Coach Vince Dooley gave the students a lecture about communication and teamwork today. Here are a couple of photos of Coach and the teambuilding activity students completed within community groups, which helped to learn how critical it is to work strategically together in order to be a successful team.
Today was another beautiful day in Cape Town. Some of the group had an early morning hike up Table Mountain before Coach Vince Dooley taught us a little about teamwork. The rest of us showed up bright eye and rested to our early morning lesson. Coach Dooley shared with us some of what has made him successful as a football coach and as a man. He expressed that even though passion is important to your goals, intelligence is vital to actually accomplishing them. He said to be a good leader you must have "intelligent fanaticism". He shared with us stories about his childhood, becoming a Hall of Fame football coach, and his part in Atlanta being chosen for the Olympics. Coach Dooley was inspirational and eye opening. After wrapping up on leadership for the day, a large group went to hike Table Mountain. The group of 20 decided to hike up the harder but shorter trail. We figured how hard could it be? We soon came to find out when it says strenuous trail, that is the truth. The path is vertical most of the way. It was like being on a Stair-Master for miles in 3 o'clock heat. Once we reached the top, the view was well worth the blood, sweat, and under-breath profanities. The 360 degree views of Cape Town and the oceans were indescribable when the sun began to fade behind the horizon. I can't wait to explore the intricacies of the city we saw from above in the weeks to come.
-Spenser Bomholt
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