No one enjoys legalism, but if the costs of football outweigh its benefits—and they well may—it may be best for many to take a step back from it and point…
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I asked my ROAR team to send me the top 5 characteristics a ROAR coach should posses. First let me tell you, my ROAR team is made up of elders…
What personal qualities do top coaches possess that separate them from the good coach? Is it more the training or the inner qualities? Is it more coaching technique or the…
As I pastored for twenty-five years, I experienced firsthand the difficulty there can be in connecting with men outside the church. Serving with CSO, I also see the tremendous ways…
Bob Schindler discusses why winning is a good desire but a bad goal in sports ministry.
“Perform at your best when your best is required, and your best is required each day.”
I came across this quote from Tim Keller today: There has never been a sinful heart that said, “I have had enough success. I’ve had enough love. I’ve had enough…
Two years ago, the nightmare situation for any leader/organizer of a league actually happened – the dreaded walk-off (and we aren’t talking about baseball here).
When is it right to argue with referees/officials?…Never.
With 4.7 seconds left in the game, JB stepped to the line with our team trailing 54-53. JB is the best free throw shooter on the team so I felt…
Tim Keller has a book out called Counterfeit Gods. In the book he tells the story of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Esau, Jonah, and Zaccheus and uses their stories to teach…
Attentiveness to Detail-You must prepare to win in order to be a winner. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail…
There can be such a fine line between winning and losing though. You can play great…and lose. You can play horrible…and win…
Recently, I’ve been studying the parables of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son in Luke 15. Luke 15 begins by saying, “Now the tax collectors and…
Well, another REACHgathering is in the books. For three days (April 19-21) about 150 people, who are dedicated to using sports to reach people with the Good News, met at Bellevue…
“Though I learned some things from the games we won that year, I learned much, much more from loss.”