History of the Indian Guide Programs

The Parent-Child Program was developed in a deliberated way to support the father’s vital family role as teacher, counselor, and friend to his son. Harold S. Keltner, St. Louis YMCA Director, as an integral part of Association work, initiated the program. In 1926 he organized the first tribe in Richmond Heights, Missouri, with the help of his good friend, Joe Friday, an Ojibway Indian, and William H. Hefelfinger, Chief of the first Y-Indian Guide tribe. Inspired by his experiences with Joe Friday, who was his guide on fishing and hunting trips into Canada, Harold Keltner initiated a program of parent-child experiences that now involves a half million children and adults annually in the YMCA.


While Keltner was on a hunting trip in Canada, one evening, Joe Friday, the Indian, said to his white colleague as they sat around a blazing campfire: “The Indian father raises his son. He teaches his son to hunt, to track, to fish, to walk softly and silently in the forest, to know the meaning and purpose of life and all he must know, while the white man allows the mother to raise his son.” These comments struck home, and Harold Keltner arranged for Joe Friday to work with him at the St. Louis YMCA.

The Ojibway Indian spoke before groups of YMCA boys and dads in St. Louis, and Mr. Keltner discovered that fathers, as well as boys, had a keen interest in the traditions and ways of American Indian. At the same time, being greatly influenced by the work of Ernest Thompson Seton, a great lover of the out-of-doors, Harold Keltner conceived the idea of a father and son program based upon the strong qualities of American Indian culture and life-dignity, patience, endurance, spirituality, felling for the earth, and concern for the family. Thus, the Parent-Child Program was born a half century ago.

Mom and Dad miss John and Robert

We love you guys.

Gator Victory Results in Blog Update

But pictures can't be loaded from Boston.

Amo México.

INGREDIENTS

* 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
* 1 cup lemonade
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 tablespoon lime juice
* 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
* 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
* 1 bay leaf
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* 1 (12 ounce) package corn tortillas
* 1 head lettuce, shredded
* 2 large tomatoes, chopped
* 1 (8 ounce) package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
* 1 (8 ounce) jar salsa
* 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine chicken, lemonade, olive oil, lime juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, and bay leaf. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink, and juices run clear, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, warm the tortillas in the oven or microwave until soft. When chicken is fully cooked, transfer to serving bowl. Place lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, and sour cream in serving dishes. Each person can create their own wrap, using their preferred ingredients.

Puerto Rico

The island of Puerto Rico is almost rectangular in shape, and is the smallest and the most eastern island of the Greater Antilles [Glos.]. Its coasts measures approximately 580 km, and if the adjacent islands Vieques and Culebra are included the coast measures approximately 700 km. To the north and south seas capes measure 8.525 m for the Grave of Puerto Rico and 5.000 m for the Grave of Tanner. In addition to the principal island, the Commonwealth includes: Vieques, Culebra, Culebrita, Palomino (known by some by the Spanish Virgin Islands), Mona, Monito and various others isolated islands. Deep oceans waters fringe Puerto Rico. The Mona Passage, which separates the island from Hispaniola to the west, is about 75 miles (120 km) wide and more that 3,300 feet (1,000 meters) deep. Off the northern coast is the 28,000 feet (8,500 meters) deep Puerto Rico Trench, and to the south the sea bottom descends to the 16,400 feet (5,000 meters) deep Venezuelan Basin of the Caribbean.

Latin Superstar

Roberto Clemente was a major league baseball player. He was elected to the Hall of Fame after he died. He was the only exception to the mandatory five-year waiting period since the Hall of Fame began in 1954.
Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder. On December 31, 1972 he was taking aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua when his plain crashed. Roberto Clemente hit 240 home runs and was said to have one of the most powerful arms in baseball. “Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania,” said a baseball announcer. He lead to Pirates to a World Series victory in 1971.
On December 23, 1972, the capital of Nicaragua was reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. Roberto Clemente went to work sending supplies to the people. An evil dictator who was supported by the United States, “Tachito” Somoza, stole the supplies he was sending to them. Roberto Clemente decided to fly with the supplies to make sure that they would get to the people who needed them. The plane he rented to fly to Nicaragua was not very good, and the pilots did not pay attention when it was loaded. His plane crashed into the ocean and his body was never found. All that was recovered was his briefcase.

Soccer beats jogging for fitness, study suggests

Players had more fun, shed more fat, built more muscle and were less tired
LONDON - A friendly game of soccer works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging, new research shows.

Danish scientists, who conducted their research on 37 men, also found the soccer players felt less tired after exercising than the joggers because they were having more fun.

"This is good news for men who prefer to play football (soccer) with their mates," said Dr. Gary O'Donovan, a sports medicine expert at the University of Exeter who was not connected to the study.

To measure how hard the men were working out, the researchers strapped heart monitors to their chests and compared blood samples and muscle tissue before and after matches and jogging sessions.

The researchers selected men with similar health profiles aged 31 to 33 and split them into groups of soccer players, joggers, and couch potatoes — who not surprisingly ended the three-month study in the worst shape.

Each period of exercise lasted about one hour and took place three times a week. After 12 weeks, researchers found that the body fat percentage in the soccer players dropped by 3.7 percent, compared to about 2 percent for the joggers.

The soccer players also increased their muscle mass by almost 4.5 pounds, whereas the joggers didn't have any significant change. Those who did no exercise registered little change in body fat and muscle mass.

"Even though the football (soccer) players were untrained, there were periods in the game that were so intense that their cardiovascular was maximally taxed, just like professional football (soccer) players," said Dr. Peter Krustrup, head of Copenhagen University's department of exercise and sport sciences, who led the study.

The soccer players and the joggers had the same average heart rate, but the soccer players got a better workout because of intense bursts of activity. Krustrup and his colleagues found there were periods during soccer matches when the players' hearts were pumping at 90 percent their full capacity. But the joggers' hearts were never pushed as hard.

Unlike the soccer players, the joggers consistently thought their runs were exhausting.

"The soccer players were having more fun, so they were more focused on scoring goals and helping the team, rather than the feeling of strain and muscle pain," Krustrup said.

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PLAN OF THE WEEK

Wednesday, October 3, 2007: Soccer Practice at 5:30 p.m. (Please note no Tuesday practice.)

Thursday, October 4, 2007: Soccer Practice at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 6, 2007: LSU v. Florida (Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.) Kickoff is scheduled for 7:28 p.m. CST. No game for Firebirds.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007: Soccer Practice at 5:30 p.m.

No Sunday Soccer Game.

Jan just called, the Sunday Game has been canceled.

USA send England out of World Cup

US 3, ENGIRLAND Eagles O




England were knocked out of the Women's World Cup after a 3-0 defeat by the United States in the quarter-finals.

England had held their own in the first half but a 48th-minute far-post Abby Wambach header put the USA ahead. There had been little between the sides at the start as both sides nullified each other early on.

The pace picked up after the initial sparring and it was England who started to seize the initiative as some neat passing and clever movement saw them create two chances in quick succession.

The first saw striker Eniola Aluko found in space with the chance of a clear run on goal but her hesitancy allowed the American defence to clear the threat. An angled Karen Carney cross caused concern in the US area and, although Jill Scott got a high boot to the ball, her effort was blocked and she was penalised for dangerous play. It was an encouraging start from England, who had showed tremendous resilience in holding Germany to a 0-0 draw in the group stages. And the US did not begin to assert their dominance until just before the break when they created their first significant opening.

England breathed a sigh of relief when Wambach shot over from six yards after meeting a Stephanie Lopez cross. Lilly's fierce angled strike was then produced a fine save from keeper Brown, who palmed the ball over as the half ended on even terms. But the US sustained the pressure in the second half and were rewarded with a goal when Wambach headed home to mark her 100th international appearance.

England responded by pressing for an equaliser - only to continue to come up against a resolute US defence. The creative Kelly Smith shouldered England's main hope of somehow equalising but she was marked out of the game by a US side recognising the threat she posed. A precise 20-yard shot from Boxx extended the US lead and, before manager Hope Powell's side had a chance to regroup, Brown's error let in Lilly to score and end England's challenge.

Turbo Twin Power is not just for Football!

Jimmy Gegko asked for some baseball photos on the blog he never reads.

The brother of the Firebird's Goal Scoring Machine

Robert, the brother of John the goal kicking machine.

Girls Rock!

United States Beats Sweden on Two Goals by Wambach

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 15, 2007

CHENGDU, China, Sept. 14 (AP) — Kristine Lilly glanced up, caught sight of Abby Wambach 25 yards ahead racing down the left side toward Sweden’s goal, and lofted a soaring ball for Wambach to run under. Wambach did just that, settling the pass off her chest and lashing a left-footed half-volley from 15 yards that ripped into the net in the 58th minute.

“If you like football, you like to see a goal like Abby Wambach’s goal today,” Sweden Coach Thomas Dennerby said. “But for us, it was in the wrong match.”

It was Wambach’s second of the game — she also converted a penalty kick in the 34th minute — and it gave the United States a 2-0 victory at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The victory moved the Americans into position to qualify for the quarterfinals. “You have to know with Kristine,” Wambach said. “Sometimes in the course of a game she can get pretty much inside herself. When she gets inside herself, I know something good is about to happen.”

Wambach played with 11 stitches in her head, picked up in a 2-2 tie against North Korea.

The victory gave the United States 4 points in Group B, the same as North Korea. The Americans’ final group game is Tuesday against Nigeria, which lost, 2-1, to North Korea yesterday.

A draw will be enough to get the United States to the quarterfinals, although a victory may guarantee first place and a quarterfinal against Japan or England. If the United States finishes second in the group, it will probably have a tougher game, against Germany, the defending champion.

In Group A yesterday, Germany and England tied, 0-0, and Japan defeated Argentina, 1-0.

Paula's Home for Imaginary Kids

The Tripod (Before they smashed it)

 

Cooking over an open fire.

Building go Boom!

Arron's Soccer Move

Zinedine Zidane's Classic Soccer Move

Posted Jul 02, 2006

The pirouette is classic Zidane. He turns the attack forward at speed, hauls it to a stop, freezing defenders, then accelerates past. His control of the game led France to a 2006 quarterfinal victory over Brazil in the rematch of 1998's World Cup final.

After watching Zidane, get ready for a full week of soccer action. Practice Tuesday at 5:45, and then again on Wednesday. On Saturday, we will have our first game. Kickoff is at 10:30, so the players should be at the field and ready to play at 10:00!

We play Divine Mercy.

What the heck are you doing, Coach?

This year's coaching is based on the “Dutch Vision” method of soccer instruction. Dutch Vision is based on the revolutionary idea that soccer is a child’s game that should be fun.

Understanding soccer is a breeze when compared to understanding the children that are playing it. Each age brings unique problems. Cognitive, emotional, physical and social development will vary a great deal within the group. There is one factor that will bring all of the children together. One element that will reach everyone. They want to have fun.

Enjoyment is the unifying motive of the Dutch Vision method. Some children don't want to learn. Some don't care about winning. A few have no interest in hard work and one or two can't remember which goal they're attacking. In spite of all of their different agendas they all want to have fun and play a game, that is what brings them here.

Children also want to be children. Too often we coaches sees children as an extension of his vision and they become puppets to it. The time spent at practice and at the games is a part of their childhood. It should not reflect the adult world. Some adults forget this and their expectations take the fun out of the experience.

Growth in the learning process can be measured by the child's contribution to the game in the four main moments. The greater the contribution that the child makes the farther his learning process has developed. A child with a strong internal desire to master the game will succeed to the best of their abilities. A child that needs constant external support will not. He will only grow as far as he can be carried. Their level of motivation is one of their most important limiting factors.

In order to make a contribution it's important for them to learn how the game unfolds and to have an impact on it. Soccer is a dynamic and fluid game. Pictures and decisions change in a second. This active element creates situations that drills do not adequately address. It involves the child in reading situations, analyzing them, making predictions, arriving at decisions and finally acting on them.

OK, so you have a theory, why do you keep score, can’t kids just play? You are concentrating too much on keeping score. Why?
Fear of failure. The biggest fear of failure is the fear of losing the game. "What if I make THE mistake?" When winning and losing is restricted to game day it takes on even greater significance. There is no middle ground. Practice is meant to prepare the players for the match. When winning and losing has no place in training then arguably the most important element of the game is being neglected, the result. Children need to learn how to deal with both sides of this. That winning or losing today doesn't mean much tomorrow, that both are necessary for growth. Small sided games end with a result and with several small sided games in any practice every player will have several opportunities to experience both sides. This helps children to lower their fear of failure and leads to a more stable appreciation of what the results really mean.

Our goal: better soccer, more fun!

Here be ye feather list.

Hey, Jimmy Gecko,

If you'd just sack up and admit you are a 'Gator fan, your Creek tribe could win some coup. Even I think it's great to be a Florida 'Gator.

Love,


Bobby Bowden.



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