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Entries in summer draft (13)

Champions Club Summer 2024 Final Attendance

No intro needed. Let's get right to it!

Summer 2010 Final Attendance

Summer 2011 Final Attendance

Summer 2012 Final Attendance

Summer 2013 Final Attendance

Summer 2014 Final Attendance

Summer 2015 Final Attendance

Summer 2016 Final Attendance

Summer 2017 Final Attendance

Summer 2018 Final Attendance

Summer 2019 Final Attendance

Summer 2020 Final Attendance

Summer 2021 Final Attendance

Summer 2022 Final Attendance

Summer 2023 Final Attendance

Summer 2024 Final Attendance

Name # of %
1Mrs Colleen 80 85 94%
Mr Ron 79 85 93%
Anto 77 85 91%
Mr Gjon 75 85 88%
Mrs Van 74 85 87%
Mr Kuiper 74 85 87%
Moustaache 73 85 86%
Ainsley 71 85 84%
Jessica 49 61 80%
10Zander 57 71 80%
Bubs 67 85 79%
Mrs Carey 67 85 79%
Sophia 66 85 78%
Myla 66 85 78%
Mrs Hana 62 85 73%
Paris 16 22 73%
Dominik 46 64 72%
Mr Lett 60 85 71%
Mr Malak 60 85 71%
20Mya 59 85 69%
Aaron 58 85 68%
Rae 57 85 67%
Jazz 56 85 66%
Faith 41 64 64%
Mr Van 54 85 64%
Crystal 53 85 62%
Mrs Nevarez 53 85 62%
Tea 44 71 62%
El 52 85 61%
30Mr Carey 52 85 61%
Jobe 30 51 59%
Mrs Hill 50 85 59%
Shakes 49 85 58%
Bethany 48 85 56%
Cecilia 48 85 56%
Avery 36 64 56%
Owen 39 71 55%
JT 46 85 54%
Mr Mark 45 85 53%
40Johnny J 44 85 52%
Mr Blackwell 44 85 52%
Jazmin 26 51 51%
David Sap 43 85 51%
Bewick 41 85 48%
Mrs Cav 40 85 47%
Shannon 7 15 47%
Mrs Robinson 39 85 46%
Mr Krstich 39 85 46%
Ethan 39 85 46%
50Madison 22 48 46%
Mr Coffee 38 85 45%
Dillon 25 56 45%
Natalie 37 85 44%
Xavier 37 85 44%
Cory 35 85 41%
Liz 35 85 41%
Mrs Rachel 33 81 41%
Kyron 33 85 39%
Matt 29 78 37%
60Charles 31 85 36%
Mrs Goga 31 85 36%
Mrs Burton 31 85 36%
Sarah 20 55 36%
Sam 23 64 36%
James 30 85 35%
Cole 22 64 34%
Mrs Hall 23 67 34%
Mr Robinson 29 85 34%
Parker 28 85 33%
70Chase 27 85 32%
Mr Francis 27 85 32%
Kinsley 16 51 31%
Koltin 25 85 29%
Mrs Hawkins 23 81 28%
CT 24 85 28%
Lulu 24 85 28%
Budo 11 39 28%
Conamora 18 64 28%
Zeena 23 85 27%
80Jenna 22 85 26%
Lang 22 85 26%
Evan 22 85 26%
Iakov 21 85 25%
Lola 21 85 25%
Samantha 21 85 25%
Madelyn 21 85 25%
Thomas 21 85 25%
Koje 21 85 25%
Bread 20 85 24%
90Langston 20 85 24%
Ashley 20 85 24%
Dita 19 85 22%
Ella 19 85 22%
Coach Casey 18 85 21%
Gavin 15 73 21%
Mrs Denise 17 85 20%
Jaylee 17 85 20%
Pitt 12 62 19%
Mrs Lanette 16 85 19%
100Kadence 16 85 19%
Brooklyn 15 85 18%
Charlotte 14 85 16%
Sean 13 85 15%
Josh Van 11 85 13%
Mrs Meyers 11 85 13%
Mr Curtis 11 85 13%
Ricky 10 85 12%
Mrs Leze 10 85 12%
Reese 10 85 12%
110Easton 8 85 9%
Cameron 8 85 9%
Brett 8 85 9%
Mr Pete 7 85 8%
Peanut 7 85 8%
Lily 6 85 7%
Abbey* 6 85 7%
Mr Browder 6 85 7%
Avery S 6 85 7%
Omer 5 85 6%
120Gabe 5 85 6%
Allie T 5 85 6%
Mrs Gloria 4 85 5%
Matthew 4 85 5%
Eleanora 3 85 4%
Mrs Jackson 3 85 4%
Delila 3 85 4%
Jacqueline 3 85 4%
Mrs Vinyard 3 85 4%
Caleb 3 85 4%
130Vince 2 85 2%
baby Samantha 2 85 2%
Adaline 2 85 2%
Eleanor 2 85 2%
Maggie 2 85 2%
Kendall 2 85 2%
Ashlyn 2 85 2%
Olivia 2 85 2%
Liam 2 85 2%
Marcel 2 85 2%
140Jay 1 85 1%
Schott 1 85 1%
Aidia 1 85 1%
Marilyn 1 85 1%
Erin Kav 1 85 1%
Mr Sully 1 85 1%
New Parker 1 85 1%
Coltin 1 85 1%
William 1 85 1%
Rian 1 85 1%
150Mrs Blackwell 1 85 1%
Mrs Sandy 1 85 1%
Jake 1 85 1%
Julian 1 85 1%
Wesley 1 85 1%
London 1 85 1%
Chloe 1 85 1%
Quincy 1 85 1%
Chris 1 85 1%
Landon 1 85 1%
160Kellen 1 85 1%

 

Dang Mrs. Colleen! This is the first time a rookie got top attendance since... well, 2022 with Mr. Ron... 2021 with Loretta... 2020 with Jaylee... 2017 with Andre... 2011 with Nick Prys... man get 'em during the honeymoon phase, I guess. But, yeah, Dang Mrs. Colleen!

I'd like to also note that some of the numbers/percentages in the 100s might not be completely accurate: hard to tell about some of the Babies and I asked a few families to wait until September. We're probably right around 120 people total. Here's where that looks like with previous years. (I added '16 and '17 in, gotta own up to those at some point):

10th place

2022 - 91% (Wesley/Bubs)

2021 - 86% (Anto)

2014 - 85% (Ricky)

2023 - 83% (Mr. Kuiper)

2015 - 82% (Lauren Higgins)

2020 - 81% (Conamora)

2024 - 80% (Zander/Jessica)

2013 - 79% (Meaghan Murley)

2019 -  76% (Bewick/Andre)

2018 - 67% (Jennifer/Mrs. Tara)

2016 - 63% (Kenny, Crawford, Dawson, Josh Ellsworth)

2017 - 56% (Conor Fitz)

20th place

2022 - 83% (Mr. Curtis)

2021 - 77% (Bewick, Kyron)

2023 - 74% (Chase, Mrs. Hana, Mya)

2020 - 70% (Mrs. Tara)

2024 - 69% (Mya)

2015 - 67% (Mrs. Carey)

2019 - 64% (Sajib)

2013 - 60% (Faust)

2014 - 58% (Sabal)

2018 - 55% (Mrs. Carey)

2016 - 50% (Collin Skorupski)

2017 - 48% (Josh Howey)

30th place

2021 - 70% (Aaron, Dylan, Paris)

2022 - 66% (Bewick)

2023 - 64% (Mr. Mark, Shakes, Kyron, Allie A)

2020 - 63% (Javier, Mr. Van, Mrs. Hana)

2024 - 61% (Mr. Carey/El)

2015 - 57% (Hannah - Sabal's wife)

2019 - 51% (Erika/Jacob)

2013 - 51% (Alex Andreoli - my cousin)

2018 - 47% (Dylan Colussi/Emily Walker)

2014 - 42% (JZ)

2016 - 41% (Tim Asmar)

2017 - 40% (Bubs, Reggie, Maria Fiorini)

40th place

2021 - 60% (Dillon, Conamora, and crew)

2020 - 56% (Coach Casey and crew)

2022 - 56% (Owen - tiebreaker goes to year with more people at that percent)

2024 - 52% - (Johnny J/Mr. Blackwell)

2023 - 51% (Lulu, Pitt, Gianna)

2015 - 47% (Mrs. Pip)

2019 - 47% (Joe/Makenna)

2013 - 46% (Mama V and a bunch of others)

2018 - 40% (Murley/Conor)

2016 - 34% (Ryan)

2017 - 33% (Crystal, Kris, Jennifer)

2014 - 32% (Mr. Wonsil/Crystal)

50th place

2021 - 54% (Mrs. Nevarez/Josh Backos)

2023 - 49% (JT and a 8 others)

2022 - 47% (William)

2024 - 46% (Mr. Krstich, Ethan, Madison)

2020 - 46% (Abbi)

2019 - 41% (Mr. Carey)

2015 - 38% (Nick from DLS Soccer)

2013 - 37% (Jesse)

2018 - 29% (Maddy Wesner)

2016 - 28% (Crystal)

2017 - 25% (Arlene)

2014 - 21% (Tara Taylor)

60th place

2021 - 49% (Caleb Backos, Woorden, and crew)

2023 - 43% (Dita, crew)

2022 - 37% (Arthur, Chase, Conamora, Lily)

2024 - - 36% (Charles, Mrs. Goga and crew)

70th place

2021 - 43% (Chase)

2023 - 37% (Mr. Marsh, Kadence, Samantha)

2022 - 33% (Paris, Maggie, Bethany)

2024 - 32% (Chase/Mr. Francis)

...........

This is the weirdest thing: with all of the emphasis this Summer on competing and not comparing, I have found myself here in September not even the slightest bit interested in the attendance, total participants, or any of the other fancy stats I used to nerd out on.

The idea to post past Summers attendance up in the gym came from Jessica, although she has no idea; I was standing on the sidelines watching one of her high school soccer games when a parent said something to the extent of, "What can I do to get my daughter to look like that," pointing at Jess's legs and arms. My reply: "Check Summer attendance." 

Do any of you think Jessica looks the way she does due to pure genetics mixed with Langston attendance? Here's Jessica's attendance the last 5 Summers:

  • 2024 - 80%
  • 2023 - 75%
  • 2022 - 95.6%
  • 2021 - 80%
  • 2020 - 90%

This comes out to almost exactly 6 days a week on average. For 5 straight Summers. And each of the last few Summers saw her miss a week at a time for soccer camp back at Findlay; think of how many 7-day weeks she strung together to get that percentage back up! God forbid there is a vacation to Ireland or a weekend up north somewhere in there.

One of the things I find interesting is how people perceive their attendance vs. what it actually is: this is where I find the most value in keeping the numbers. Over the course of the 15 Summers doing this, I can say with confidence that there is a very predictable correlation between attendance and improvements made.

No shit Chris.

Dean! You swear?

Only at you.

Well... okay then. But, I mean, I would think it's obvious too, but yet I am still often confronted with surprise when lack of attendance meets lack of progress.

Is there a certain tipping point?

That's difficult to say in general, and there's certainly data points supporting the other argument: I remember in Summer 2021 I was annoyed with the dads for having good attendance and not making the progress I would expect. Also, there are people like Conamora who can show up for the first time in 6 months and set a deadlift record. Koltin, Alyssa Jabara, Lauren Higgins, JZ, and Michael Banet were a few of the others in that line.

Stop rambling and answer the question son!

Gun to my head, 4 days a week seems to make a big difference over 3 days. Another jump happens at 6.

So how do you read this year's attendance?

There are a few reasons why it's not fair to compare this Summer to previous ones:

 

  1. We had 1 less session each day and 2 less sessions each Sunday, meaning a total of 7 less sessions every week and 70(ish) less for the entire Summer.
  2. I didn't start counting Babies in the attendance until a few weeks into last Summer.
  3. I counted Mrs. Gloria and Mrs. Leze, plus sometimes counted people that came in at 11 or 6:30 (seeing as in previous Summers we had those sessions). And I also sometimes didn't count people (Aaron) when I would have counted someone else.
  4. I used to have separate categories for Late Registration/Babies/Double-A, and now I just group them all into one list.
  5. We didn't do mobility days in Summer 2010 and 2011, and in Summer 2012 we did them but didn't count them towards attendance.
  6. The New Kids I wanted to bring in this Summer were ones that I am hoping will be here year-round, not just a Summer on then 9 months off.
  7. The Champions Club peeps of 2024 had different demands on them last year, or the year before
  8. Deforestation

 

So I read this, like I need to, as a stand-alone. This is where we're at for Summer 2024. Oddly enough, without a single instance of comparison this Summer (hard for me at first, easy after a few weeks) we bookended our Summer with two records: June 10 set a opening day Summer attendance record with 68, and the Harry Potter workout set a single-session Theme Workout attendance record with 47.

Where are all the high school kids you claim to have?

Their time will come. Not fair to compare to a time when everything else was shut down.

Well then can you think of any time it's appropriate to compare attendance?

Absolutely! Let's look at the Draft results!

4th Place: Boston Tea' Party 44.7%

Jessica's thoughts: I never liked Tea' in the first place. She pulled my jersey and stepped on my cleats during her senior year. I hope her zipper gets stuck in her jacket tomorrow.

3rd Place: Waffle House Response Team 48.1%

Jessica's thoughts: I never liked Mr. Kuiper in the first place. He comes across as someone who plugs his nose when he jumps in the pool. I sat out most of August trying to renegotiate my contract, but the butthead still wouldn't trade me.

2nd Place: Dolla Shave Club 49.5%

Jessica's thoughts: I never liked Bethany in the first place. Something about people with glasses just pisses me off. And, seriously, find somewhere private to change clothes; the gym floor is not a changing closet.

1st Place: Let Me Tell You About My Yogurt 51.8%

Jessica's thoughts: I never liked Mr. Ron in the first place. But I do like yogurt. Every morning I have tea and crumpets with a small cup of plain yogurt while I sit in my recliner chair with the newspaper. Really puts me in a good mood to start the day.

What kind of edibles are you on Chris?

I just found out what edibles are, actually Dean. Matt showed me a picture of some he confiscated at school.

Well, aren't you going to say anything about the obvious?

What's the obvious?

Wasn't the dude that won the Draft also the same dude who kept attendance for you?

Yes, he also made a week-by-week graph to go along with it:

Where do you find these people?

No idea. They find me.