School’s out for summer, and for some kids, that means heading off to camp.An e-sports summer camp was held at Omaha’s Quest Forward High School this week. English teacher and eSports coach, Angee Henry, originally took the coaching gig to help ensure students had something to do after school.”They said, ‘There’s no coaches in the building, will you coach?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I coach track,’ and they said, ‘Oh, then you can coach e-sports,” Henry said.She immediately saw how passionate the students involved were, and how competitive a skill it can be.Her first year on the job, her team finished third overall in a Super Smash Bros. Class D competition.”I think looking at it as a sport, because we look at it as a game sometimes. You know, football is a game, but it has respect in there and just respecting it, and knowing that athletes are participating in something serious,” Henry said.Maximus Johnson is one of 14 students who participated in this week’s camp. He said his favorite part was learning from other players and being part of a team. “Here it feels like you’re actually playing together for the same reason, and you have the same values on why you’re playing,” Johnson said.Johnson loves video games for the creativity they offer, but he picked up more than just victory royales during camp.”I’m learning teamwork and skills that have to do with strategy, that’s been really fun and useful. I think it’d be cool to play e-sports for a living, but even then, I’m still learning very good values here,” Johnson said.Johnson said as much as he loves gaming, he recognizes the need to still be physically active and get outside. He added that this camp included interactive factors like warmups and a real-life outdoor version of Mario Kart.Coach Henry shared her message to all: E-sports can level up students’ lives.”It can take them to college, it can take them into IT jobs,” Henry said. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
School’s out for summer, and for some kids, that means heading off to camp.
An e-sports summer camp was held at Omaha’s Quest Forward High School this week.
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English teacher and eSports coach, Angee Henry, originally took the coaching gig to help ensure students had something to do after school.
“They said, ‘There’s no coaches in the building, will you coach?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I coach track,’ and they said, ‘Oh, then you can coach e-sports,” Henry said.
She immediately saw how passionate the students involved were, and how competitive a skill it can be.
Her first year on the job, her team finished third overall in a Super Smash Bros. Class D competition.
“I think looking at it as a sport, because we look at it as a game sometimes. You know, football is a game, but it has respect in there and just respecting it, and knowing that athletes are participating in something serious,” Henry said.
Maximus Johnson is one of 14 students who participated in this week’s camp.
He said his favorite part was learning from other players and being part of a team.
“Here it feels like you’re actually playing together for the same reason, and you have the same values on why you’re playing,” Johnson said.
Johnson loves video games for the creativity they offer, but he picked up more than just victory royales during camp.
“I’m learning teamwork and skills that have to do with strategy, that’s been really fun and useful. I think it’d be cool to play e-sports for a living, but even then, I’m still learning very good values here,” Johnson said.
Johnson said as much as he loves gaming, he recognizes the need to still be physically active and get outside. He added that this camp included interactive factors like warmups and a real-life outdoor version of Mario Kart.
Coach Henry shared her message to all: E-sports can level up students’ lives.
“It can take them to college, it can take them into IT jobs,” Henry said.
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