Prayer For Coaches
Lord, when I pick up the whistle, lace up my shoes and walk out of the locker room, I coach for You alone. There is no turning back. In every victory and every defeat, I celebrate Your goodness and greatness. The way I coach demonstrates my love for You. I stand for the cross and declare my loyalty to You. I coach for You.
My energy and enthusiasm come from the Holy Spirit. My purpose and passion come from above. Through the strain and struggle, I never give up or give in. The champion inside of me is Jesus who gives me strength. Winning is honoring You in all I do. I coach for You.
When I coach, I feel Your pleasure. My heart longs for Your applause alone. All of my abilities are from You. I am under Your authority as my Ultimate Coach. I will respect and honor all competitors, coaches, and officials. I compete by all of the rules. I coach for You.
My coaching is my offering to my Savior. I am Your warrior in the heat of battle. I am humble in victory and gracious in defeat. I coach to serve You, my athletes, and our opponents. My words bring healing and refreshment that inspire and motivate. I speak words of life. I coach for You.
Success isn't a winning program, but seeing the power of Christ transform the lives of my athletes. Victory is not the scoreboard, but for my athletes to become more like You. Bless my athletes in great ways and increase their faith and confidence. I coach for You.
In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
O' gracious God, I thank you for calling me to the ministry of coaching. Help me to answer that call with a generous heart. Enable me to be a good coach, skilled, informed, fair-minded and caring. Let me see beyond the rules of sports and catch their spirit. Grant me the wisdom to see that athletics are not only about healthy bodies but healthy minds, that sports are not only about victory but enjoyment, that competition is not only about winning but building community.
Let the mind of Christ inspire and guide my coaching so that I never lose sight of the dignity and worth of each and every person whom I coach. Help me to follow the example of Christ who coached not only by instruction but by encouragement and love. Finally, dear Lord, teach me and the athletes whom I coach to be grateful for your many blessings. I make this prayer through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
God let me play well, but fairly.
Let competition make me strong, but never hostile,
In this and in all things, guide me to the virtuous path.
If I know victory, grant me happiness;
If I am denied, keep me from envy.
See me not when I am cheered, but when I bend to help my opponent up.
Seal it in my heart that everyone who takes the field with me becomes my brother.
Remind me that sports are just games.
Teach me something that will matter once the games are over.
And if through athletics I set an example, let it be a good one.
Amen.
Dear Lord, guide me as I try to coach this team, to build each player's character, and boost their self-esteem.
May I keep an even temper and remember it's just a game. Let me not have favorite players but treat them all the same.
Grant me patience with them as I pause them or correct. Remember that I must work to earn each one's respect.
Lord, whether we may win or lose may all who are watching see, the kind of coach at every game that you would have me be.
Amen.
Oh Lord, make me a better coach.
Help me to understand my players, to listen patiently to what they have to
say, and to answer all their questions with kindness.
Keep me from embarrassing my players, talking down to them, and
contradicting them. Make me courteous to them as I would have them be
to me. May I not purposely or unintentionally hurt the feelings of my
players. Forbid that I should laugh at their mistakes, or resort to shame and
ridicule as punishment.
Guide me that I may demonstrate by all I say and do that honesty, attitude,
and fairness produces good sportsmanship, happiness, and success, on the
field and in life.
Lord, help me to praise the efforts of my players, my opponents, my fellow
coaches, and game officials, rather than condemn them.
Blind me to the errors of my players and help me to see the effort involved
in what they do. Allow me to always be ready with an honest word of
praise.
Help me to treat my players as children and let me not expect of them the
judgments and convictions of adults. Allow me not to rob them of the
opportunity to think, to choose, and to make their own decisions.
Forbid that I should ever punish them for my own selfish expectations of
victory. Make me so fair and just, so considerate and companionable to my
players that they will have a genuine esteem for me.
Allow me to be a worthy example, proud to have my actions imitated by my
players. Give me calm, poise, and self-control I need to earn and keep the
respect and admiration of my players, their parents, and my peers.
Lord, when I pick up the whistle, lace up my shoes and walk out of the locker room, I coach for You alone. There is no turning back. In every victory and every defeat, I celebrate Your goodness and greatness. The way I coach demonstrates my love for You. I stand for the cross and declare my loyalty to You. I coach for You.
My energy and enthusiasm come from the Holy Spirit. My purpose and passion come from above. Through the strain and struggle, I never give up or give in. The champion inside of me is Jesus who gives me strength. Winning is honoring You in all I do. I coach for You.
When I coach, I feel Your pleasure. My heart longs for Your applause alone. All of my abilities are from You. I am under Your authority as my Ultimate Coach. I will respect and honor all competitors, coaches, and officials. I compete by all of the rules. I coach for You.
My coaching is my offering to my Savior. I am Your warrior in the heat of battle. I am humble in victory and gracious in defeat. I coach to serve You, my athletes, and our opponents. My words bring healing and refreshment that inspire and motivate. I speak words of life. I coach for You.
Success isn't a winning program, but seeing the power of Christ transform the lives of my athletes. Victory is not the scoreboard, but for my athletes to become more like You. Bless my athletes in great ways and increase their faith and confidence. I coach for You.
In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
O' gracious God, I thank you for calling me to the ministry of coaching. Help me to answer that call with a generous heart. Enable me to be a good coach, skilled, informed, fair-minded and caring. Let me see beyond the rules of sports and catch their spirit. Grant me the wisdom to see that athletics are not only about healthy bodies but healthy minds, that sports are not only about victory but enjoyment, that competition is not only about winning but building community.
Let the mind of Christ inspire and guide my coaching so that I never lose sight of the dignity and worth of each and every person whom I coach. Help me to follow the example of Christ who coached not only by instruction but by encouragement and love. Finally, dear Lord, teach me and the athletes whom I coach to be grateful for your many blessings. I make this prayer through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
Dear Lord, guide me as I try to coach this team, to build each player's character, and boost their self-esteem.
May I keep an even temper and remember it's just a game. Let me not have favorite players but treat them all the same.
Grant me patience with them as I pause them or correct. Remember that I must work to earn each one's respect.
Lord, whether we may win or lose may all who are watching see, the kind of coach at every game that you would have me be.
Amen.