One of the most important roles coaches play in preparing players for competition and life is to give them a chance to develop good character.
We expect coaches to have a game plan for coaching the fundamentals and strategy of any sport. What isn’t always clear is how to coach character. Over time we have seen an ever-growing gap develop between coaching the fundamental aspects of a specific sport and the development of quality character. Character Coaches exist to fill this crucial gap in developing the complete athlete.
It is important to know the difference between a Character Coach and a Chaplain. Both roles are critically important but distinctively different.
Character Coach
Chaplain
A wide variety of people can serve the sports community as Character Coaches. One need not be in the ministry to faithfully serve and significantly impact the lives of coaches and athletes. Among those who could serve are:
FCA wants to provide teams with the best-trained, most effective Character Coaches we can, so we created a process:
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2521
Fort Smith, AR 72902