OMAHA, Neb. —
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 i