Challenge Course Training
This past weekend I had the privilege of being trained as a low ropes/challenge course instructor for the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio at Camp Stonybrook in Waynesville, Ohio.
I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting into but I thoroughly enjoyed my two previous ropes course experiences (which were both high and low) – one with Norse Leadership Society at NKU and the other with the college/career class at Latonia Baptist Church back in the day when I attended that church.
The training began bright and early on Saturday. A group of ten volunteers were present at the training, and as has been the case often lately, I was the only guy (other than the trainer). ERi conducted the 2-day session, which consisted of several different areas, including initiatives, spotting techniques, basic operation of the low course elements and processing the experience. We went through the individual elements of the course ourselves first, then learned how to facilitate each, from safety to providing guidance along the way to debriefing afterwords.
Some of the challenge course elements at the camp were: All Aboard, Islands, Spiders Web, Mohawk Walk, Whale Watch, Wild Woosy, Trust Fall and The Wall.
(Examples of these can be seen at http://www.high5adventure.org and http://www.pa.org.)
Some of us stayed overnight at the camp, which was great for me, as I very much needed a night away. It felt good to just hang out and relax and get away from technology and the hustle and bustle for a bit. We did play several rounds of Sequence. I’m happy to say I beat Mindy – once…then she dominated the rest of the night. 
I did manage to accidentally knock her over during one of the outdoor games, though, so maybe I had that coming…
I think I’m going to enjoy facilitating the Girl Scout troops as they tackle the course. My first session as instructor will be this coming weekend, when I’ll be co-facilitating along with Mindy.
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LOL! Knocked me over?!?! Wasn’t it more like plowed me over???