Sportsmanship at Maine Camps

Watching the US Open over the past couple weeks we’ve seen some intense match ups, and also some great sportsmanship, which reminds us of sports and competitive events at Maine Camps.

Throughout the US Open, we witnessed players respecting and encouraging their opponents with handshakes, fist bumps, hugs, clapping ovations, and complimentary tributes during speeches and interviews. We saw Madison Keyes congratulate Aryna Sabalenka, and then Aryna Sabalanka congratulate Coco Gauff. We watched Alexander Zverev congratulate Carlos Alcaraz, and then Carlos Alcaraz congratulate Daniil Medvedev. We saw Djokovic step over the net to offer a helping hand to Medvedev up after a fall. In each of these matches, it really could’ve gone either way; and win or lose, these players acted respectfully, won humbly, and lost graciously.  

These examples of good sportsmanship resonate with us at Maine Camp Experience. While coaches provide top-notch instruction to our campers to help them improve and win, they also underscore the important lessons of teamwork and good sportsmanship. 

Where good sportsmanship is demonstrated at Maine Camps:

- In intracamp sports games - whether it's a team sport game like soccer or an individual match up like tennis, campers play hard, but with grace. Campers help improve each other’s games with hard fought matches, and then they shake hands, fist bump or tap racquets when it’s over. - In all-camp competitions like Color War, Olympics, The Cup, College Days, Jamboree, and others - campers may be divided into two or more teams where they play to win, but they always respect their competition and come back together as one big camp family after the event concludes. - In intercamp games and tournaments - campers play fair and respect the other camp’s players. They may even share a treat like cookies or ice cream together after the match.

Win or lose, good sportsmanship is paramount. It represents the character of the campers, and the values and reputation of the camp. We can’t wait to have our campers back playing again next summer!

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