FCA Sports

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FCA Sports

• 10.01.08

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Agenda

• FCA Sports Ministry Targets - SW
• Coaches - SW
• Athletes - AS
• Parents - KB
• FCA Sports Segments - SW
• Clinics SW
• Camps KB
• Travel Club - AS
• Leagues AS
• Q A - All

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FCA Sports Ministry Targets

• Coaches
• Help coaches to develop into spiritual leaders
  for their team as well as expert teachers of
  their sport
• Support coaches families as they deal with the
  demands and stress of the coaching lifestyle
• Athletes
• Spiritual growth through team devotions and
  outreach
• Physical development through practice and games
• Leadership development through opportunities for
  older advanced athletes to support younger
  athletes (learn to use talents for Christ)
• Parents
• Help parents learn and apply spiritual principles
  as they support activities and cheer their team

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Coaches

• The profession of coaching is one of the
  most powerful ministries in our nation. Coaches
  of significance train athletes to become men and
  women of significance.
  Coach Bruce Brown (Dir. Proactive Coaching)
• Application and Certification Process
• Ministry Leader Application (MLA)
• Personal Interview
• Sport Specific Governing Body Certification
• Coaches Covenant (incl. copy of Coaches Mandate)
• On-going Development
• Spiritual Development
• Accountability
• Professional Development
• Family Support

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Athletes

• Athletics can be a great way to learn
  lessons about everyday life. But what is really
  special is when you can take athletic lessons and
  apply them to your spiritual life.
  Coach Tony Dungy, Head Coach, Indianapolis
  Colts
• Player Covenant
• Sign the Competitors Creed
• On-going Development
• Spiritual
• Sport specific Skill and Physical
• Leadership

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Parents

• 10 ways to be a great parent Love your
  wife / husband Spend time with your children
  Be a role model Understand your children Show
  affection Enjoy your children Eat together as
  a Family Discipline with a gentle spirit Pray
  and Worship together Realize you are a father
  and mother forever.
  ALL PRO DAD
• Encourage Spiritual Growth
• Parent covenant
• Bible study
• Sports parenting seminars

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FCA Sports Segments

• Camps and Clinics
• FCA sport-specific branding (e.g. FCA Volleyball,
  FCA Soccer)
• For athletes at all levels
• Clinics (one-day event) and Camps (multi-day
  event)
• Work in cooperation with FCA camp ministry
• Recreation Leagues
• FCA sport-specific branding
• Typically for beginner to intermediate athletes
• Practices and games at one or two local
  facilities
• Generally in close partnership with a church or
  other ministry organization
• Travel Club Teams
• Team branding (e.g. Axiom Skateboarding, SKY
  Volleyball)
• Typically for advanced athletes
• Compete within the framework of the relevant
  national or regional sport-specific organizations
  (e.g. AAU, YBOA, USVBA)
• FCA owned and managed under sport-specific
  leadership

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Clinics

• Defined as being 1-3 hours long with a limited
  amount of time spent with the athlete
• Designed for athletes at all levels
• FCA sport-specific branded (e.g. FCA soccer,
  FCA baseball, FCA volleyball, etc.)
• Ministry Elements
• Coaches
• Players
• Parents
• Fundraising Opportunities

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Camps

• Defined as being 1-5 days long therefore,
  allowing a considerable amount of time spent with
  the athlete
• Designed for athletes at all levels
• FCA sport-specific branded (e.g. FCA soccer,
  FCA baseball, FCA volleyball, etc.)
• Ministry Elements
• Coaches
• Players
• Parents
• Fundraising Opportunities

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Travel Club

• Defined as spending several months with the
  athletes (typically, a travel season is 3 to 8
  months long)
• Travel teams will be branded sport specific,
  i.e. Axiom skateboarding / SKY volleyball
• Generally speaking, this is for the advanced
  athlete competing within the framework of the
  relevant national or regional sport-specific
  organizations (e.g. AAU / YBOA / USVBA / GYSA /
  etc.)
• These teams will be FCA owned and managed under
  the sport-emphasis leadership or volunteer board
  / leadership teams
• Ministry Elements
• Coaches
• Players
• Parents
• Fundraising Opportunities
• club fee

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Leagues

• Recreational
• Developmental
• Age specific
• Youth
• Adult

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