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sons at Notre Dame — 1995 and 1996 — the Fighting Irish were off site to begin preseason workouts. Holtz took his Irish teams to Cul‑ ver Military Academy those two years, although it wasn't neces‑ sarily the proverbial silver bullet that revived the program after a 6-5-1 season in 1994. Notre Dame opened 1995 with a 17-15 loss at home to Northwestern, and it had to stage a late rally the next year to win the opener at Vanderbilt, 14-7. "Coach Kelly believes in the importance of team building, and honestly a camp setting ac‑ complishes it perfectly," said Dan Heincker, director of Shiloh Junior placekicker and punter Kyle Brindza took advantage of the zipline at Shiloh Park. The Fighting Irish, especially the 300-plus pound linemen, put those cables through a serious workout. photo by Michael & Susan Bennett/Lighthouse Imaging Park Retreat and Conference Center. "He understands that our pace of life in this modern world is far too fast. We have a culture filled with distraction and constant communication. It's important to get away from all that pressure, which helps people slow down and think about what is truly important. … The team will get a true un‑ derstanding and appreciation of their importance to one an‑ other. "This is such a tremendous opportunity for our camp and our staff is thrilled. As a sports fan, former college athlete and longtime coach, I can't begin to describe the feelings that our Senior quarterback Andrew Hendrix was one of many players that scaled a wooden climbing wall during some team-bond- camp could possibly play a role in the success of the Fighting ing time between football practices. photo by Michael & Susan Bennett/Lighthouse Imaging Irish this fall." ✦