Virtue: Committed

The strength to give your absolute best even if it requires unexpected sacrifices. 

Related Virtues: Discipline, Moderation, Reflection, Communication, Significance

Coach Bob Wheatley of Sacred Heart Academy Softball

Virtues: 
Vision, Committed

Fr. John Riccardo - 2016 Midnight Christmas Mass Homily - "There are no Words."

Virtues: 
Courage, Love, Committed, Sacrifice

SportsLeader Advent Mass Challenge

Like Tweet Pin +1 in SportsLeader would like to invite you to participate in a new challenge this month. In just a few days, we start the season of Advent. We would like to encourage all sports teams and extracurricular groups to go to Sunday Mass together every Sunday of Advent. The four Sundays... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Conviction, Faithful

Paul Passafiume, Co-Founder of SportsLeader, DSM Conference Talk 3.30.16

Virtues: 
Bold, Committed, Leadership

A Challenge to all Christians

Like Tweet Pin +1 in Click here for the full script on how to do the SportsLeader Stations of the Cross Workout. John Chick, a professional football player for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, has been a real leader for the charge to bring others closer to Christ this Lent by praying the... Read more
Virtues: 
Assertive, Bold, Committed, Sacrifice

Helias Football 2016 Stations Of The Cross Workout

Virtues: 
Committed, Effort, Hardworking

SAVE THE DATE: Inaugural Director of Sports Ministry Conference

Like Tweet Pin +1 in SportsLeader Director of Sports Ministry Conference March 30 - April 1, 2016 The Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary's Seminary of the West 6616 Beechmont Ave Cincinnati, OH 45230 We encourage every diocese and Catholic school across the country to consider attending... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Creative, Decisive

Holding on to the Wheel

Virtues: 
Valor, Brave, Committed, Loyalty, Heroic

Dick & Rick Hoyt

Virtues: 
Adventure, Committed, Love

The team shoulders the remaining drills assigned by Coach Carter

Virtues: 
Love, Teamwork, Camaraderie, Committed

Ever Seen 2,000 High School Football Players Pray the Rosary Together?

Like Tweet Pin +1 in We have been blessed to lead four more SportsLeader Rosary Rallies this past week in Dayton, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Louisville. Inspiring, encouraging, hope-filled, moving ... all understatements. Each rally unique and powerful while at the same time all the same following a... Read more
Virtues: 
Authentic, Bold, Committed

NFL Director of Football Development

Like Tweet Pin +1 in SportsLeader would like to introduce our newest member of our Board of Advisors, Matt Birk. Matt is a former NFL football player drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and later played for the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Dedication, Vision

Urban Meyer SportsCenter Conversation

Virtues: 
Camaraderie, Self-less, Leadership, Trust, Loyalty, Teamwork, Committed

Karate Kid Jacket On - Trust

Virtue: Trust The strength to confidently believe in someone regardless of the situation.Read more
Virtues: 
Trust, Wisdom, Committed, Focused

Teaching is Communicating

Virtue: Communication The strength to convey and share one’s ideas, feelings and concerns... Read more
Virtues: 
Communication, Committed, Dependable, Faithful

Ohio State Marching Band Script Ohio

Virtues: 
Unity, Committed, Dedication, Focused, Discipline

Commitment TV Commercial

Virtue: Committed The strength to give your absolute best even if it requires unexpected sacrifices.Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Dedication

Stand Tall

Like Tweet Pin +1 in SportsLeader encourages you to take your team to see the movie When the Game Stands Tall A great resource to help you follow up from the movie is our Strength for Life Manual. The Manual is designed for Coaches who would like to program their season around a weekly virtue theme... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Confident, Teamwork, Sportsmanship, Significance, Unity

Who's Leading YOUR Team?

Like Tweet Pin +1 in How's the leadership on YOUR team? More and more of the coaches we are working with at SportsLeader are lamenting their lack of leadership on their teams. The coaches complain, "Where are the leaders?" "Why don't my kids want to lead?" As most of you... Read more
Virtues: 
Assertive, Committed, Conviction, Effort, Leadership, Magnanimous

Character STANDS TALL!!

Like Tweet Pin +1 in At SportsLeader we have talked to hundreds of coaches about their teams, their ups, their downs, etc... In so many of those talks, many coaches relate how they struggle more and more each year and how today's kids are "different". Here is a "Top Ten"... Read more
Virtues: 
Tough, Committed, Courage, Leadership, Honest, Self-less

When The Game Stands Tall!

Like Tweet Pin +1 in To Stand Tall: to be brave and proud. Coaches, Parents, Teachers, Leaders are constantly preaching to their teams to STAND TALL! Life is Hard.....STAND TALL! Life isn't always Fair....STAND TALL! Life Happens.....STAND TALL! So it only makes sense that the newest sports... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Determination, Effort, Trust, Unity, Vision

YOU Have The POWER!

Like Tweet Pin +1 in Anybody working with young people knows (or should know!) that most will screw up at some time, making mistakes and doing things without thinking. Many times, us adults, never discover these mistakes.( Much to our young adults relief!) However, often we do "find out... Read more
Virtues: 
Accountable, Brave, Committed, Conviction, Dedication, Tough

No Teacher Left Behind!

Like Tweet Pin +1 in Jesus teaching the crowds. CLICK on image for the 10 Traits of a Great Teacher! Recently, I read a short but interesting article on the emerging crisis of teachers leaving the teaching profession in record numbers. It disturbed me for a number of reasons, maybe most because we... Read more
Virtues: 
Caring, Committed

Peoria Notre Dame Cross Sticker

Virtues: 
Bold, Committed, Courage, Dedication, Unity

Why Should I MENTOR?

Last week's Brain Teaser answer was 60! Congrats to Coach Sammons from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy for being the only one to get it right! Below is an article on mentoring that was published by Gallup in August 2013. I think it does a wonderful job of pointing out the urgent NEED for all... Read more
Virtues: 
Caring, Committed, Justice, Leadership, Other-Centered, Service

INVOLVE Me and I UNDERSTAND!

Congratulations to Craig Reed, from Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (CHCA) who was the ONLY SportsLeader to answer correctly last week's Brain Teaser, turning Army into Navy in 8 steps: Army Arms Aims Dims Dams Dame Name Nape Nave Navy Next week, I promise, we'll give you an easier one!... Read more
Virtues: 
Accountable, Committed, Confident, Dependable, Leadership, Other-Centered

Real Dad Moments

Virtue: Courage The strength to conquer fear and negative peer pressure in the most adverse and difficult situations, no matter what the consequences may be.Read more
Virtues: 
Caring, Committed, Communication, Dedication, Dependable, Self-less, Sacrifice, Courage

Are YOU More Than A COACH?

At SportsLeader we believe that coaches can be, should be, MUST be more than a coach. Our society is crying out for leaders to lead us, to help us, to love us. And who better to be those leaders but superintendents, school principals, school athletic directors and COACHES? The time is NOW, people!... Read more
Virtues: 
Leadership, Committed, Determination, Dedication, Sacrifice, Teamwork, Unity

AWKWARD Moments….make LIFE GREAT!

Growing up with my father was not easy. Don't get me wrong, he was a great dad, for he loved us and we loved him. He was funny, wise, went to all us kid's activities, supported us, spent time with us, and maybe most important of all, he BELIEVED in us. But he was hard. He demanded great... Read more
Virtues: 
Hope, Teamwork, Committed

Miracle Speech - You were born for this

Virtues: 
Assertive, Bold, Committed, Dedication, Heroic, Sacrifice

These Two Brothers Made LeBron James Speechless

Virtue: Tough The strength to work hard and to work smart always motivated by a cause. See the inspiring story of brothers Conner and Cayden Long, who were the recipients of Sports Illustrated Kids 2012 SportsKids of the Year award. Although Cayden has cerebral palsy it hasn't stopped him from... Read more
Virtues: 
Tough, Bold, Compassion, Committed, Considerate

Moms Should be able to Play

Without a doubt, the biggest fans occupying the bleachers for athletic contests across the United States are moms. Moms, adorned with buttons of smiling uniformed sons and daughters, moms screaming encouragement to those very sons and daughters, moms anxiously hoping their babies don't get hurt... Read more
Virtues: 
Accountable, Committed, Communication

Why Can't You Make a Play?

As we all know, coaches work HARD! Of those many things coaches do hard, one is putting in a tremendous amount of time preparing for each next opponent. Film of the previous game is viewed, where what players did well is watched and noted. Specific offensive and defensive plays and packages are... Read more
Virtues: 
Focused, Committed, Resolve

SportsLeader and St Theresa Lady Saints Basketball

Virtues: 
Bold, Committed, Vision

The Story of Ian & Larissa

Virtues: 
Committed, Dedication, Effort, Heroic, Generous

'Carry On': Why I stayed

The story, 'Carry On': Why I stayed by ESPN, is one of the more important stories ESPN has ever done in my opinion. It shows how sports can become a life-changing event in so many different and unexpected ways for all those involved, even producers. In many ways, coaches all over the... Read more
Virtues: 
Charity, Committed, Compassion

Camaraderie

The dictionary defines camaraderie as: Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. Example: A genuine camaraderie on the football team. We all want it on our teams and our coaching staffs but many times the business of life gets in the way. How about passing out a... Read more
Virtues: 
Trust, Committed, Loyalty, Magnanimous

Making History

One of the things I most enjoy about my mission with SportsLeader is the opportunity to talk with coaches from all over the USA and Canada. I had a phone conversation recently that I found particularly inspiring. It was with the head track coach at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Vince... Read more
Virtues: 
Caring, Committed, Dedication, Dependable

Brotherhood

I was blessed to welcome a new team into the SportsLeader family last weekend in Chicago, IL. The Elk Grove Grenadiers HS football team. And we had a ton of fun doing it! Head football coach, Larry Calhoun, is a tremendously dedicated and loving coach - he tells his players straight up that he... Read more
Virtues: 
Teamwork, Charity, Committed

Is Every Player on Your Team a Coach?

I have had the privilege of working with the Eminence (KY) High School football team for many years now. Head football coach Steve Frommeyer is truly one of the most humble and dedicated men I've ever met. It is a very small school, about 60 boys in the whole high school. This year they started... Read more
Virtues: 
Leadership, Committed, Accountable

Virtue, Marriage and Happiness

SAVE THE DATE! Feb 24-25, 2012 FREE Character Building Clinic hosted by SportsLeader for Coaches and Captains One of the reasons I am so passionate about virtue and athletics is that virtue leads to happiness. And athletics is the premier location of youth-oriented ministry. The more we can teach... Read more
Virtues: 
Generous, Grateful, Faithful, Committed

The Admirable Commitment of a Tennis Team

At Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River NJ they make an effort to promote virtue school-wide on a weekly basis. Each coach submits their nominees from their team as Virtue Athlete of the week according to the virtue-theme. During Committed week, Dan Duddy- the director of the SportsLeader... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Class, Respect

Coach John Gruber - Commitment Talk and Ceremony

John Gruber, head football coach of Cincinnati St Gertrude 3rd and 4th grade team, gives his team the commitment talk and at the end the ceremony where he presents the commitment card to all his players and coachesRead more
Virtues: 
Committed

Coach Sal Fucito - Commitment Talk

Sal Fucito, head coach of the Cincinnati St Gertrude 7th-8th grade football team, gives his team the commitment talk at the beginning of the season. He prepped the team with intro talks on What is a Man, Virtue, Charity, Humility, Courage and now he invites his team to make the commitment. This is... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Charity, Humility, Courage

How to Run a Commitment Ceremony

Ed Kuhn, head football coach at Parkway High School in Rockford, OH, talks about the SportsLeader commitment card and what it symbolizes and then has a commitment ceremony for his players. "I'm In"... Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Accountable, Teamwork, Tenacity, Maturity, Sacrifice

Roncalli Coaches Marriage Renewal

4 of the Roncalli High School football coaches publicly affirm their wives. They also renewed their wedding vows.Read more
Virtues: 
Committed, Communication, Faithful, Grateful, Honor, Caring, Noble, Other-Centered

Appreciate Your Wife

Fr Jim Wilmoth introduces the Roncalli Football Marriage Renewal. Afterwards each coach publicly affirmed and thanked his wife for everything she does.Read more
Virtues: 
Grateful, Dependable, Effort, Committed, Generous, Reliable