When we ask our campers and staff to explain ISTC, we repeatedly hear, "you simply have to experience it to comprehend it." ISTC provided me with the finest three weeks of my summer. The intensity of practice and competition is incredible. There are no dull moments anywhere during an International Sports Tournament. An international sports training camp is when a country sends its athletes to another country to train with the best coaches and players in a specific sport. These camps are very important for the countries that send their athletes because they give the athletes the opportunity to learn from top-level coaches and improve their games. Some countries that have sent their athletes to international sports training camps include Russia, Canada, Germany, India, and Japan. The first international sports training camp was held in Moscow in 1946. Since then, many more camps have been held all over the world. These camps provide young athletes from different countries the chance to meet and play against each other in order to help them develop their games. At the end of every camp, the senior team travels back home while the younger players stay in the foreign country to continue training under the new coaching staff. Some examples of sports that have been trained at international sports training camps include tennis, basketball, soccer, field hockey, swimming, and ice hockey.