DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake football team spent its Sunday (Aug. 12) continuing to build
team unity as the squad visited Wildwood Hills Ranch in St. Charles, Iowa.
The mission was designed to
train, educate, and inspire the Bulldogs in order assist them in building a
cohesive unit that is prepared for a successful upcoming football season.
Drake head coach Chris Creighton and his staff has divided
the Bulldogs into 10 teams of 10-11 players per squad throughout preseason camp
to compete and grow together. Each
team is comprised of a mixture of upperclassmen and newcomers brought together
to learn about and feed off one another to build a cohesive unit.
The entire Drake team and
coaching staff arrived at the ranch in the afternoon for several hours of productive
team building drills that were broken into three areas.
The teams began their
experience with a low-ropes course. They were tasked with working together to
find the best means to navigate the course with the available tools or supplies
at their disposal. The drill challenged
the squads to utilize the mental aspect of practical problem solving in order
to successfully find their way through the course.
The groups then headed to the
next challenge that involved a teammate who was blindfolded, leading another
teammate, who sat atop a horse, through a course. The blindfolded teammate needed to listen and trust the
directions of his fellow teammate to help conquer the course.
The final challenge took
place with a number of activities on the water, including the Bulldogs doing a
similar style event, only this time the blindfolded race occurred in a canoe
and traversing over a log that crossed over the river.
The squads needed to navigate around a pole before switching positions
to allow everyone the experience.
The experiences learned on
Sunday (Aug. 12) are ones that Creighton and his staff hope carry over to the
season as the Bulldogs look to repeat their 2011 Pioneer Football League
championship.
Drake opens its season on Aug.
30 as the Bulldogs host cross-town foe Grand View in a 7:00 p.m. contest at
Drake Stadium.
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