The Patriot Games, will feature boys and girls representing all 50 states and some territories, military bases and tribal nations, competing in a series of athletic challenges.Part of the Trump administration's programming for America's 250th anniversary, the games start Aug. 9. Tatum Palmer of Central Point and Vincent Schmidt of Portland will represent Oregon in the Patriot Games.They will compete with high school athletes from around the country for the chance to win a pool of $250,000 in scholarship money.Palmer and other contestants interviewed by USA TODAY said a week before the event they knew only they would be playing dodgeball and kickball. Throughout the week, Freedom 250 and streaming partner ESPN have announced various track and field events, tug-of-war and other vague games like "Operation Endurance" and "Varsity Circuit."The Patriot Games are organized by Freedom 250, a quasi-government, nonprofit organization Trump started to bring his vision for the country's anniversary to life. Freedom 250 said the champion will need to be great at more than one sport. A review of the contestants' announcements on social media shows that the kids selected specialize in a range of sports. Some are to be expected, like football, softball, basketball and soccer.Palmer said she spent her recent 15th birthday shopping for different athletic shoes for the games since she usually just wears barefoot shoes for the balancing, jumping and climbing in her main sport, parkour."One of the things I love about it is that you don't have to be built a particular way to do it," she said of parkour, an obstacle-maneuvering sport. Palmer also helps teach other kids at the gym where she trains. "There's always something in parkour that you can do, which is really special, watching all these kids grow in confidence and be able to do things that you they weren't able to do a week before, or a couple of weeks before."See the schedule: Details on the 2026 Patriot Games are sparse. Here's everything we knowPalmer said she is focused on the opportunity participating presents, especially with the scholarship money on the line. Palmer said she wants to go to school to be a sports journalist.All the youth interviewed by USA TODAY had resounding, similar answers for what they are most looking forward to for the weekend: Meeting each other. The kids, many of whom said they are already in touch with each other via social media and group chats, also said they will get to dorm together at Spire Academy, a sports boarding school in Geneva, Ohio, where the games are being hosted. According to Freedom250, all states and several tribal nations, military bases and U.S. territories will be represented by 120 student-athletes.Read about other youth: Why join Trump's Patriot Games? These teen athletes tell usTrump's Patriot Games schedule, live streamThe games will be livestreamed on the ESPN App Aug. 9-11. The schedule of events, including kickball, dodgeball and tug-of-war, can be found here. The one-hourESPN special on ABCshowing highlights of the competitions, features of the athletes and the moment the winners accept their awards, is scheduled to air Thursday, Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. ET.Contributing: Karissa Waddick, USA TODAYKinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at KCrowley@usatodayco.com. Follow her onX (Twitter),Threads,BlueskyandTikTok.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Central Point teen representing Oregon in Patriot Games