Tag Archive for sports
Table Talk Devotion For Teen Athletes
Hebrews 12:1-3 offers some great encouragement as you are going through this SHIFT during your sporting season
Federal Judge Sides Against Praying...
High school football coach has lost another round In his “silent” post-game prayers on the 50-yard line
Youth Sports The Decline Of Civility In...
The biggest problem with youth sports has been the parents
They Banned Smartphones. Now Their in...
If they just put down their stupid phones and go to sleep already, they too can make the Final Four.
Coach Under Fire For Taking Team To...
“this was not in line with our athletic program and school community values.”
Transgender Biological Male Athletes...
The House of Representatives voted in May to pass the Equality act, which would require schools to allow male athletes who identify as transgender girls…
No Link B/W Contact Sports And Mental...
Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood…
250,000 Students In US Participate In...
As part of a faith-filled initiative by fellowship of Christian athletes to pray, read their Bibles, and “open up their life to Christ
Sticking To One Sport Could Up Injuries...
New research finds kids who concentrate on only one sport may be at risk for stress fractures, tendinitis and knee injuries
Social media influencing young boys&...
Book: boy‘s body Sport health and physical activity
Youth Sports Referees Quitting, Blaming...
Youth sports officials and referees are throwing in their whistles at record rates
Prayer Meetings At School...
The high school hosted a prayer breakfast and sermon for football players provided by a local church
District Under Fire For High School...
A school district in Tennessee is under fire because two of its students were baptized on school property after football practice on…
Middle-Class And Poor Kids Are Ditching...
The typical family spends about $700 a year on fees, equipment and more, but some spend up to $35,000
High School Principal Whose Kickoff...
Catching a kickoff ball and earning the football team a day off from practice
Are Athletic Girls Eating Enough?
Young females who eat too little risk menstrual irregularity, weak bones and eating disorders
Parents Fighting At Kids Sports Events
Colorado youth baseball game erupts into brawl as parents slug it out on the field
Transgender Runners Dominate Girls’...
A female runner who failed to qualify or state is calling for the rules to change
What Teenagers Need From Us More Than...
Our kids need a wall of support that doesn’t withdraw or abandon them. Even when they withdraw from us—
How High School Football Changes Teen...
A single season of high school football may be enough to cause structural changes to a teen’s brain
What’s Lost When Only Rich Kids...
The income disparity in youth athletics has effects on health and success that stretch far into adulthood
American Meritocracy Is Killing Youth...
When these kids move to the travel team, you pull bodies out of the local town’s recreation league,
Blind High School Football Player Scores...
Says he relies on instinct and guts — as well as his ears, to hear defenders coming
Chocolate Milk Vs Sports Drinks
Chocolate Milk May be Better Than Sports Drinks for Exercise Recovery
Focus On Just One Sport Risks Burnout...
Taking one or two days a week and three or four months a year off from a primary sport.
Youth Tackle Football Linked To...
Starting to play tackle football before age 12 could lead to earlier onset of cognitive and emotional symptoms among athletes who were…
Nick Foles: A Pastor In Training In The...
Foles is taking online seminary classes through Liberty University with the goal of one day becoming a pastor in a high school
Mumps Cases In 2017
Federal health officials estimate that about 5,000 people have had mumps this year, with the highest numbers reported in Arkansas, Missouri, New…
Navigating Sports Schedules
Every fall offers the same challenge: clashing schedules of the sports and the youth ministry calendar
Team, Disqualified For flipping The Bird...
The social media post resulting in the disqualification for the softball 2017 world championship
Why Kids Choose Sports Over Your Youth...
Passing thoughts from a youth pastor leading a youth ministry while also balancing being a “sports dad” to two athletes of my…
College: Best All-Around Athletic...
Ranking all 65 Power Five schools in overall athletic success
Participation In Contact Sports...
Study suggests high school athletes who play high-contact sports (like hockey or football) are at greater risk for heroin use and nonmedical…
What Parents Need To Say To Their Kids...
Based on psychological research, the three healthiest statements moms and dads can make as perform are
Few States Have Plans For Kids Returning...
All U.S. states have “return-to-play” laws designed to protect young athletes who’ve suffered a concussion. But only a handful have regulations on…
Breast And Body Changes Are Driving Teen...
In a survey of 2,089 English schoolgirls ages 11 to 18, nearly three-quarters listed at least one breast-related concern regarding exercise and…
Fatigue A Contributor To Injuries In...
Fatigue increased the risk of shoulder and elbow injury
MLB Player Retires…Team Says He...
Adam LaRoche is taking his bat and glove — and his son — and heading home
Why We Really Put Our Kids in Sports
In other words, I had become one of those parents…
Christian May Sue FHSAA Over Prayer...
A Christian school in Tampa has signaled it will file a federal lawsuit against the Florida High School Athletics Association
They Said If He Pointed Toward The Sky...
Suffering from depression, thoughts of suicide, God if you are real…I need you now
Football Prayer Controversy
Football Coach Filing Lawsuit Against School’s Prayer Ban
Woodlawn Movie
Hollywood Director ‘Absolutely Stunned’ by What Happened to Hundreds of Teens Right After They Saw His New Film
School’s Zero Tolerance Policy =...
Teen who defended blind student is kicked off football team
Are We Seeing An Uptick In Football Bad...
High school player accused of smearing IcyHot on opponent
Church In Hot Water Over Football Field...
One of the coaches asked if he could be baptized on the football field. Several players, who had recently converted to Christianity,…
School Freaks Out Over Boys Baseball...
“Those administrators are morons. There’s no reasonable way a storage shed could violate Title IX.”
Sports Versus Youth Ministry
95% of youth workers struggle with students choosing sports over youth ministry. What’s the solution?
Middle School Football May Not Cause...
The study included 22 children….more than 6,000 “head impacts” were recorded
Kayla Winning: Inspirational Teen With...
She holds the North Carolina state title in the 3,200-meter race. “Her time of 10 minutes 43 seconds ranks her 21st in…
Teens Playing Through Pain
A recent study shows that many young athletes ignore sport injuries
Three High School Football Players Die...
The dangers in football have gone done in Pop Warren 9.5% and High School 2%
Vince Lombardi’s Success Formula
“Task + Relationship Excellence = Results”
Changing The Way We Think About Sports...
If your ministry is hurting because your athletes won’t or can’t come to you, figure out how to go to them
High School Footballer Pull Off An...
“Regardless of the scoreboard, you’re going to be successful!”
Team Sports Are Taking Over Kids’...
“Stay on your side of the Google calendar. I’m taking back my family time!”
When Sports and Family Time Conflict,...
“Family and academics are more important than sports, until sports conflict, then sports win.”
Cultural Double Standard: Michael Sam,...
Criticize anything gay people do and you risk ostracism, fines, suspension or loss of your livelihood
New Rules For The Grown Ups
The Rules We Create When We Lack Emotional Intelligence
2014 Super Bowl Recap
Seinfeld Reunion, Seahawks Domination and All the Best Commercials!
Teen Male Athletes at Increased Risk for...
7.5 million adolescents take part in sports at the high school level and 2 million high school athletic injuries occur each year
Running From The Beast
A high school track athlete cites religious beliefs for refusing to wear the number “666” at a track meet
Sports Specialization Trend Costs Teens,...
What should parents have their kids do?..”Let a kid be a kid. Let him climb a tree or sit out in the…
Character: HS Football Coach Suspends...
Players needed to earn back the privilege of playing football..through community service and better behavior off the field
Three Reasons Why My Sons Aren’t...
When (Football) chokes out family life and undermines spiritual formation, I’ll punt on it every time.
NFL DT walked away from football For God...
Don’t get me wrong – there are tons of people who play in the NFL and are strong believers in the Lord..
“Break-In” Turns Out to Be...
Four College Athletes leaving money at the register and waving to the cameras
High School Team Beats The Heat With...
What we’re accomplishing there is we’re getting two practices in before it gets 105 degrees outside and slowly acclimate these kids to…
Gov. Signed A New Law That Says Illinois...
$3 million..coverage. The estimated cost..$5 per student
High School Football “Two-A-Days&...
There are 10 states that have limited two-a-day practices
Sports: Chicago Teens Get ‘preppy&...
Student-athletes find new opportunities out of low-income neighborhoods
Track Team Disqualified from State...
Texas teen points to heavens, gets 4×100 relay squad banned from state championships
THE BEST 14 Year Old Basketball Player...
Video Highlight Reel That Will Blow You Away
Character Counts: Youth Hockey Coach...
The coach’s construction business lost contracts and the incident destroyed his marriage as well
Character Counts: “Sport...
Coaches must evaluate character too in recruiting
2012 IS THE YEAR FAITH BECAME MORE THAN...
Superstars made more headlines about their faith than their game
Why it Rocks to Be a High School Hoops...
If my girls and I didn’t convince you to come to FSU last night I don’t know what would!
Middle School Wrestler Lets Boy with...
Jered Stevens first wrestling match
Pep talk from teen battling illness...
‘Play like the world champions you are’
How Urban Meyer’s Daughter Grades...
His faith, his family, work and his health
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