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6 | March 15, 2018 | The frankfort station news frankfortstation.com Training like a true ninja warrior Park district camp promotes fitness, self-growth through challenges Amanda Stoll, Assistant Editor Not often does anyone get a chance to try the extreme things they see on TV, but for the next few weeks, children will challenge themselves to a series of obstacles during the park district’s Ninja Warrior Training. Bill Brannigan, leader of the program, began his introduction by telling children off the bat that they would fail, probably a lot, during the next six weeks. “It’s a sport that’s meant to really push you both mentally and physically and if you’re not prepared for that up front it can be very discouraging,” Brannigan said about the ninja warrior challenges. “...I don’t want to see the kids give up because they can’t do something on their first or second try.” While that might seem harsh to some, Brannigan said it prepares children for the challenges they will face in the program and teaches them that it is OK to fail as long as they get up and try again. Challenges in the program’s first week included balance practice, parkourstyle vaulting, horizontal spider walking and hanging on gymnastic rings — all geared toward children rather than those obstacles faced by adult competitors. To make the more challenging activities accessible and not so difficult as to be discouraging, Brannigan said he begins everyone with a basic approach and increases the difficulty for those who are ready. The progressions are a way for the children to see Kyra Bryk completes the balance obstacles and heads onto the parkour vault. Joshua Abbott (left) practices balancing while walking on unstable discs, while Jacob Abbott (right) tests out his skills on the winding balance beam. an obvious improvement in their skills. Those “baby steps” are what he said helps build their confidence and motivation. Though the program challenges them to physical feats they may not have tried before, he said it is also about challenging yourself mentally and recognizing your own potential for success. “I think a big part of it for kids, too, is when they finally overcome a challenge it really instills a lot of confidence in them,” Brannigan said. Even small successes when measured against where they begin are celebrated, and Brannigan said that type of encouragement resonates with the youngsters. He is no stranger to the ex- try it yourself To see some of Brannigan’s exercise videos, obstacle demonstrations and set up tutorials, find him on Instagram @gamedaybill23 or on YouTube at Game Day Fitness. treme challenges the activity can dish out. Brannigan has done several Ninja Warrior competitions himself. “The first competition I did I think I completed two out of 11 obstacles on the course, and even though I only completed two of the obstacles I was hooked on it,” Brannigan said. “I was like, ‘I have to keep doing this. This is awesome. I can’t stop doing this Colin North practices a parkour vault during the Ninja Warrior Training program at the Frankfort Park District on March 8. PhOTOs by amanda stoll/22nd century media Bill Brannigan (center) explains the obstacles and talks about safety when executing some of the moves. knowing I failed that many times. I have to work and I have to be able to do more obstacles. It was almost like a challenge for myself to just see how good I could get myself at it.” He said the activity is an alternative for children who may or may not be interested in organized team sports. “It’s not an organized sport, which is great for a lot of kids,” Brannigan said. “... They just like being active and moving around and doing different things so it’s something that’s great for everybody. The program is one he has developed during the last two or three school years as a PE teacher at Franklin Elementary School in Dolton. He has also presented the children's ninja warrior program at the state PE conference the last two years to help inspire other teachers to use it with their classes. In the coming weeks, Brannigan said he and gymnastics coach Jorie Hansen, who is assisting with the program, will be trying out new parkour vaults, balance obstacles and working on precision jumps with the young ninja warriors.
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