A peace and quiet moment

I was invited to a baseball camp this weekend to help kids learn the basics of pitching, fielding and catching. The camp was held up in Leksand three hours north of Stockholm. A small town where the locals speak with a funny la la la accent and everyone is a die hard hockey fan.

Everything was covered in English. We had two American coaches and one Swedish academy coach. We got a lot done and I picked up a lot of good tips. Mostly things I learned in high school or even little league but have forgotten over the many years. There were roughly 40 kids that showed up very eager to learn something. I liked that. I had my doubts about how they were going to deliver all this information in two days but they handled it well. I was impressed. There was a good balance of lectures and physical activities to keep the kids interested and focused. If only there would be more camps like this there would be a brighter future for Swedish baseball. The second day of the camp I had about twenty minutes to slip away after lunch or fika (coffee break) to get some fresh air. A distance away from the buildings there was a frozen lake that overlooked all of Leksand. Here is Leksand in a little clip I made. So tilt your head and check it out:

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