Confusion About Sports in the Church
The Church ends up with two extremes – either thinking playing like Christ is to play “nice” or to think that playing to the glory of God is not really an issue, not important, or achievable…
Resources For Your Basketball Practice
Here are a couple of posts from the past that may help you with your upcoming basketball practices. Enjoy!…
Your Mission? Remember That?
Even though February is halfway done, look back at 2015 as 2016 speeds on (hopefully not out of control!) and all that’s to come this year. Maybe you’re like me and need that reminder of the big picture and where you’re headed. I’m not wired to think “big picture” all the time and am constantly…
What Should You Say to Your Child After the Game?
After a game, what a parent/coach celebrates is what a child emulates…
CSO’s Learning Communities
“When we get together, it is not “just another meeting”; it is a time for us to encourage, love, and inspire each other in the ministries we work in…..”
Combating Compartmentalization: Sports for the Glory
We have established that we live in a compartmentalized world – with tragic results in life and in sports. Coaches, who appear calm and cool outside of sports, lose it on the court or field. Players, who espouse Christian ethics and values, cheat in order to win. The bigger problem – few think this is a problem!!!…
4 Fun Basketball Dribbling Games For Young Players
The post of these drills listed below continues to be the #1 visited part of our website. These games could be used for players of all ages but would probably work best for younger players (age 10 or below) still learning the basics of dribbling. 1. Dribble Tag: While dribbling the basketball, and without double-dribbling or traveling, players must…
12 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie Hoosiers
I watched Hoosiers the other night and was reminded again how it’s not just a great sports movie, but a great movie. Afterwards, I was curious about the making of the film and discovered some very interesting facts about the movie. Enjoy! In no particular order [Sources: Wikipedia & ESPN.com]: 1. The screenplay was written by Angelo Pizzo and directed by…
16 Must-Read Posts on Evangelism
In light of my previous post, I thought about entitling this ’16 Posts You WON’T Read on Evangelism’ but I thought that would be too pessimistic. Anyway, evangelism is a recurring topic on the blog (after all, our ministry is called Church Sports Outreach) and as I looked back over the past year’s posts, I…
161-2 and why I disagree with Colin Cowherd!
Yesterday, I wrote about a recent blowout in a California high school girls’ basketball game, where the final score was 161-2. I quoted Colin Cowherd from ESPN, who played down the uproar over the game. After writing the article, I thought more about Cowherd’s comments, which included the following: “The kids were over it in 15 minutes. You…