Coaches Application 2020

Coaches Application 2020

Ultimate Peace is now accepting coach applications for Camp Ultimate Peace 2020! This summer we will be running TWO SIMULTANEOUS sessions of camp. One camp will be made up of older, more experienced campers.The second camp will be a mix of everyone, but generally...

Teachable Moments

This past weekend, I played in a fun one day hat tournament.  There were grizzled veterans and fresh faced newbies, players who have been chasing plastic for 20+ years playing alongside some who have been for fewer than 20 days. These tournaments can bring out some of...

My Ultimate Family

This is the last 2/5ths of an essay I wrote to help me deal with everything swimming through my head this week.  I think these two parts stand on their own, but if you are ambitious enough please check out the full version. Part IV The coaches with UP’s year round...

Coaching the Principle of Nonviolence in a Violent World

Its 1:00 in the morning and thoughts of Ultimate Peace practice are keeping me awake. Namely, how does UP introduce and coach the principle of nonviolence with the burgeoning team in Bethlehem, West Bank (pictured below in their first practice of 2014). Nearly all of...