Boys Boxing Tournament - 12/01/2012

Youth Foundation Boys Boxing Team

One of the supervisors of Youth Foundations, Mr. Jade, has put together a boys and girls boxing team. He trains them weekly on how to maintain control, with speed, straight punches, dodging, etc. This weekend, December 1^st, 2012, the boys boxing team went to St. George Martial Arts Center for the boxing tournament. Some students of the treatment center and boarding school came along to cheer them on and support. Almost all of our boys won their matches and won trophies as well. Nick. L, Cole. F, Dustin. F, Luis, Ryan. B and Todd. B is all a part of the team. Luis showed to be the fight of the night! Everyone screamed for him as he literally was jumping and leaping around the ring, throwing fast blows and quick dodges. We all cheered for Todd as he got really intense in the match against his opponent. His energy was high before, during and even after the match. Great boxing, Todd. During the intermission a national boxing champion of 7 years came to perform a Samoan fire dance with other members playing the drums. The fire dance consisted of a large stick lit with fire on each end that was spun, flipped and tossed around to the beat of the drums. After all of the Youth Foundations boxing team had finished their matches, we passed around candy to each other and ate while watching the rest of the tournament. Mr. Jade is the coach of the team and I don’t think he could be any more proud of the team for all of their hard work and commitment.

 -Megan S.

On Saturday night there was a local boxing match in Saint George. Youth Foundation's boxing team, which includes six members, piled in the school van to make the thirty minute drive to the mixed martial arts gym. With nervs racking and tension increasing, we all entered the gym with anticipation and excitment. Each of us had a fight lined up for us, and sat amoung the other 150 spectators while waiting for our turn in the ring. As fight number seven approached, I became more and more anxious. I got my hands wrapped and started to warm up when they called my name to the ring. Considering it was my first time fighting, there were huge butterflies in my stomach that felt more like cement blocks. After my fight, I was extremely proud of myself to gain the courage to get into the ring in the first place. The whole team was proud of each other and all of the hard work that we put into getting to that point in our boxing. It was a job well done.

-Ryan B.

Boys Basketball vs. Fredonia - 11/29/2012

Fredonia was up for a challenge against the Bobcats on the day of the twenty ninth in November. They arrived here at 4:00 for the 5:15 game. I have to say when we first saw them it was intimidating. They were all very tall and seemed like they knew how to play. For our team this was a challenge because we are not the tallest people out there. The team, at first, was discouraged, but then came the pre-game talk from our coach. He gave us some very good advice about the game to be and also about life. No matter how good the team looks or even is, if we work harder on the court, the results will favor us. This was very inspiring to the team and led us to work harder than Fredonia the whole game. We led the score the entire 4 quarters of the game until the last 4 minutes. We worked harder and got down the court to play defense and it paid off. The last minutes of the game proved this, because by the end of this game we were gassed. It was a hard loss knowing we were up the whole game and we lost in the last four minutes, but we had fun doing what we love to do. 44 to 47 was the final score. Fredonia came out on top, but not without a fight from the Cross Creek Bobcats. 

-Konner K.

 

Thanksgiving!

Thoughts on Thanksgiving

Ryan B.

Thanksgiving week was full of excitement and fun-filled activities. Without the stress of every day school, it was nice to relax and enjoy each others company. Thanksgiving week started off with Thanksgiving day. On this day we woke up at 8 o'clock and had a warm breaksfast of pancakes and fruit. After this we had a competitive and fun basketball tournament that involved the whole facility. Cheering on our family's team was exciting, and it turned into a tough match between the Courage group and Trust group. After this we enjoyed a wonderful feast for our Thanksgiving Lunch. This consisted of turkey, mashed potatoes, fresh buns, green bean casserole; and my favorite, cranberry sauce. The best part about this whole day was the unlimited supply of turkey lunch. After this, we burnt off the un-needed calories and carbs by lazily watching a few movies and enjoying the rest of our day. The rest of the week we continued to have fun by watching movies, going to the softball field, and enjoying each others company.

-Ryan B.

Photos of Thanksgiving Activities

Thanksgiving Kickball Game

Turkey Triathalon Service Project