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CHSAA and TSSAA Show Pandemic Differences

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The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) on Tuesday announced a modified schedule for contact sports which will see boys soccer move to the spring and girls soccer move later into a spring-summer schedule. The news was difficult as it comes at a time which creates conflicts within the broader local soccer schedule, especially for boys soccer when players often play for their respective clubs during the spring season and will now be confronted with possibly having to choose whether to play high school or club soccer. On the girls side, the move of their season to a May-June timeframe means that elite level players may have to give up on playing in high-level tournaments that usually take place outside of the typical high school season — tournaments that gain players additional exposure to collegiate scouting and recruiting and the chance at scholarships in continuing their education.

Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), on the other hand, recently received support from the state’s governor to allow contact sports to go on as planned with guidelines and modifications that don’t upset season scheduling.

Soccer Chaplains United has high school chaplains in both states and it is uncertain how the shift for Colorado will affect chaplaincy, while the chaplaincy work in Tennessee will likely need to adapt to the COVID-19 protocols in order to support the athletes and family members of Christ Presbyterian Academy’s soccer program.

Please pray for the chaplains that are supporting high school soccer athletes and programs as they navigate and minister through these difficult and changing times. Pray for the mental and spiritual health and protection for those involved in soccer during this time, especially.

Coronavirus Cancels Costa Rica

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The global pandemic of Coronavirus has meant quite a few changes in the United States and around the world. Valor Christian High School, originally slated to fly down to Tamarindo, Costa Rica during spring break and the school’s practicum week (March 14 – March 23) ended up canceling the trip along with their other Discovery Team trips.

Although it is difficult not to be in Costa Rica this week, I was filled with joy that our houses were still built and were able to change the lives of two families forever. I am grateful for the hard work team Costa Rica put into the fundraising for the houses and also to our trusted partner that carried out the work in our absence. 

On behalf of all the leaders, I would like to thank all families and friends who helped support our team’s mission. I hope the pictures below bring you Joy. And let’s all remember, this was God’s journey for us and we give Him all the Glory!

Mike Wright, Assistant Coach Valor Christian Soccer and Costa Rica Team Leader

While the trip was cancelled, the building materials and supplies had already been ordered and paid for. Local project leader Maximo Cisneros organized local “Ticos” to take on the work of building two new homes for the previously designated poor and needy families in the community.

Maximo (2nd from right) and crew pose in front of one of the completed houses.

Obviously, it was a big disappointment not to get to see our friends and partners and those we’ve worked with in the past, but it was a blessing to see the pictures of the homes completed and the local community folks reaching out and helping.

I hope that the opportunity that we were looking forward to — taking our student athletes into this environment and serving — will be something that we can resume in the near future.

Brian Shultz, Head Coach Valor Christian Soccer and Costa Rica Team Leader

The Soccer Chaplains United gear that had been distributed to the Valor team will be returned and sent out with another Community Project, per project guidelines. We hope to support Valor in a future endeavor once the issues from Coronavirus begin to subside.

When you support Soccer Chaplains United a portion of your gift automatically goes to help our community projects and requests. You can give specifically to help cover our costs by making a gift through PushPay — simply select Community from the selectable funds. Your financial gift helps us purchase new soccer equipment, sponsor individuals or organizations, and to cover associated costs of providing Bibles, soccer equipment, and other outreach tools locally and around the world!

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2018 – Return to Tamarindo

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2018 will see Coach Brian Shultz return to Tamarindo, Costa Rica with his Valor Christian High School soccer players for a second time this March.  Soccer Chaplains United Executive Director, Brad Kenney, will join the team which consists of 20 players and eight leaders from the school’s soccer programs.  Kenney serves as the Valor Boys Soccer Chaplain.

During their time in Tamarindo, Kenney and the team will build two houses for selected needy families and reach out to the local community through soccer camps and clinics.

Coach Shultz shares why the return trip,

This is our second trip, and we intend to repeat this trip annually or bi-annually. Last year’s trip was an amazing experience, and we hope and pray God will work again in our lives and the lives of those we serve. Tamarindo has gone from being a small fishing village 20+ years ago, to now, it is more of a small, sleepy surfing and tourist town. Behind the tourism, a lot of poverty exists among the locals. Valor Soccer is partnering with Casa Vida Church and Pastor Alex Bejarano to build “Mercy” homes for needy families that the church has identified.

The Valor soccer players will be able to share their love of soccer with the local children.  The poverty is great so adequate soccer gear is not a reality for the people of Tamarindo.  Shultz explains how the Timothy Project donations will be used,

We will be reaching out through soccer camps and clinics where we hope to distribute soccer gear to the many children who do not have shoes, cleats, shin guards, or even soccer balls. We also hope to support the local coaches with gear. In the evenings we will do soccer clinics and play FUTCINCO where we will also distribute gear to our opponents and pray with them after the games.

Coach Shultz (far) previews the collected soccer equipment during the team’s pack day in 2017.

To partner again with the Valor Christian High School soccer teams on their spring Discovery Trip is a priviledge for Soccer Chaplains United.  Timothy Project was able partner with the team last year by giving them socks and jerseys and coaches gear.

To support Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2018 or future Timothy Project ventures please donate through PushPay — simply select Timothy Project from the selectable funds to contribute to. Your financial gift helps us purchase new soccer equipment, sponsor an individual or organization in an outreach effort, and to cover associated costs of providing Bibles, soccer equipment, and other outreach tools locally and around the world!

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New Video Gives Coach Perspective on Chaplaincy

We just released a new video featuring a testimonial from Brian Shultz, Head Coach of Boys and Girls Soccer at Valor Christian High School. The video (visible here) gives a coach’s perspective on the impact and effectiveness of a chaplain on a soccer program.

I’ve worked with Valor for just about five seasons now. As a chaplain, I have seen just about everything happen in and to people within the community of those belonging to the soccer program at Valor. From divorce to death, from disciplinary issues and from team successes to team lows and everything in-between. Head Coach, Brian Shultz offers his own take here on the chaplaincy which has grown this past year.

Soccer Chaplains United has a vision to see chaplains come alongside soccer teams and programs at all levels. Youth club teams, high school, college, and professional are among some of the groups that we are interested in opening dialogue with and assisting in finding that right person to serve as a chaplain. If you are interested in starting a dialogue, send us an email at info@soccerchaplainsunited.org.

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Update

CrossTraining Timothy ProjectThis past Monday,  Rev Brad Kenney visited Brian Shultz and the Valor Christian High School team headed to Costa Rica. As part of the Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Update, Rev Kenney shares the following from their time together.

It’s always a blessing to go and pray over the teams and the people that are utilizing the Timothy Project gear to serve others. For the Valor team, it’s exciting to see the young, student athletes who will go and be part of a life-changing trip where they serve the poor and minister to them through soccer.

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 UpdateThe commissioning of the team, featured a time of prayer led by Rev. Kenney, team leaders,  and the parents of team members.

Typically, when we take on these short-term endeavors we go with the hope that we will affect change in the lives of the people or communities that we serve. But what often happens, is that they end up affecting us much more — they help open our eyes to the needs and conditions that people around the world live in.

The team leaves tomorrow, Friday March 24. You can follow updates on their trip through the team’s travel blog.

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Update on Fulfillment

CrossTraining was able to provide for the Valor Costa Rica 2017 trip, the following equipment:

  • 30 soccer balls (new)
  • 100 jerseys (new)
  • 200 pairs of soccer socks
  • 40 pairs of soccer cleats
  • 100 disc cones (new)
  • 16 scrimmage vests (new)

When you make a contribution to CrossTraining, a portion of your donation goes to help support projects like this one. If you would like to make a contribution, please use the Donate Now link to make a secure PayPal donation.

Your financial gift helps to secure additional equipment, sponsor a missionary or organization in an outreach effort, and to cover associated costs of providing bibles, soccer equipment, and other outreach tools locally and around the world!

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Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017

CrossTraining Timothy Project

For spring break, many high school students in Colorado head for the mountains to ski or go on vacation. But, for one team of students from Valor Christian High School, this spring break will be about serving the poor in Costa Rica and reaching out to a local community through soccer camps and clinics. On March 24-April 2, a Valor Christian High School team of 20 male and female soccer players and 7 leaders will take a missions trip to Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017Tamarindo, 20 years ago, was a small fishing village. Now, it is more of a small, sleepy surfing town. Surfers from around the world have settled there because of the year-round consistency of the waves. As the town has slowly built up, real estate and tourism have boomed as well. But behind the tourism, a lot of poverty exists among the local “Ticos.” Valor is partnering with Casa Vida church and Pastor Alex Bejerano. In what Valor hopes to be a long term relationship, the team will look to build “Mercy” homes for needy families that the church has identified. Additionally, they will be reaching out through soccer camps and clinics to teach soccer and share the Gospel with people of all ages, from children to adults.

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017

Valor will be collecting shoes to distribute in CR

The Valor team is hosting several soccer gear drives on the front end of this trip. Many of the children do not have shoes, cleats, guards, or even soccer balls. In addition, Valor has identified and met with an American, Dani, who has lived in Tamarindo for the last 12 years. Dani has come under the national soccer federation and is beginning to build regional teams for girls and boys. In addition, she has begun to identify and train coaches as well.

Dani (pictured in red) translates to several soccer players in CR

On a recent scouting trip, Valor Christian High School Soccer Head Coach Brian Shultz shared about his meeting with Dani.

She (Dani) wept as she told us she has been praying for a group like ours to come and support what she has been building for the last 12 years. She said God told her that she was sending someone to help her and she has been waiting.

The Valor Christian team intends to repeat this trip annually or bi-annually, but the gear needs are greatest for the first year. Head Coach Shultz reached to CrossTraining to make a Timothy Project request.

This project has the potential to meet the immediate soccer needs of many kids and has a sustainability factor as much of the gear will support Dani and her coaches for years. We have partnered with CrossTraining in a similar fashion for missions trips to Zacapa, Guatemala and we are grateful for the huge provision that occurred then. We would be honored to partner with CrossTraining again.

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Needs

1. Soccer Balls
2. Gently worn to new cleats, turf shoes, and indoor flats (kid sizes-teen sizes)
3. Coaching gear (pinnies, cones, hand pumps, 1 electric pump, needles, whistles)
4. Jerseys/training shirts for (kids and teens)
5. Kids shin guards
6. soccer socks (kids sizes)

Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017 Specific Request

  1. 50-100 soccer balls (equal amounts of size 3,4,5)
  2. 100 jerseys and/or training shirts (kids-teen sizes
  3. 200 pairs of new kids and teens soccer socks (gently worn acceptable)
  4. As much gently worn soccer shoes and shin guards as possible
  5. 5-10 futsal balls
  6. 100-200 Disc Cones
  7. 55-110 scrimmage vests (color groups of 11)
  8. whistles (5-10)
  9. hand-held pumps (5-10)
  10. packages of needles for coaches (5-10)
  11. 1 electric ball pump
  12. $50 baggage fee (x3)
  13. 3 large duffels

If you would like to make an additional contribution to this project please note (Timothy Project: Valor Costa Rica 2017) in your donation or if you would like to support future Timothy Project ventures, such as this one, please use the Donate Now link to make a secure PayPal donation. Your financial gift helps to secure additional equipment, sponsor a missionary or organization in an outreach effort, and to cover associated costs of providing bibles, soccer equipment, and other outreach tools locally and around the world!

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