As a coach do you talk about our Lord with your players? Do you say His name - Jesus?
Do you encourage your players to follow His virtuous example?
Athletes want to be tough, physical, capable, determined … Our Lord was all of those virtues.
He is THE BEST example of any virtue you can think of.
Yet some coaches are afraid or uncomfortable to speak about Jesus … even when coaching at a Catholic or Christian school where it is allowed and encouraged even.
If your players love your sport, look up to you, spend hours and hours learning from you … If you speak of our Lord with honor, praise and admiration and do so frequently you will teach them to do so as well.
They will develop the confidence to not only speak about Jesus but more importantly - to act like Him.
Jesus was the most virtuous man who ever lived. You would want Him on your team!
If you coach up your players to act like Him, play like Him, not quit like Him … you will soon have a team just like Jesus.
That is a team I would want to be on. That is a successful, championship team.