- experience the love of God;
- discover how to function in a team environment;
- improve their individual and team skills;
- be able to improve every time they go on the field (or court) of play;
- learn how to deal with competition in a positive manner;
- draw closer to God due to the association with coaches and teammates.
I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back. --Phillipians 3:12-14 (The Message)