Leadership Retreats for Youth Athletes
Are you ready
for an exciting outdoor adventure that is certain to leave your hands dripping
with sweat?
penaltyarea.com in cooperation with the
Outdoor
Achievement Group offers customized leadership retreats for sports teams,
groups, and individual youth. Prepare for success this season! Students
participate in a variety of activities and workshops designed to improve group
mechanics and individual leadership skills. OAg works directly with coaches and
group leaders to design and facilitate a retreat specifically aimed at meeting
the needs of your sports team or group.
Program at a Glance
OAg's experiential learning model promotes growth of the individual
youth participant and group through active participation in a variety of high
adventure activities aimed at developing skills essential for individual success
and effective group mechanics. Retreat activities include land navigation and
orienteering, low-ropes elements, rock climbing and bouldering, primitive
fire-building, environmental conservation, low-impact camping, geocaching,
canoeing, hiking and backpacking, construction of a survival shelter, fishing,
field cooking, campsite preparation, wildlife identification, and team-building
activities. Students also participate in numerous workshops and activities
aimed at developing and nurturing leadership qualities.
Leadership
Workshops
Conflict-Resolution
Communication
Team-Building
Brainstorming
Goal-Setting
Symbolism
Relaxation
Trust
A Day in the Life
trekking through the wilderness- making
our way along a dry creek bed. In front of us stands a large and seemingly
insurmountable cliff face. We are headed to a small stream which lies just
beyond the cliff. Daylight is fading fast. A decision must be made.
Activities such as geocaching and land navigation provide ample opportunities
for youth to explore group dynamics as individuals assume various roles within
the ever-changing group. Learner-centered education and experiential learning
promote an environment whereby youth participants feel confident as they assume
leadership roles and employ the ideas of fellow group members through a variety
of group-based processes such as brainstorming, conflict-resolution, and
compromise. As each day progresses the group begins to work together,
seamlessly, in search of a common goal. The concept of teamwork takes on a new
meaning.
