teamwork

Wednesday, I planned what I think was a really good PT. It involved determination, motivation, endurance, strength, but most importantly, teamwork. I split the platoon of poolees into two teams. First, was a relay race where each team had one 30 lb ammo can. The first person of each team had to run with the ammo can 50 yards put the ammo can down and run back. The next person had to run 50 yards to the ammo can and bring it back with them handing it off to the person behind them and so forth until everyone ran. It was a close one, my team barely won. The ammo cans were left on the 50 yard line and we were by the goal post. Problem? No, just another part of the PT. Next, we had to "build a house" all the way to the ammo can pick it up and sprint back as a team. "Building a house" means to get on all fours and arch your back like a tunnel for someone to crawl through. Then, the person on the end crawls through to the end and builds another part of the house and it just keeps moving. We unfortunately lost. The next was kind of fun. We placed people 5 yards apart from each other until the 50 yard line. Then, the first person would crawl with the 30 lb ammo can and hand it to the teammate in front of them, but they didn't stop lowcrawling there. Everybody continued low crawling until everyone from the team was at the line. Then, sprint back as a team. That was a draw. No body really wanted to lose because I told them the losing team will have some type of punishment. The tie breaker was yet another relay race where two partners within the teams would fireman carry half way then switch. When the whole team was across the 50 yard line that's when they won. My team won so we won the whole field meet for the day which means the losing team had some type of punishment waiting for them. On the run to the field we ran in two columns, as we usually do, and each column had an ammo can being passed around as they run; however, on the run home, I made the losing team make one column. Then, I gave both ammo cans to that column. My team was exempt from carrying any ammo cans on the run home.