions simple. YHC was probably not effective if his goals. But as we all try to better ourselves and become more effective leaders for others in our community and at work and in teams, we need to continue to try to improve and get feedback and listen to it. In trying hard things and breaking it down to communicate in small pieces and listening to the feedback, we can endeavor to improve and become better leaders.

Tags: thesandlot, Gherkin, Lucius, Legacy, Boardwalk, AI, Klinger, Popeye, Big Short, Spud, Strange Brew, Defiance

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sparta Business as usual

Date: 2024-11-01
AO: sparta
Q: Atlas
PAX: Nano, Peanuts, K-Pop, Megatron, Ashe, Pop Fly, Monk, Atlas, none FNGs: 1 none
COUNT: 8
Warmups:
Stretching
Michael Phelps
High Knees

The Thang:
We have used the north, south, east and west sides of the football field. In the center of the field, we perform 10 burpees each time.
North South East West; 4 exercises, 25 reps, 4 modes of transportation; 10 burpees

10 burpees and duck walk to north pole
North station: Jungle boy squat 2 spoons styles
duck walk to center of the field

10 burpees Duck walk reverse to South station
South station: Angle Griner 25 reps
Reverse duck walk to headquarters

Complete one lap run then start on the west side

10 burpees zombie walk to west station
West : Deeps
zombie walk back to headquarters

10 Burpees backward zombie walk
Derkin
backward zombie walk
Complete one lap run then start on the North station
MARY: V-Ups; Glides
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Make purposeful and efficient holiday choices

Tags: sparta, Nano, Peanuts, K-Pop, Megatron, Ashe, Pop Fly, Monk, Atlas, none

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thepatriot Some Oldies and Team Race

Date: 2024-11-01
AO: thepatriot
Q: Jenner
PAX: Big Short, Bone, Boardwalk, Enron, Flipper, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Rim Fire, citrus, Summit, Booking, Strange Brew FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH, LBAC, Rockettes, WMH, Imperial Walkers, Downward dog, Cobra Kai, broad jump burpees-in-place – where you do not make any progress and you start and end with your feet in the same position, Al Gore. Count the PAX so each will have a number.

THE THANG: Mosey over towards the arena and demonstrated the following four stations.

1. Swing Overs (R) at the bicycle racks
2. One-Armed Erkins x8, x5, x3, x2, x1 at the “Aussie pull-up” bars behind the arena. 3. Toe-taps (R) around the arena
4. Balls to the Wall w/ Should Tap and Traversal (R)

Circle up in the middle for 10 air-squats. Then, repeat the four stations and traverse to the (L)eft instead of the (R)ight.

Split the groups into evens and odds. Racing from the back of the arena, evens run clockwise and odds run counter clockwise around the school to the basketball courts. From basketball baseline, broad jump to half court. Perform 10 air squats. Lunge back to baseline. Perform 10 burpees.

Evens become Team Hammer and pick up sledge hammer. Odds become Team Block and pick up cinder block. Both Teams run Ricky Bobby with the front PAX getting passed the coupon each time to the football end zone.

Team Race: Team Hammer starts at the 0yd line and perform broad jump burpees while Team Block sprints 100 yds, performs a Kracken Burpee (burpees with 3 hand release merkins), and sprints back and tags 1 PAX from the other team to halt their progress. The sledge hammer is then moved to the farthest Team Hammer PAX, i.e. Bone got to the 28yd line until he was touched. Then flip flop. Team Block was able to reach the 25yd line and placed their block there. Then, Team Hammer started broad jump burgess from the 28yd line and made it to about the 55yd line before last PAX was tagged. Team Hammer was feeling so confident of winning, they gave Team Block an advantage by committing to doing not one, but two Kracken Burpees. Team Block almost made a comeback with a last minute dive by Boardwalk to the 56yd line, but VAR showed he was tagged at the 50. Team Hammer wins, but we call it a tie and all PAX celebrate with two Kracken Burpees.

MARY: 100 LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nov. 9 Veteran’s Day CSAUP, the Grunt. The successfulness of The Patriot attendance spawned the creation and soft launch of a new Friday AO at Tuckahoe Park – see tuckahoe channel for more info.

COT: Be kind and be nicer to your tomorrow self. Do not overeat today and put on your tomorrow self to burn the extra calories or to deal with the health consequences. Do not procrastinate or put off what you can do today to burden your tomorrow self. Do not stay late at a Halloween Party when your tomorrow self needs to Q at The Patriot. Be nice to your tomorrow self. Also, be nice today and tomorrow to your loved ones and friends.

Tags: thepatriot, Big Short, Bone, Boardwalk, Enron, Flipper, Shake ‘n’ Bake, Rim Fire, citrus, Summit, Booking, Strange Brew