SCORE International partnered with Mid Continent University to provide a basketball and soccer clinic in Antigua. The clinics were done in conjunction with the Antigua/Haiti World Cup Qualifier match. Over 600 athletes participated in the event which culminated with a city wide rally in the soccer stadium. Local club coaches as well as former World Cup coach Hannibal Najjar worked along side coaches from the U.S. to provide sport specific skill instruction. During the training sessions coaches took the opportunity to teach life skills learned through sport as well as sharing what having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ meant to them in their daily lives. Following the skill instruction the coaches joined the athletes in the stadium. Ron Bishop, the founder of SCORE International, shared his experiences as a athlete and a coach. He told the crowd of how difficult it is to make a team. The sacrifice, commitment, and self discipline required by an athlete in order to have a chance to be selected was great. Then once you make the team, how difficult it was to get into the game. He contrasted that with what it takes to make God's team. That making God's team was simple. It was a gift. All they had to do was accept the gift...... to accept Jesus Christ. God truly blessed the message as hundreds made decisions to join the "winning" team, God's team. We were able to encourage them to go and be an impact player in the game of life. Food and t-shirts were given to the athletes and coaches that participated and SCORE donated over 100 basketballs and soccer balls to the local teams.
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