In this episode, Winston Smith, Myriam Hertzog, and Ed Welch talk about how Christians ought to respond to tragedy. Is it ok to ask the question, ‘why?’ How can we as counselors best respond to counselees who are asking that question?
Everyone wants to win. Everyone wants their team to win. For many coaches and players, the sum of their value is determined by their performance. But guess what? Not everyone wins. Every game produces a loser. In an atmosphere where so many people are focused on the performance of the team, who is focused on…
The Rugby World Cup is slowly edging towards its climax and teams over the next few days will be grabbing their sport for the quarter finals. But there is a storm coming! Typhoons are predicted over the weekend which can have a dramatic effect on results. Ireland for example would be red hot favourites to…
How do elite sportsmen and women cope with the demands of training and competing consistently at the highest level of performance? How is this attribute developed? What are the factors that influence this development? What are the implications for managing stress and promoting well-being in other professional domains and occupations?
https://www.bestpsychologydegrees.org/the-psychology-of-disappointment/
https://athleteassessments.com/poor-performance-in-sport-coping/
Passing the Baton – John & Cindy White, Chapter 2 – The importance of looking inward before you look outward. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/Passing-the-Baton.pdf
A great common sense guide to beginning in chaplaincy. https://athletesinaction.org/resources/pdf/On-Your-Mark.pdf
A wide variety of reading plans for athletes to get them into the word of God . http://fcaresources.com/search/site?retain-filters=1&f%5B0%5D=type%3Areading_plan
Group bible studies for women in sport . http://fcaresources.com/search/site?retain-filters=1&f%5B0%5D=ministry%3Ataxonomy_term%3A22658&ministry_visible=0&sport_visible=0&author_visible=0&f%5B1%5D=type%3Abible_study&search=false