Wisdom for a Young Head Coach
Week 16
II Timothy 1:1-7
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Self-Control
Discussion:
- What part of your sport requires the most self-control?
- What happens if you play in an out-of-control way?
- Tell us about a player you know who shows great self-control.
- Let’s read about someone who demonstrated tremendous self-control. Read Matthew 4:1-11.
- How is Jesus’ self-control evident in this story? Over what factors does he exercise self-control?
- In what situations in your game do you struggle to maintain self-control?
- How might Jesus’ example here affect your approach to the game with respect to self-control?
Summary:
Senior Day - Chapel
1 – This could be the last competition for some of our senior players.
- Many of us have competed together for years.
- On a day like this, what should characterize the attitudes of our most senior players?
- I see a great model at Joshua 14 and verses 7-14.
2 – Joshua 14:7-14 (read the text)
- Caleb is now 85 years old, but he’s not ready to retire.
- “I was faithful to what I was told.”
- “I’m as strong today as I was 45 years ago.”
- “Give me this mountain! I’ve heard there are giants there.”
3 – I wonder about our seniors.
Opportunity and Opposition - Chapel
1 – This is a great day for two main reasons – we have a tremendous
opportunity and a worthy opponent.
- The opportunity is that we, a strong, developing, ambitious team get to compete against another strong, developing, ambitious team. This makes for a great match up.
Breakthrough - Chapel
Chapel – Breakthrough
1 – Games with this opponent have been ones where our team has made breakthroughs over the last few years. What will it be today?
• Breakthrough victory story 1 – Commitment to teammates
• Breakthrough victory story 2 – Commitment to winning
• Breakthrough victory story 3 – Commitment to being champions
• What will it be this year? Our breakthrough will be determined by our commitments.
His Goal - "It's About Serving!"
Day 2
God’s goals for me as a competitor are to play to honor Him and to live to honor Him. I am to bring Him joy in all I do – on and off the field of competition. That is the challenge.
Warm-Up
What do you need to do in order to become the best athlete you can be? What specific goals would you need to set in order to achieve this? In order to play at your best, you need to set goals in areas of your life other than sports. List some goals in the following areas of your life: athletics, academics, and spirituality.
Workout
Mutual Respect
Wisdom for a Young Head Coach
Week 10
I Timothy 5:1-16
Read the text aloud.
Discussion Questions:
Humility
Discussion:
- About which of your sport accomplishments are you normally too humble to openly speak?
- Why is it important for you to maintain such humility?
- Who are some players you’ve known who showed real humility?
- Let’s look for evidence of humility in this story. Let’s read Mark 1:6-11.
- What are some indicators of humility in John the Baptist from this passage?
- Why do you think John acts and speaks so humbly?
- How similar is your expression of humility to John’s?
- What are some ways that we can express true humility in the world of sport?
Summary:
Finish Well - Chapel
Chapel – Finish Well
1 – What does it take to finish well?
• To finish well in today’s game…
• To complete this season as champions?
• To finish strongly so as to game a favorable situation in the playoffs?
• To finish well will require a particular attitude.
2 - This attitude is seen in the words of the Apostle Paul in Acts 20:24.
(Read the text aloud emphasizing the first half.)
• Background – Paul is leaving Ephesus (Turkey) and boarding a boat for Jerusalem.
• He knows trouble and pain await him.
• He goes anyway.
Discipline - Chapel
Chapel – Discipline
1 – Today’s characteristic of Successful People and Successful Teams is
Discipline.
• To achieve the success we all want, we will have to grow increasingly more disciplined.
• To be well disciplined is to be self-controlled in all areas of one’s life.
Choosing a Staff with Character
Wisdom for a Young Head Coach
Week 6
I Timothy 3:1-13
Read the text aloud.
Discussion Questions:
Attitude - Chapel
Chapel – Attitude
1 – Attitude:
• It can be our greatest asset.
• It can be our greatest liability.
• Your attitude will affect how you perceive your teammates, your coaches, your opponents, the officials and your team’s support staff.
His Grip - "It's About Love!"
Day 3
God loves me and desires to protect me. His grip on my life will guide, shape, and mold me.
Warm-Up
List three times when you felt you were placed on the bench or you faced adversity within your sport. (The situations do not need to be physical. Examples: The time you were yelled at by a coach or parent, or the time you questioned whether the Bible is the true word of God.)
Sports Adversity
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Workout
1. Share with everyone in your group how these adverse situations made you feel.
Leadership - Chapel
1 – Today’s characteristic of Successful People and Successful Teams is Solid Leadership.
• Think about the best leaders across your lifetime, in your family, in your home town, from your youth.
• Think about the leaders among your team.
• When are they at their best?
• How do they change situations by simply being present?
• How do their words breathe courage into the souls of their teammates and strike fear in the hearts of their opponents?
• This is the stuff of Solid Leadership.
Personal Fouls - Chapel
9/8/07 South Carolina vs. Georgia – 2 flags in opening quarter = 30 yds.
They seem to frequent the field in high school, college, professional sports. They can come from many things – late hits, illegal blocks, and even words. And when an official has seen enough he will usually throw the flag…
But how about beyond the field to our lives, is it really important what we say?
They seem to frequent the field in high school, college, professional sports. They can come from many things – late hits, illegal blocks, and even words. And when an official has seen enough he will usually throw the flag…
But how about beyond the field to our lives, is it really important what we say?
James 1:26 – If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is useless..
James 3:5/12 – The Tongue
Injury - Chapel
1 – The recent injuries we have experienced serve to remind us of a very important truth.
His Ground - "It's About Power!"
Day 4
When I step onto His field, there is power. Power comes through Jesus Christ. We can experience this power when we play and live on His ground. Everything I do should start on His ground.
Warm-Up
Identify and describe your favorite place to compete (field, court, pool, arena, track, etc.).
Workout
Qualified to Coach
Wisdom for a Young Head Coach
Week 2
I Timothy 1:8-14
Read the text aloud.
Discussion Questions:
Attitudes - Chapel
Chapel – Attitudes
1 – I’ve been very pleased with the attitudes of this team thus far.
• Valuing the team over individualism
• Making sacrifices rather than demands
• Expressed on the field, between teammates, with coaches and even in the media
2 – This reminds me of Philippians 2:3-4 (read the text aloud).
• Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit.
o Don’t draw attention to yourself – deflect praise to others.
o Don’t take offense to trash talk or cheap shots – respect your team and the sport.
o Don’t overestimate your importance – there are other players ready to step into your spot.
An Email from the Coach
Wisdom for a Young Head Coach
Week 7
I Timothy 3:14-16
Read the text aloud.
Discussion Questions:
Power, Love, and Self-Control - Chapel
Chapel – Power, Love and Self-control
1 – To compete strongly today and throughout the season, three qualities will be required – Power, Love and Self-control.
• These are powerfully described in II Timothy 1:7 (read the text aloud).
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