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  • Bird Hunter

    October 12, 2009

    game

    One player is the “hunter” and the others are “birds.”  The hunter throws a ball at the birds, who may run freely about within the boundaries determined by the players before the start of the game.  When the birds are hit with the ball, they become dogs and help the hunter by recovering and throwing the ball to the hunter.  The hunter is the only one that may hit the birds.  The last bird to be hit becomes the hunter for the next game.  HI

    Physical Activity Level: 
    High
    Group Size: 
    Both

  • Bacon and Eggs

    October 12, 2009

    game
    Length: 
    5 minutes

    In a sitting position in a circle, designate one person to be “it.”  Go around the circle and tap each person on the head and say “bacon” each time.  When the person who's “it” says, “eggs,” that person that got tapped must get up and run in the opposite direction.  When the two meet together, they must stop; shake hands and say, “Good morning.  How are you?”  Both continue around the circle and sit down in the empty spot bef

    Physical Activity Level: 
    High
    Group Size: 
    Both

  • Lap Sit

    October 12, 2009

    team_builder

    The group will start in a circle.  Every group member will turn placing their left leg towards the inside of the circle.  Everyone will take one giant step into the middle of the circle to create a tight circle.  With hands on the person’s shoulders in fron

    Physical Activity Level: 
    Low
    Group Size: 
    Both

  • What did you call me?

    October 12, 2009

    devotional
    Set: 
    It seems as if everyone who plays sports picks up a nickname at some point. Coaches love to give nicknames. One coach I know gives every player he coaches a nickname.
     
    One definition of the word "nickname" is that it is "a descriptive name given instead of the one belonging to a person." It can be cute, funny, short, rude, defining or obvious. You either love your nickname or hate it. My dad's nickname growing up was Horse, because he worked like one. My nickname was Bean, because I loved baked beans as a kid.
     

  • Back To Back

    October 12, 2009

    team_builder

    Every group member must find a partner of approximately equal height and weight, if possible.  The partners will lock arms with their backs to one another.  With arms remaining locked at all times, the partners will sit down on the ground, kick their legs out straight, and try to stand back up.  Then groups of four will try the same thing.  Then groups of eight, sixteen, and eventually, the entire group together.  This is the perfect activity to begin a tr

    Physical Activity Level: 
    Low
    Group Size: 
    Both

  • Affirmative Fold-Ups

    October 12, 2009

    team_builder

    Have group comfortably sit in a circle.  Give each participant a sheet of paper and ask them to write their name on the top of the paper.  Place all of the papers in the center of the circle.  Have each participant draw a sheet from the center (not their own) and ask them to write one (or a sentence) positive word about that person at the bottom of the sheet.  They then fold the paper up to cover up the word.  Have them pl

    Physical Activity Level: 
    Low
    Group Size: 
    Both

  • Human Knot

    October 12, 2009

    team_builder

    The group starts out in one or two tight circles.  Everyone in the group reaches across the circle with their right hand to grab another group member’s right hand (do not grab hands with the person next to you).  The group then reaches in with their left hand to grab a different group member’s left hand.  The object is to untangle the group without letting go of hands until a circle is formed.  If the group is having extreme difficulty, you can administer “knot first-aid&

    Physical Activity Level: 
    Low
    Group Size: 
    Both

  • Empathy

    October 09, 2009

    article

    I was thinking overnight about some of the qualities that enable sports chaplains and sports mentors to be most effective in their work with coaches and competitors. One of those is empathy. Empathy is the ability to see situations from another’s point of view, to even feel what the other is feeling.  Empathy shapes our attitudes and aligns our hearts and emotions to be most effective at communicating God’s heart in any given situation.

  • Empathy

    October 09, 2009

    article
    I was thinking overnight about some of the qualities which enable sports chaplains and sports mentors to be most effective in their work with coaches and competitors. One of those is Empathy. Empathy is the ability to see situations from another’s point of view, to even feel what the other is feeling. Empathy shapes our attitudes and aligns our hearts and emotions to be most effective at communicating God’s heart in any given situation.

  • Notes on Team Travel

    October 06, 2009

    article

    Let’s think for a moment about the various ways we have traveled to and from competitions across our lives in sport. Low rent or first class, those who play their hearts out find joy in the journey.

    I remember traveling to high school wrestling meets in school buses. I remember teammates spitting in paper cups to lose the last fractions of a pound to make weight. I remember the smell of oranges being peeled and snacks from mothers being shared among teammates. I remember the raucous rides home after victories and the deathly quiet following painful losses.

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