How should coaches define winning? The answer might surprise you.

Key Points:

  • Coaches have lasting impact on athletes.
  • Many coaches don’t ask the tough questions about how their actions impact their athletes’ hearts.
  • A standout coach can make an impact by being both personal and holistic.
  • Athletes know the difference between people who are looking to influence them and people who are looking to use them.

Quote This:

Are you here to win games, or are you here to win people?

Talk About It
  1. What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
  2. Think of the statement that only one of eight coaches realized they had personal influence in athletes’ lives. What about your own life? Did you feel used by coaches, or were there a few of them who were like Mike’s one coach? How did/does this impact you?
  3. “Are you here to win games, or are you here to win people?” How do you answer this question?
  4. What sort of relationship would you have with your athletes if you were no longer their coach?
  5. If you stopped coaching today, what would the athletes you’ve coached say is your legacy? Explain.
  6. What is the place of Christian faith in athletics?
  7. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.

This topic is adapted from the FCA PursueGOD YouTube channel.

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