Welcome to Flight School

After a pretty uneventful (but safe) travel day, day one of camp sure held up to its billing.

I had never been to Santa Barbara before this trip so I was excited to see what it had to offer.

The downtown area looked beautiful. I only drove through but I plan on checking it out in more detail later on in the week. When I arrived at UCSB there was a little left to desire. While the scenery is beautiful and I arrived at the beach in only a short 5-minute jog,

the campus is pretty unimpressive. I realized it was a little different than Corban when I walked into a grocery store on campus for toothpaste and found that I’d have a much better chance of finding Jack Daniels and Jaeger than Crest and Colgate.

Going into Saturday’s coaches meeting I did not really know what to expect. I had heard that this camp was unlike any other and you should expect many of the kids to arrive in limos rather than ratty BMW’s but I guess I didn’t really believe it because when Macy Gray and Chris Tucker arrived to check their kids in I was pretty surprised (I won’t continue to name drop but

there are child actors that are campers as well as quite a few former NBA players sons). Michael Jordan sure does carry a name. So much in fact, that when you really stop and think about it, most of these kids weren’t even alive at the time of MJ’s prime.

I think it is going to be a great and interesting experience. MJ came and made an appearance at the camp tonight and the place went bonkers. Parents who refused to leave all day so they could coach over the top of you and yell at their kids to force the kid their guarding left (I’m working with 7 and 8 year olds who cant dribble with their right hand let alone their left), couldn’t care less about their children when Michael walked in. There is something about the presence of a person when they are arguably one of the most recognizable people in the world.

Well, that’s all for now. I will update when time permits and inform of any crazy happenings (which don’t seem too far away at this point).