Ultimate Peace 4 - Excitement is Building
Exciting day here at Ultimate Peace. The coaches are in full preparation, doings things like:
1. Hearing from the director of sports at Israel's Ministry of Culture and Sport about successful camps, like this one
2. Talking through how to demonstrate and instruct campers on Spirit of the Game as part of both sport and life, which are deeply intertwined (according to the coaching manual here -and i agree)
3. Visiting the Acco pool... actually at a nearby kibbutz (commune-type thing, from what i know) to enjoy some free time and understand the place before we take 180 campers.
4. Learning more about the culture people bring to camp, on issues such as work, spirit, sports, family, etc. (my new friend Abil lectured me for a few minutes on why my age right now is perfect for getting married).
Fun day. With so much work and more fun ahead. Do y'all believe...hope to get some comments on this... that rivalry is essential to sports, to the actual energy/spirit of the game (whatever game you want)?
4 comments:
I'm so happy things are going well and that you are safe. I can't wait to swap camp counselor stories with you :).
P.S. I made a pretty awesome catch during my game last night. It ended up creating an opportunity for my team to score the winning point.
Per your rivalry question: rivalry is definitely essential for energy/spirit of the game. It's what fuels the passion, hunger and overall commitment to working out/practicing/playing hard and doing whatever you can do to improve your game. Without rivalry, there would be no (or little) desire to get out on the field. Further, rivalry goes in hand in hand with spirit of the game. You have to respect your teammates, as well as your opponents, in order to create a successful rivalry that continues to feed current players' fire and draw potential players into the sport.
interesting about the lecture you received. I tend to think differently lol. but you that :)
-TKB happily married
I would disagree with the previous comment of TheCoaches. At least for me personally, rivalry is not the reason for getting out on the field, for doing my track workouts, for working hard to improve my game. I love the sport, I love pushing myself to my limits, I love learning to be a better player. You can consider that as rivalry against my (weaker) self, if you want. But it's very much a self-contained motivation, without needing any rival.
That was what was driving me even when I still was in track & field. Of course, it helps to have a rival sprinting next to you to make me run faster. But that was never a major reason for me to be a passionate athlete.
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