Colt McCoy-Cleveland Browns
Leadership-Honesty

Key Verse: "Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people." - Proverbs 11:3

• Colt talks about being honest in every situation.  Where do you struggle with being totally honest?

• Honesty and integrity are main ingredients to a successful person/athlete.  How would you define both words?

• When you get into trouble in your sport or home, why is honesty the best policy?  

Chapel – Comparisons

1 – Do you watch web sites for the weekly team power rankings?
• Do you pay attention to the state or national rankings of teams in our sport?
• Do you read the paper to see who beat whom?
• Do you make comparisons between teams and players?
• Sometimes, such comparisons could be misleading and lead you to a poor performance and with it a disappointing loss.

I am a Competitor now and forever.
I am made to strive, to strain, to stretch and to succeed in the arena of competition.
I am a Christian Competitor and as such, I face my challenger with the face of Christ.

I am a Competitor now and forever.
What is the dictionary definition of a Competitor? How does this compare with your definition of a Competitor?

When I was coaching we had a cartoon on the coaches’ office window that epitomized my view of a competitor. There was a frog inside the mouth of a pelican with one hand around the pelican’s neck. The caption read, “Don’t ever give up!”
Name one athlete or coach who fits your definition of a competitor.

I do not trust in myself.
I do not boast in my abilities or believe in my own strength.
I rely solely on the power of God.
I compete for the pleasure of my Heavenly Father, the honor of Christ, and the
reputation of the Holy Spirit.

I do not trust in myself.
How important is trust to your success in athletics?

What are some ways you can show trust to those on your team and your coaching staff?