There is a lot of discussion of how professors integrate faith into learning, but what about college athletics? In the sports world, you hear a lot about scandal, low GPA, and how athletics is more important than school. What about Montreat? How well do our coaches integrate faith into their sport. I asked my head basketball coach, Bill Robinson to give his testimony on how he integrates faith onto the basketball court and why it is important for him to take this action.
There are many ways to integrate your faith into an athletic team. We do daily devotions, quotes or scriptures of the day. Team devotions or specific times to go to church together are also an option. One concept I really like is to be ab
le to tithe practice time. If you have 120 minute practice, take 10% (12 min) and have discussions, prayer or a devotional to focus things. The big thing for me is to be ‘real’. I want my players to know that I am human and that I struggle with the same things that they do. I am in no way better than they are but I’ve made a commitment to be a Christ-follower and that it is a daily walk.
Athletics presents “teachable” moments where you can use real life situations to teach the lessons that are important.
le to tithe practice time. If you have 120 minute practice, take 10% (12 min) and have discussions, prayer or a devotional to focus things. The big thing for me is to be ‘real’. I want my players to know that I am human and that I struggle with the same things that they do. I am in no way better than they are but I’ve made a commitment to be a Christ-follower and that it is a daily walk.Athletics presents “teachable” moments where you can use real life situations to teach the lessons that are important.
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