“I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness.” – Proverbs 4:11 (ESV) Mother’s Day is special! Though my mother is no longer physically alive, she is very much alive in my heart. She had a tremendous influence on my life and I am...

“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?” - Luke 14:28 (ESV) Everything costs something! How many times have we heard our athletes say something like, “Coach, I wish I had taken...

“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:14 (ESV) As coaches, we go into every season with goals. There’s always a prize we’re chasing. It could be a state championship or maybe just to win more games...

“Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example...

“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” – 2 Timothy 2:1-2 (ESV) We will never forget those childhood...

“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ….” – 2 Corinthians 5:20a (ESV) As coaches, we often remind our athletes that they aren’t just playing for themselves. It is a regular practice for me to tell my players that the name on the front of the uniform is more...

“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” – 1 John 3:18 Before Arnold Palmer won the Masters in 1960, he agreed to play in an exhibition the week following the event. After winning the tournament, Palmer’s agent received a call...

“Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.” – Proverbs 15:32 There is a story of a battleship on exercise at sea in bad weather. The captain was on the bridge and the conditions were foggy. Just after dark, the...

“This is the day that the Lord had made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24 (ESV) In his book, InsideOut Coaching, Joe Ehrmann tells the story of a struggling Syracuse University lacrosse team that was down by a score of 7-3 at halftime. It was an...

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” - 2 Timothy 3:16 Successful coaches are always learning! You can go to any clinic in the country and find the best coaches sitting on...

“Likewise urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to...

“You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.” – James 4:3 (ESV)   It was a big game and as his team took the field, I asked the coach if there was anything I could do for him. His answer was quick and to the point....