The Fellowship Of Christian Athletes

Through athletics I have grown closer to my classmates and coaches. We have won two City-Counties and hoping to win two more. Incorporated in the competitive nature I have also learned more about the virtues and how we use them in our everyday life. I also was taught that God gave me all my talents and abilities. Praying before all of our games we would pray and I know that God was watching over us helping both teams

The YMCA has a very clear and concise mission statement. Their mission is "to put Christian principles into practice through programs thta build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all".

It centers on teaching virtue, including such ideas as liberty, respect, and moral courage. Joe Ehrmann fights for the educational value of athletics “and describes it as a classroom and thus cocurricular rather than extracurricular. “The term ‘cocurricular’ designates sports as an educational activity with the potential to develop the social, academic, moral, civic competency and emotional, of every student athlete. Extracurricular sports merely need players and a coach; Cocurricular, a classroom after class, sports demand student-athletes and a teacher-coach” (Ehrmann, 2011 p 159). Ehrmann describes the many virtues and how they can be applied both inside the athlete and outside. Included are values, such as justice, empathy, and

I will inspire athletes to demonstrate good character. Sports do not have an influence on one’s character; however, coaches can strongly impact athletes’ character, both negatively and positively. For this reason, I will work to coach in ways that support the growth of athletes’ character and create learning opportunities and situations in which athletes can practice and learn from. As a coach, I will lead by example and demonstrate good character because actions speak louder than words. I will do this by embodying sportsmanship and respecting athletes, opponents, other coaches, and referees. I will also show this to athletes by respecting, caring, and being trustworthy. I will also lead by example by staying

In this interview, Stoney Pryor, who is a College Station High School coach, was able to define religion, explain how athletes use religion in their sport, and explain how coaches use religion while on and off the field. When it comes to religion, some people follow a certain religion, and other do not, so you must accommodate how to work with both views. Religion affects players in how the act during a game (i.e. a bad call on a player and the way he/she reacts) and how coaches act during a game (i.e. talking to the officials after a bad call.) Pryor also mentions how being a part of a public school, there are some things that involve religion that he is discouraged to do because it may offend someone. Religion can also help character development, meaning one would become an over all “better person” because of the way his/her religion affects the way the act in front of others.

The competitive athletics programs of member institutions are designed to be a vital part of the educational system. A basic purpose of this Association is to maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational program and the athlete as an integral part of the student body and, by so doing, retain a clear line of demarcation between intercollegiate athletics and professional sports (NCAA, 2011).

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is charged with the regulation of athletes, and all athletic programs in affiliated universities and colleges across the United States. The N.C.A.A. is the association charged with developing and implementing policies regarding athletics in colleges and universities. With such a role, the association is mandated to specify the minimum academic requirements for a student to participate in any sporting activity. The association claims that it aims at creating a balance between sport and education. The heart of the association 's mission is student-athlete success in classroom and on the field. N.C.A.A. comes up with policies that provide a student-athlete with the opportunity to learn through sporting activities. This is a noble endeavor, but some institutions as presented in the article by Sarah Lyall (1) have misused it. In the article, one can see that the University of North Carolina denied some of its student-athletes the learning opportunity envisioned by the N.C.A.A. Sarah Lyall (1). By offering the students free grades, U.N.C. was doing the students a great disservice, which only served the interests of the university.

For 150 years, college sports have been an important aspect of American universities and abolishing them would eliminate the benefits that they bring (“College Athletics Programs”). One of the greatest benefits of college athletics is that they bind the school to the community. People who live in a college town love to support their institution and showing up at numerous athletic events displays how far their dedication goes. Not only do college sports attract people who live in the college town, but also alumni and future students. The school’s spirit and unity extends far beyond the

“This recognition by the Southern Collegiate Athletic and Midwest Independent Conferences of nearly half of our student-athletes is testimony to their dedication to their academic programs and the support of the coaching staff and faculty of the college,” said Centenary Director of Athletics and Recreation, Dr. Bob Bunnell. “We are very proud of the culture of academic excellence that is a part of our athletic

Across the nation, these sponsors uniformly regarded sport as an educational and developmental undertaking (Hearn, Thomas K.). The main premier sports for men are football, basketball, and baseball. These sports help teach teamwork and let people interact with others. This change in the culture of sport is destructive of the aims of athletics as part of the mission of the university (Hearn, Thomas K.). Sports weren’t this advanced when they first started the game.

Lining up speakers for football camps, helping with the Fellow Christian Athlete Club (FCA) and lending encouragement to the team to have greater faith and do better, Mellichamp said he loves what he does.

Our expectation as a department is to reach the highest level of success in all NCAA standings in each sport program. Our visions is to strive to win the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors’ Cup to recognize the overall positive growth of our program and reflect upon the quality of athletes, coaching and assets provided. The NACDA Directors’ Cup is awarded the University with the most success in college athletics. Success for our Athletic Department means excellence both in the athletic arena and in the classroom. The University of California, Davis’ vision

College was a dream that was made possible by playing more than one sport. College is an easy transition for these athletes because it’s not that much different from their high school lifestyle. The routine is easier for them, they can manage their time with homework, practices and a social life at a stress free cost because of their time management skills. In the early stages of an athlete’s recruitment, many coaches are drawn to them because of their multi-sport abilities. Making friends comes easy to those athletes and they have the ability to become close to all of your new teammates and with the coaching staff. Athletes can go into this season ready to play, healthy body at hand, and fully confident in their success in this year. This was all possible because they played multiple sports. It laid down the path to their dream. And like everyone else they did everything possible to help them achieve

“I can do all things through Christ[a] who strengthens me” Philippians 4:13. As Christians, we need to always remember we cannot do it alone by ourselves, without Christ, we are nothing. As a Christian athletes, we need

Many times we find that young people look up to athletes. There are countless community centers that offer different athletic programs. Many times there are young people with endless talent and ability, striving to be just like their favorite athletes. There are a number of good athletes that display an incredible amount of perseverance in their everyday lives. This alone serves as inspiration to young people.