Tag Archive for sports
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
200 High School Hockey Teams Told to...
Too much time to perform and costs too much money
High School Quarterback Throws for...
A national record of 837 yards passing and 10 touchdowns
UK: Young Girls Can Face ‘Peer...
Olympic gold medallist Helen Glover opens up
Victorious Bible Banner Cheerleaders
Texas judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner verse suit
Memorial Touchdown
First varsity touchdown…love and miss you so much daddy
Referee Collapses Teens Pray
Teens Turn To Prayer After Soccer Referee Collapses
Back to Life Juarez Skatepark
Ciudad Juarez Skatepark Lets Kids be Kids Amid Drug Violence
Texas Cheerleaders Allowed To Use Bible
Texas cheerleaders win restraining order to use Bible verses on banners at high school football games
The next Student Steroid?
Tommy John surgery:To enhance their baseball performance?
Magic Education for High School Dropouts
Magic Johnson opens school to give high school dropouts a helping hand
ATHEIST-ACTIVIST AGAINST FOOTBALL COACH
HUNDREDS OF CHRISTIANS HOLD ‘RALLY TO PRAY’ TO DEFEND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH AGAINST ATHEIST ATTACKS
Praying Still in High School
High School Football Fans Pray Despite New Ban
Olympic gold medal track star sued by...
Olympian Sued By Parents After Bringing Home Gold
5 Reasons I Recommend The Youth Culture...
5 Reasons I Recommend The Youth Culture Report
Flo Rida and NFL Stars Helping Kids in...
Flo Rida and NFL Stars Step Up To Help Kids In Overtown and Liberty City
University Football Prayer Under Attack
Freedom from Religion Group Attacks College Football Pre-Game Prayer
$300 for new LeBron James sneakers
‘LeBron X’ is Heat star’s 10th shoe release
Middle School Parent Profile
Perhaps the most effective way to evangelize our children’s circle of friends is to follow the example of the “soccer mom” and…
Wis. girls coach punches player, 17,...
Church groups plan pilgrimages to Jets...
Teen Missy Franklin could swim seven...
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