Throw Camp is located on a beautiful wooded peninsula that
extends a half mile into
Panther Pond. The 90 acre peninsula is criss-crossed by trails that
run through an oak, birch, hemlock, and white pine forest. The forest
trail system criss-crosses the peninsula and follows the shore of the lake
before connecting with over twenty miles of trails in the beautiful Sebago lake
region of Maine.
Shot and Discus athletes will practice on a professionally constructed throwing circle on the
edge of our large athletic field. The circle is shaded by towering pine
trees and the viewing area is protected by heavy duty chain link fence.
Javelin throwers will practice on our large athletic field with springy
natural grass that is perfect for low-impact summer training. Agility
approach drills will also be conducted on our long sandy beach.
Hammer throwers will practice spins on our paved basketball court giving them
ample room to perfect their technique through iteration.
All throwing areas are covered by our video playback system which allows us
to digitally record entire practice sessions and study various patterns and
progressions in the camper's techniques.
Cross-training,
speed, and
strength & conditioning exercises are conducted on our expansive athletic
field, grass hillsides, and
natural beach.
The
field and hillsides where many of our drills are done lie on
sandy soil that drains quickly. The edges of the 5000 square yard field
are shaded by
towering pine trees. Speed and conditioning games such as
tug-of-war and capture the flag are played in the field.
The
slopes of the hillside allow us to conduct hill sprinting exercises on a variety
of gentle uphill and downhill grades.
The
natural beach is flat, wide, fifty meters long, and composed of fine
golden sand that makes it a great site for swimming, beach volleyball,
and running drills.
The
camp dining hall sits on the shore so that every table has a view of
Panther Pond through large screened windows.
Campers
stay overnight in ten airy screened cabins that are as close as fifteen yards from
the beach and no more than forty yards from the beach. Girls' cabins are on
one side of the beach, and boys' cabins are on the other. Cabins are supervised
by the residential counselor staff every night. Campers fall asleep at
night to the sound of breezes rustling through the pine trees and waves lapping
up against the shore.