Sports Ministry
Our church sports ministry here at Calvary seeks to create a place where boys and girls can worship their Father and Creator through soccer and basketball, regardless of their skill level or experience. Each league is designed to teach our children the wonderful truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ all while promoting an atmosphere of fun and encouraging competition. Both soccer and basketball have age-specific leagues from 4 years old through high school with coaches who are eager to give players both skills to play the game and a love of God.
If you are interested in serving, we have volunteers help with coaching, reffing, the concession stand, and more!
This Week’s Memory Verse and Team Devotion
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 28:19
Download next week’s older kids devotion here (10-17)
Find previous weeks’ devotions here
Note: The memory verse is from last week’s devotion, which can be learned this week for a prize. The packets are for the upcoming Saturday.
Sports Rules & Resources
Interested in learning more about coaching or reffing? Want to learn more about our league? Click below to see our resource page, where you will find a collection of documents, websites, and videos about a variety of topics from league rules to drills for coaches to mechanics for refs. It is a great resource for volunteers as well as parents who are interested in learning more about our league. It also includes a form where you can submit questions.
Soccer Camp at Home
While unfortunately we were unable to have our regularly-scheduled soccer camp this year, this summer we are offering Soccer Camp at Home. This will be a one-week event with videos of soccer drills you can do with your child at home, as well as devotion videos to watch together. The camp will be June 29th-July 3rd, but the videos will be up all summer for you to view any time. For anyone who does not have a soccer ball, we will be doing a ball giveaway June 29th from 10am-noon at Calvary for anyone who registers. To register to receive these videos and to let us know if you need a soccer ball, go to kids.ccphilly.org/registration and sign up for Soccer Camp at Home.
Soccer and VBS Registration Open
Registration is now open for our Soccer Camp, Vacation Bible School, and Soccer League. We recognize that we may not be able to have these events, but we are hoping to have them and are now accepting registrations online. Registration is open to anyone currently attending Calvary Chapel Philadelphia or who has participated in our events in the past. We are also waiting until the first day of these events to charge the registration fee. Information about these events can be found on the registration page, as can a form to contact us with questions about registration. The page is password-protected, and the password was emailed out to previous participants. To access the page, click here. Final decisions about whether or not to cancel/postpone these events will be made as they get closer.
Basketball Practice Schedule
| Time | Blue Gym | High School Gym |
|---|---|---|
| 8am | B6 and B8 | D3 and D6 |
| 9am | B5 and B7 | D1 and D5 |
| 10am | B1 and B4 | D2 and D4 |
| 11am | B2 and B3 | E2 and E4 |
| 12pm | C2 and C3 | E1 and E5 |
| 1pm | C1 and C5 | E3 and E6 |
| 2pm | C6 and C8 | F1 and F4 |
| 3pm | C4 and C7 | F3 and F5 |
| 4pm | F2 and F6 |