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Sinclair baseball becomes three dimensional
Sinclair baseball becomes three
dimensional
April 3, 2012 by Giustino Bovenzi
Sinclair has won three straight conference championships and avidly focuses on the three C’s of Sinclair–success in the classroom, community and on the court (on the field in this instance).And to keep the triple trend going, head coach Steve Dintaman has linked together with Athletes in Action to add a third dimension to Sinclair’s training and performing regimen–the spiritual game.
The team coaching philosophy was centered around the mental game, with the physical portion being displayed on the field. But now Dintaman said the spiritual game gives the players an outlet to talk about God and prepare for each game spiritually.
Taylor Hargrove is the chaplain for Sinclair baseball, primarily working in Xenia at the Athletes in Action international headquarters.
Hargrove offers guidance through Christianity, with the focal point being on learning how to study the Bible. Hargrove said he and the team are going through the book of John as requested by one of the players.
“There’s a phrase I stole from someone that goes, ‘you can feed a man a fish and feed him for a day, but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime,’” Hargrove said in a phone interview. “So we started going through John and I’m trying to teach them how to fish.” He speaks with Sinclair players once a week and said that the majority of the team has come to speak with him.
One player that openly speaks about the ties between religion and baseball, is starting pitcher Jon Thacker. “I used to play and get mad at myself when I made mistakes,” Thacker said. “But now I play knowing that baseball isn’t about me. As long as I give it my best that’s all that matters. I have to play for and with the Lord, and that makes me play even stronger.” Thacker played summer baseball for Xenia Scouts, a Christian organization offered through Athletes in Action. Hargrove himself is a former baseball player that played for the New York Mets farm system for what he described as a “short stint.” He also said that coming from the game allows him to use the language of baseball to get through to players. Pitcher Ryan Carter said that Hargrove has helped him do just that by implementing the word of God into baseball.
“He has also helped me realize that there is more to life than just baseball,” Carter said.
Hargrove said Athletes in Action would like to eventually reach out to other divisions of Sinclair athletics and could see that happening sometime in the future. Religion has really become a prominent aspect of sports with Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow being the poster boy. And even though religion in sports has become a trending topic, Hargrove believes that the bond is here to stay.
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Final Four Sports Minstry Events
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March Madness
Here is a little taste for you of the outreach we did at a local church for middle school and high school students. We brought the gospel and also refereed their tournament as we partnered with some local churches.
Luke 8:26-39
“27 When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.”
“35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been healed.”
The madness of the demoniac…He was hurting himself, no one wanted to be around him they were afraid of him…
Apply it to their world…
What madness is going on in your life?
….Are your parents going through a divorce, did you not make a team, difficulty with teachers, girlfriends, boyfriends, family, sports, can’t fit in, having identity issues… getting bullied, can’t stand your parents, gossip about you around school, maybe some of you have real demons like the demoniac that are tormenting you…whether the madness is great or small it is still madness and until you have an encounter with the prince of peace, Jesus Christ it will never go away….
Transition we to can have an encounter with Jesus Christ and be clothed and sitting at his feet in our right mind. We can get rid of the madness in life and have a peace that is unspeakable.
I want to introduce you guys to one of the greatest coaches of all time during the basketball side of March Madness month, John Wooden. He is going to help walk us through in basketball terms how we can be in our right mind and be freed from this madness of life.
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Superbowl Breakfast in Indianapolis, Indiana
We are celebrating the responses we received on the comment cards that fifty-seven people prayed to accept Jesus Christ through the Breakfast! Glory to God! That is what it is all about! So, our follow-up crew will have a lot of work to do in the coming months. God knows each person who came and will continue to water the seeds placed in their heart. Please join me in praying for God to continue to reveal Himself to each not-yet-believer who attended.
Game Day Stats
Tickets sold: 2,100
People in the room: 2,000 (approx.)
Decisions made for Christ: 57
Wanted more info about a relationship with Christ: 340
Desired to be in a small group study: 172
Wanted information about “Game Changers” program: 440
Wanted information about AIA/Sports Spectrum magazine: 112
Total Number of Comment Cards received: 1,306
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Sportlinc Trip to University of California Berkeley, UC Davis & Shasta Jr. College
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Sportlinc 2011 Testimonies
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What Awesome things Jesus has done this semester through Sportlinc, Here is a 30 min. video of testimonies prayers and a vision of how Sportlinc is moving with the power of Jesus Christ on college Campuses.
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2011 Sponsorship Challenge
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich…. 13 For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened, but that as a matter of fairness 14 your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. (2 Cor. 8:9,11-12)
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Write me a note that this is specifically to sponsor a Student from going on a mission trip or a winter retreat. If you want it allocated for a certain college that I or AIA works with I can offer them a scholarship but cannot guarantee they will take it. If that happens I will use wisdom in distributing to help someone go on a retreat or Sports mission trip within Athletes in Action.
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