Goal
By Nate Lewis, Area Director, Western Nebraska My Pastor has made it a common practice of his when meeting young people to ask them one simple question: “What is your purpose in life?” It’s a simple question with a lot of depth to it. Most of the time it is met with an uncomfortable chuckle [...]
Winning Legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said, “It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” Think about that…when it comes to winning, preparation is key! So for coaches and athletes, two things are important in sports. Winning is important and because winning [...]
Motivation
Often times, the question comes up, “Is that athlete a Christian?” In different terms, we hear the same thing. “After the game last night, I heard this athlete say, ‘First of all, I would like to thank God for the opportunity to play this game.’” Unintentionally, we are training ourselves and others in what we [...]
Motivation
By Nate Lewis, Area Director, Western Nebraska Why do Christian athletes desire to Do Sports God’s Way? It is an important question to have an answer for not only for sports but also for the rest of life. Why would anyone desire to do anything God’s Way. The answer to the question first of all [...]
Winning
My son has entered into a new world. As an excitable 6 year old he is competing in his first season of flag football. The league he plays in does a really nice job of teaching fundamentals and skills necessary to progress in football. I am amazed how he is learning to run routes, play [...]
Winning
At a volleyball tournament recently, I watched an interesting phenomena unfold. An entire week of preparation by coaches and athletes was put to the fire throughout a ten hour day of strategy, execution, action, reaction, prosperity, and adversity. For those that were engaged all morning during pool play, there was no question where the rankings [...]
An Athlete’s Image
GOAL By Josh Reynolds A common characteristic among all people is our constant pursuit and concern for an “image”. I see this in my own life each day. It helps me decide how long to stand in front of the mirror before walking out the door, what clothes I should wear that day, how I [...]
Motivation
By Nate Lewis – Area Director As always, God showed up at FCA Camps this summer. At several of our camps we started off with a series of questions that I would like you to consider now: What are some things that you care about when you compete? What are your feelings toward teammates who [...]
Winning
The buzzer goes off signifying that the game is over. The season just ended and the difference between the winner and loser is only one point. One team is elated and their parents and fans are hugging each other and snapping pictures. The other team members are red eyed and their parents are [...]
Goal
By Anna Trent If we are honest with ourselves, how sweet a feeling it is to make a shot, to finally get playing time, to hear the treasured words of our coach say, “good job,” and our teammates give us a high five when we did something well to advance the team? Often, my [...]
Winning
By Robbie Trent, FCA Area Rep In sports, evaluation is constantly occurring. Many times, you don’t exactly know why or on what basis you’re being evaluated. You may be running up and down the basketball court thinking everything is going well. Then at the next stoppage of play, one of your teammates is waiting at [...]
Motivation
Motivation by Grace, by Josh Reynolds, Area Director Consider for a moment how people view your leadership. You might say, “I’m not a leader”. I disagree. If you are breathing, you are influencing others in some way. That may be a simple way to look at leadership, but the truth is that we all lead [...]
Goal
by Doyle Denney, FCA Coaches Ministry Director Goals In sports, we know what “Goals” mean. They are the “end zone”, the “kill”, nailing the “basket”, running across “home plate”, etc. But in the game of life, we can lose sight of our goals. The buzzer sounds and it is over. Did we reach our [...]
Winning
Winning, by Nate Lewis, Area Director There have been two stories that have caught my eye over the past couple months that have been shining examples of Winning in the eyes of God. What is interesting is that in the eyes of the world when comparing these two stories there is one clear success and [...]
Audience
Audience, by Chris Bubak, FCA State Director Who you playing for? That’s such an important question! This time of year there are an abundance of holiday basketball tournaments being played. Often, the audience will include friends and family who are visiting from out of town, as well as alumni back for the holiday break. This “new” audience [...]
Motivation
Motivation, by Anna Trent, Field Associate Having started playing soccer at age 4, I couldn’t go anywhere without a soccer ball at my feet. I would bring my cleats to school, anxiously awaiting the pick-up soccer game at recess with the boys. As I got older, I started traveling with teams, winning championships and eventually [...]
Goal
One of the biggest struggles young Christians face is the seemingly impossible task of discovering God’s will for their lives. I hear and see it all the time. High School and college age students are constantly questioning the direction of their lives. Where should I attend college? What should I study? What sports do I [...]
Motivation
by Nate Lewis, FCA Area Director We are all a slave to something. On the surface this might seem like a tough thing to swallow in the land of the free and the home of the brave but it is really true. What we are a slave to is revealed in what we love most [...]
Perfection
As a former basketball player I know the pressure to be perfect. Each day of competing either in practice or in games the thought of perfection was being drilled into my head. It was expected to execute plays and when things fell short there were consequences to pay. Everyone knew the standard from the coach: [...]
Audience
Audience by Anna Trent, FCA Field Associate Why does the presence of someone change the way you compete? In Deuteronomy 1:19-33 Moses is recounting the time when the Israelites were so close to entering the promise land finally after escaping from Egypt. The Israelites had been traveling for a long time, guided by God, and this [...]
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