AO: The Ridge
When: 01/20/2024
Number of Pax: 4
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Dilly Dilly
Introduction
Showed up early to The Ridge in the bitter cold to do an EC run for scouting the AO conditions. Then the small group of PAX showed up & we got to work.
Warm-O-Rama
WARM UP
- Jog in place while go through: disclaimer, mission, principles, & credo
- 12 SSH
- 12 Good Mornings
- 12 Imperial Walkers
- 12 Grady Corns
- 12 SSH
The Thang
THANG 1 – Pearls on a String To School
- Mosey to clubhouse, 4 exercises 12 reps each PAX you call it
- Mosey to path split, 4 exercises 12 reps each PAX you call it
- Mosey to the Bridge complete; slow shuffle, backwards low walk, & imperial walkers across the bridge
- Mosey to the school complete 12 Monkey humpers, short run, 11 monkey humpers, run, rinse
- Rinse & repeat above working back to the AO
MARY (5 mins)
- 4 corners of Mary completing the following at each corner: 10 BB, 20 BB, 30 BB, 40 BB
- 12 LBC’s
Circle of Trust
Count – 4
AAR – PAX appreciated the safety measures I took, & keeping PAX engaged by having them call exercises
Announcements – a lot
Name O – all accounted for
Prayers – Gianna the 12 year old girl that lost her life on Thursday
Naked Man Moleskin
- Wednesday night a young girl was in an accident at the conclusion of a youth group event from our Church. Less than 24 hours later she was dead. My daughter was in the same small group with this young 12 year old girl & I had to inform my daughter of the news via FaceTime on Friday morning of her passing. My daughter was an emotional wreck like I have not seen her before. She tried to be brave & go to school only to be gripped with emotion & had to come home early (thank god Bunker was their to watch over her) I attempted to be the emotional rock for her & talking through about God & Jesus & their plan for every individual.
- As I processed this moment with my daughter 2 things became very evident to me. This experience had brought an extreme hardship in life up close & personal to my daughter & for the first time she was emotionally mature enough to understand the situation. It was a realization for me that my little girl was no longer a little girl anymore. My job is to not be a “snowplow” parent & shield her from these moments but be a leader & coach her through these situations she will encounter in her life.
- The night this happened my daughter said to me, “Gianni was new to our group, I did not know her that well, but I had plans to get to know her better”. A realization that time does not wait on our plans. Sometimes we overthink things due to fear & a plan just simply remains a plan.
- My call to action to you men is those with young kids, don’t shield your kids from “hard” things in life just be there for them to teach them & secondly stop just making plans, stop over thinking things & take a leap of faith & execute your plan b/c you may not be able to do it tomorrow.