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A Word from DistinXion

Weekly Devotional

“The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the son of God.” — Galatians 2:20

​You are either considered the example or the exception. You are either living by faith in the son of God and living a life of high character that is demonstrated through your actions, or you are the exception who will speak on his character, but his actions do not correlate. As athletes we want to demonstrate our character through our actions, and then follow up with our words. We have been called to be different.

Question 1

What was a time when you were the example? What was a time when you were the exception?

Question 2

Do you want to be a role model in your community? What are some consequences to not practicing what we preach?

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Prepare for Greatness

CLICK HERE to read information from Dr. Dish on how to improve during the off-season.  The article includes a checklist on how to improve your team through individual development and shooting repetitions.

Message from Coach Thompson

Thank You's

As you start planning for your off-season workouts and your summer schedules, have you sent out your thank-you’s?  No matter how you do this it is vital to your success as a coach.  Some send texts; some send emails; others send letters; while others send greeting or post cards.  Regardless of your format or style, thank-you notes need to be sent.

I always feel that at the end of a long season it is incredibly important to express our gratitude in written form to everyone who helped make your year possible.  I think that as you work through this you will find that the process is rewarding and helps you to gain momentum in your planning for the rest of the school year and upcoming summer season.  Here are some helpful tips to maximize your time and efforts, as well as be attentive to everyone who helped you along the way.



1. Make a list of those important to thank.  This list should include your spouse, assistant coaches, administrators, secretaries, custodians, players, parents, and boosters.  Every single one of these groups of people are important to your success.  Their support of what you are doing is incredibly important and letting them know you appreciate their support and specifically one or two things that they did is incredibly important.

2. Decide your format.  You may want to do hand-written postcard notes or you may decide on letters.  Regardless of your format, make a decision and stick to that.  I’ve always felt that handwritten carries more weight.

3. Set time aside to do it.  This process is going to take some time and you have to set time aside to do it.  Don’t put this off.  If this is going to take a significant amount of time, break it up into smaller chunks.

4. Hand deliver if possible.  While you can mail them and may have to in some instances, dropping them off to these people carries even more weight.  It shows them that you are willing to even go the extra mile.

5. Send the Lord a thank-you.  You may have just laughed, but whether it is through prayer or you write a note to the Lord, make sure he hears your thanks and appreciation for your abilities to do what you love. Asking his blessing over this project isn’t going to hurt things either.

Message from Jason Brand & Billy Holder, SW Indiana FCA

Unexpected Results

Ready

“Saul, however, was ravaging the church, and he would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison. So those who were scattered went on their way proclaiming the message of good news.” — Acts 8:3–4

Set

How often have we watched a football game in which one team is leading by six points with a few minutes left, and they decide to go into a “prevent defense”—allowing the other team to march down the field, throw short passes, and score a touchdown in the closing seconds? Or a basketball game in which they double-team the post player who has been scoring all the points, only to have that little point guard who hasn’t made anything all year, hit consecutive three-point shots and win the game? I call those unintended consequences or unexpected results.

In the Bible we often see believers persecuted for doing good. God used those situations to expand His kingdom. Phillip, a good example, was chosen along with Stephen to be one of the disciples’ helpers. After Stephen was killed and Saul’s persecution of the church intensified, Phillip went to Samaria (a place he probably would have not visited on his own) to escape. As a result, the gospel was preached in Samaria. Saul and the religious leaders thought persecution would stop the people from believing in Christ, when in fact the persecution resulted in many more coming to faith. Men can try to stop God’s plans, but it won’t work!

Go

1. What are some examples of your actions resulting in totally unexpected results?
2. How have you seen God take a difficult situation and make something good happen?
3. How does that affect your trust and faith in Christ?

Workout

Extra Reading: Acts 8:4-13; 9:1-18

Overtime

Lord, renew my heart and help me see what You are doing through my life. Help me be willing to go places I would not consider going—like Phillip in Samaria. Please use me. Jesus, thank You for dying on the cross for my sin. May I be bold in sharing Your sacrifice with others. Amen.

2019 Southern Indiana FCA Leadership Camp

We have announced the 2019 Southern Indiana FCA Leadership Camp!  It will be July 1st - 3rd, 2019 at Camp Illiana in Washington, IN.  It will be for any student that will be entering into grades 6 -12 in the 2019-2020 school year.  We are really excited about camp this year! Leadership Camp is a great place to send your potential student leaders to help train them in spiritual leadership, even if they don't plan on being in leadership it is still a great place for them to come and fellowship with other students from Southern Indiana.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Below, you can see a flyer for camp, feel free to share it and there is also a PDF available on our website.

2019 FCA Coaches Marriage Retreat

Contact Us

Coach Thompson - coachthompson44@gmail.com - @coachthompson44
Luke Zeller - lukezeller@distinxion.org - @lukezeller40 and @distinxion
Nick Bartlett - nick@drdishbasketball.com

Dave Hudson - dhudson@fca.org

Jason Brand - jbrand@fca.org