CANORA – Before his shocking death as a teenager, Adam Herold was well known for being a good teammate on the ice, but he was also a good teammate in his day-to-day life.
That quality was emphasized during the team building sessions when the Adam Herold Legacy Foundation returned to Canora on Jan. 25.
Leading the sessions was Blaine Duffield, an instructor of a program for high school students that mimics a police college.
“Call me ‘Coach Duff,’” he told the participants. “We’re going to have some fun, work hard and be good teammates. Live in the present, focus on what you’re doing, but remember to have fun.
"Communicate, help each other, this is big in sports and in life.”
After these words of inspiration, Duffield led the groups in a variety of games meant to be enjoyable while also teach lifelong lessons about being a good teammate.
In the circle game, participants split up into two circles. Continuing to hold hands, they had to work together when commanded to jump forward, jump back, move from side to side, and so on.
In another circle game, but this time with hoops, they were split up into two groups again. They moved a hoop around their circle as quick as they could while continuing to hold hands.
In a hoop game, the two teams lined up opposite ends of the gym. One player from each team ran through the row of hoops until they met in the middle for a game of rock paper scissors. The winner kept moving forward until they met up with their next opponent. The object of the game was to get to the last hoop and the opposing team’s lineup.
The players demonstrated that they were learning to be good teammates, helping out with putting away hoops and other items after various games.
For the two person cart race, one person pulled the second team member on a cart. Each participant had the chance to pull and to ride on the cart, always with a different teammate. Cornering turned out to be a major challenge, requiring teamwork to be successful and stay safe at the same time.
The mat game was similar to musical chairs, but with tennis balls instead of chairs. Players on the outside ran around the circle until the music stopped. Then they had to dive through the legs of their partners standing around the mat and grab a tennis ball before they were all gone. Like musical chairs, one team was eliminated in each round.
The participants also played a high energy game of dodge ball, with “Coach Duff” joining in on the fun.
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