- Pray as though nothing of eternal value is going to happen in my athletes’ lives unless God does it.
- Prepare each practice and game, giving my utmost for His highest.
- Seek not to be served by my athletes for personal gain, but serve them as Christ served the church.
- Be satisfied not with producing a winning record, but with producing winning athletes.
- Attend carefully to my private and public walk with God, knowing that the athlete will never rise to a standard higher than that being lived by the coach.
- Glorify Christ in my coaching, trusting the Lord will then draw athletes to Himself.
- Desire to have a growing hunger for God’s Word, a transformed heart and daily obedience.
- Depend solely upon God for transformation, one athlete at a time.
- Live out Christ’s word in a Christ-like manner on and off the field of competition.
- Recognize that it is impossible to bring glory to both myself and Christ at the same time.
- Allow my coaching to produce the fruit of the Spirit, thus producing athletes who are authentic followers of Christ.
- Trust God to reveal to my athletes His chosen purposes, regardless of whether the wins are clearly visible.
- Coach with humble gratitude, as one privileged to be God’s coach.
Head Coach:
- Uphold the Coach’s Creed as you personally grow in Christ this season.
- Share Team Huddle content with players each week at practice to disciple them in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Conduct practices that develop players:
- Skills
- Understanding of the game
- Enjoyment of the sport
- Relationship of Sport and Faith
- Prepare for each practice by:
- Developing a detailed practice plan
- Reviewing the Team Huddle material
- Maximize practices with drills that improve player’s skills (found in the coach app).
- Understand the unique rules of the game for your division.
- Oversee games by competitively coaching your team with integrity as you model actions and attitudes of Jesus Christ.
- Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
- Communicate with parents.
- Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes early.
Assistant Coach:
- Support your head coach as you assist his/her efforts in developing players at practices and games.
- Assist in the skill development of each player.
- Communicate with head coach to prepare for each practice and game.
- Assist with game day logistics as assigned by your head coach.
- Keep track of playing time for each player during games.
- Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
- Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes early.
Head Coach:
- Uphold the Coach’s Creed as you personally grow in Christ this season.
- Attend all Coach and Club Huddles as scheduled by your Club Director.
- Share Team Huddle content with players each week at practice to disciple them in their growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Conduct practices that develop players:
- Skills
- Understanding of the game
- Enjoyment of the sport
- Relationship of Sport and Faith
- Prepare for each practice by:
- Developing a plan for each practice
- Integrating spiritual principles into practice
- Pushing your players to be the best version of themselves
- Reviewing the Team Huddle content to be shared at practice
- Have a practice plan ready in timely manner for your assistant coach
- Maximize practices with drills that improve player’s skills.
- Oversee games by competitively coaching your team with integrity as you model actions and attitudes of Jesus Christ.
- Oversee all travel logistics for your team as you communicate with families about tournament details per Club Director.
- Communicate with parents.
- Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes prior to player arrival time.
Assistant Coach:
- Attend all Coach and Club Huddles as scheduled by your Club Director.
- Assist in the skill development of each player assigned to your role by the head coach.
- Support your head coach as you assist his/her efforts in developing players at practices and games.
- Assist with tournament logistics as assigned by your head coach.
- Keep track of playing time for each player during games and player and team statistics.
- Affirm the referee/official with positive interactions.
- Arrive at practices and games at least 15 minutes early.
- Communicate with head coach to prepare for each practice and game.
- Understand your ministry responsibilities as assigned by the head coach.
Character Coach
- Prepare and deliver Huddle content as scheduled by the Club Director.
- Invest in the spiritual development of players.
- Get to know players throughout the season and be available for ministry opportunities as they arise.
- Focus on each individual player as an individual opportunity to make a spiritual impact in their life.
- Connect with families/parents when players are practicing.