Coaches are the heart of FCA. Our philosophy in Coaches Ministry is to minister “to and through the coach” to see transformation. We desire to see biblical coaches who are Christians who happen to coach, rather than just coaches who happen to be Christians. When coaches become followers of Jesus Christ, their character, their relationships and their approach to coaching will be authentic.

In 2013, we saw incredible impact with a record 9,780 coaches attending Bible studies across the country.

Also, we have recently developed 3Dimensional Coaching, an online curriculum of video training modules that allows coaches to determine their transformational purpose in coaching. As a result, the coach is released into the FCA ministry with purpose, support and resources to have maximum impact for Jesus Christ.

To help our staff better engage coaches, we hosted our second annual Coaches Ministry Academy where 40 selected national and international staff were trained on effective ways to minister to coaches and connect them to Christ and ministry. FCA also participated in eight national coaches’ conventions, where coaches were encouraged and challenged to grow in their faith.

The school campus is one of the most strategic mission fields. FCA focuses on equipping, enabling, empowering and encouraging student-athletes, coaches and adult leaders to impact and influence their campus for Christ. This is accomplished through certified ministry that is initiated and led by student-athletes, sponsored by coaches, supported by staff, established on junior high, high school or college campuses and meets on a regular basis. There are four ministry types:  Club Huddles, Team Huddles, Chaplain Huddles and Coaches Huddles. Additionally, outreach events take place on the campus such as One Way 2 Play – Drug Free programs, school assemblies and the annual Fields of Faith events.

In 2013, over 450,000 students were reached on 9,323 campuses across America.

The eighth annual Fields of Faith event had more than 170,000 students participate on approximately 463 athletic fields. Of those, 5,397 commitments to Christ, 7,921 recommitments to Christ, and 9,834 commitments to read the Bible were made. God has used Fields of Faith to impact over one million people since it first began in 2004.

Camps are a time of “inspiration and perspiration.” FCA provides athletes and coaches the opportunity to reach their God-given potential by offering comprehensive athletic, spiritual and leadership training in a camp environment. These types of Camps are Sports Camp, Leadership Camp, Coaches Camp, Power Camp, Partnership Camp, Team Camp and International Camp.

FCA Camps experienced an incredible year with more than 59,000 coaches and athletes attending 429 FCA Camps in 38 states and 25 countries around the world.

Many lives were impacted and transformed by outstanding competition and spiritual growth during FCA’s 57^th camp season. The 2013 camp theme, RELENTLESS, challenged attendees to relentlessly pursue God and their sport with a desperate, determined heart. That is exactly what happened with 5,002 salvation decisions and 7,120 recommitments to the Lord.

With the majority of athletes playing sports in the community (off-campus programs), FCA is ministering to the club, recreational and youth sports teams with the goal of establishing on-going ministry for coaches and athletes to compete for Jesus Christ with character, passion and excellence. This includes any off-campus opportunities such as Team Huddles, Chaplain Huddles, Coaches Huddles, Club Huddles and FCA Sports Teams.

FCA Sport-Specific Ministry impacts specific sports communities for Christ by ministering to coaches and athletes united around a particular sport. It has established executive directors in Baseball, Cheerleading, Endurance, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Motocross, Soccer and Wrestling. Our strategy to grow Sport-Specific Ministries is to start locally, grow regionally and support nationally.

FCA International has exploded in 2013. International ministry continues to impact coaches and athletes throughout the world by connecting FCA’s 505 field offices and 1,100 staff to the world, training those who lead sports ministries overseas with FCA staff, distributing resources worldwide and developing affiliates and partners for leaders to work in unity.

Currently FCA is working in 30 different countries, and camps have grown from 11 to 87 in five years! In 2013, a total of 13,115 coaches and athletes were reached through the camps (up from 5,352 in 2012).