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Thank you, Sam!
It feels like a lifetime ago that we shared the URJ system-wide decision not to run in-person programming at camp this summer. What followed that announcement gave us such strength
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6 Points Sports Academy Stands Up Against Racial Injustice
Dear 6 Points Sports Academy Community, We are heartbroken and outraged by the senseless violence against the Black community and recognize that systemic racism in our country is a problem.
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Summer 2020 Update
6 Points Sports Academy Families, It is with broken hearts that we share our decision to cancel all in-person sessions held in Asheville for summer 2020. While we have continued
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From Best Friends to Maccabiah Co-Captains
What is it like to win Maccabiah with your best friend and co-captain? "Absolutely bonkers. It was amazing! We might have cried. We celebrated for about 30 seconds and then
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The Blessing of Jewish Sports Camp
I love that he has a place to be Jewish that allows him to develop athletic skills and relate Jewish values and teaching to sport. And I can’t wait to
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Next year, I’m going for 4 weeks!
As a female athlete, I appreciate that there are many awesome women coaches and leaders to look up to. There are lots of opportunities for girls at every level to
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Heshbon HaNefesh: An Accounting of My Baseball Soul
Giving it my all in baseball was the accounting of my baseball soul. It wasn’t always easy, but I’m all the better for it. I still play the game. I
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A Full-Body, Full-Soul Experience
The strong commitment to developing competitive skills is what you would expect from any sports camp; the dedication to developing human skills through the use of Jewish principles is what
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Jewish athletes are thriving at The 6
A camper turned from a drill frustrated with a shot and exclaimed, “My drop shot is so weak, I’m changing my kavanah to work on it!” That moment was an
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Not everyone is a winner, and that’s ok!
The most important lesson we can teach our campers is how to lose. How to give, without reservation, everything you have knowing that you might not win … and to
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