At the heart of FCA are coaches. Our role is to minister to these men and women by encouraging and equipping them to know and serve Jesus Christ. FCA ministers to coaches through Bible studies, staff contacts, prayer support, discipleship and mentoring, Behind the Bench (a program for coaches wives), resources, outreach events, national and local conventions, conferences and retreats.
What Is Our Purpose?
To empower and equip Christian athletic leaders to minister to coaches, helping them to live and coach with biblical principles through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Coach's Resource Available This leather, compact-sized Bible features 365 devotions written specifically for coaches with scripture references to encourage and equip you to spend regular time with God. It includes study helps and features the FCA logo on the cover. HCSB translation. Contact Rob, rcallistro@fca.org or 256.710.7162, to request a copy.
Campus 101 Check out your Back to School online ministry tool for being on campus. ...How do I start aHuddle ...I need a speaker ...What's the best way to train leaders ...I want to grow my faith ...What's the best way to connect with other leaders in my area ...PLUS much more!
You will find additional resources at FCAResources.
Josh Hamilton Testimony
Competitors Creed Bible Study Are you looking for a great Bible Study to get your team focused? Look no more! This Bible Study is designed to take you through the Competitor's Creed line by line to help you gain a better understanding of what The Creed means and how it applies to you as athletes and coaches.
Download the Competitors Creed Bible Study Outline here, print it, and insert it into the Bible Study cover page which you can download here.
Once you have completed the Bible Study, we would encourage you to sign the Competitor's Creed, and then live out The Creed to the maximum extent! If you have additional questions, please call Rob, 256.710.7162.Join the All Pro Dad Team
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A Message From Coach Dungy
Heart of a Coach: Charlotte Smith Assistant Women's Basketball Coach University of North Carolina
Smith talks about the struggle of worry and how she battles it with God's word and writing. more
Behind the Bench Behind the Bench is FCA’s ministry for coaches’ wives. Nine times a year, a Behind the Bench article is posted on the website as well as distributed through our magazine, Sharing the Victory. It includes stories that will encourage and challenge women to strengthen their relationships with Jesus Christ, articles that will help in dealing with pressures unique to the coaching profession and practical tips for daily living. To subscribe to Sharing the Victory magazine, which includes the Behind the Bench column, click here.
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Daily Bible Verse
Overview of r12 Coach: Being a genuine disciple of Christ flows out of relationship with Him. It’s about experiencing God’s grace, not earning His love through performance. Romans chapter 12 provides a relational profile of an authentic disciple. A coach who lives out this kind of lifestyle is what we call a r12 Coach....
Spiritual Coaching Resources Coaching Points Do you want to improve coaching relationships, build strong leadership traits in your coaches and athletes, overcome bad attitudes and coach with a winning attitude? Do you want to coach with confidence? Check out the Coaching Points and sports discussions from the book of Titus.
Bible Reference Guide Are you looking for answers to the hard questions teenagers have today? Answers for depression, authority, disobedience, death, anger, sex, and more...click here to download a Bible reference guide.
100 Character Qualities Here is a list of character qualities with definitions that you can use as a reference to help build positive character qualities in your coaches and athletes.
Huddle Prayer Sheet Use this sheet to record prayer requests during your Huddle meeting.
VICTORY Conference Calls
The Nations of Coaches ministry is excited about a twice monthly conference call for Christian coaches that was launched on April 15th, 2007. These Victory calls are designed to encourage and equip Christian coaches with a short Bible study or spiritual exhortation, followed by brief discussion, prayer requests and prayer. The calls will begin at 8 pm central time and will finish by 8:30 pm.
The Victory Calls will be held on the first and third Sunday each month. To take part in these free calls simply dial: 218-339-2444 then when asked, dial in the access code: 24267466 followed by # sign (This access code spells "champion").
"It is our hope that these calls will network Christian coaches, encourage and support them to be all that God has created them to be." says Tommy Kyle, Nations of Coaches, Decatur. "We have guest coaches and look forward to having Roger Boswell, North Alabama FCA Area Director on the show as well."
"Please make plans to call in at 8 pm central time," says Kyle. "You may take part in every conference call or just a few. Additionally, you may verbally participate in the call or simply listen in, it is up to you. . . we just want to be a support to you. If you have any questions regarding the call, please don't hesistate to contact us at Nations of Coaches."
This leather, compact-sized Bible features 365 devotions written specifically for coaches with scripture references to encourage and equip you to spend regular time with God. It includes study helps and features the FCA logo on the cover. HCSB translation. Contact Rob, 
Are you looking for a great Bible Study to get your team focused? Look no more! This Bible Study is designed to take you through the Competitor's Creed line by line to help you gain a better understanding of what The Creed means and how it applies to you as athletes and coaches. 
