Our Missions
UHF–To promote the growth of Ultimate and celebrate its history.
CCCS–To be a catalyst and supporting structure for the transformation of sports culture.
These complementary initiatives draw upon and support each other’s missions. The CCCS uses the example, experience, and lessons learned from Ultimate to promote cultural change in other sports. The UHF draws upon community interest in the transformation of sports culture to promote Ultimate and increase the game’s exposure, acceptance, and growth.
Our Strategy
To engage and support communities in pro-actively shaping and guiding their sports culture.
Our Primary Method
Facilitation of Community Dialogues, which help constituent groups define their roles in creating and guiding new cultural constructs.
Our Process
The application of Total Quality Management (TQM) to the dialogue process will eventually transform the dialogue groups into quality circles. TQM is credited with spawning a "second industrial revolution" that has/is transforming the culture of industry and governments to produce "best in class" services, processes, and products. The application of TQM to community initiatives is a unique and potentially revolutionary approach to community work and social change.
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Our Products
• Conducting Community Dialogues that discover the root causes of dysfunction in sports culture and implement remedies that create lasting change.
• Educational conferences, consulting, and seminars that encourage collaboration and sharing between communities and promote learning.
• An integrated database of findings and "best in class" practices for creating and transforming the culture of sports.
• Special projects advancing progressive thought in sports applications, such as promoting and refining mixed-gender sports play.
• A library of resources on sports and sports culture (print and visual media, oral history, etc.).
• Successful implementation of these processes in the Amherst area, which will serve as a model for other communities.
• Creation of a website directing people to the resources and places on the national Ultimate Trail of Fame and Amherst-area Ultimate Walk of Fame.
• Museum of memorabilia celebrating the history of Ultimate, including a special History of Hampshire Ultimate Project.
• Local and national Ultimate tournaments and related events. |
Our Resources
• Hampshire College, host organization and umbrella 501(c)(3)
• Board of Directors
• Red Scare, Hampshire College Ultimate team
• Amherst College, birthplace of Ultimate
• Five-College Ultimate community, including men’s, women’s, and mixed-gender teams from UMASS, Smith, Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, and Hampshire
• Amherst Regional High School Invitational Ultimate tournament
• Town of Amherst public schools & Leisure Services
• Amherst Chamber of Commerce (member)
• Northampton Chamber of Commerce (member)
• New England Ultimate community
• National Ultimate Training Camp
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