by Larry Oskin, South Lake County Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The South Lake County Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted their first annual FCA High School Girl’s Flag Football Pre-Season Jamboree this past week at East Ridge High School.
The participating FCA Jamboree teams were from East Ridge, Pinecrest Lakes Preparatory Academy, Hope Preparatory Academy, Cypress Creek, Leesburg, and Orangewood. While not there, the South Lake and Minneola High School teams will be in all the league games. One hundred and nineteen athletes participated from the six schools, with 15 to 25 players per team. Football Jamboree was a time for each team’s coaches to practice their players with real plays and referee calls while scrimmaging with opponents for the first time. With parents, families and fans watching and cheering, four South Lake school teams competed simultaneously against each other with two different fields, without keeping track of scores. This coming week, each team will start competing with their regular home and away games. The full schedule is available at: https://www.maxpreps.com/.
Before starting to play and compete, the students heard motivating words as they participated in prayers led by Kahlil Tucker, Tim Hancock, Zach Hancock and Amanda Palomares to help support them with messages of integrity, serving, teamwork and excellence, as well as how to achieve their own personal and team excellence while supporting their FCA Core Values.
Metro Area Director Kahlil Tucker known as “Coach Tuck,” organized this inaugural Jamboree and this new girls league. He is a former athlete and FCA member who uses athletics as a platform to share the gospel while supporting student-athletes spiritually and relationally. Coach Tuck, is Director for Lake & Sumter Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has a deep passion for FCA. His own faith was significantly influenced by his involvement with the organization, and that experience now drives his ministry leadership and commitment to helping others connect with Christ. “Strategy is how we do it,” Coach Tuck says. “The E3 discipleship strategy engages coaches and athletes with the Good News, equips them with God’s Word and empowers them to live out the Great Commission as disciple-makers, generation after generation.” Tuck adds, “This is a wonderful opportunity to get students started on the right foot, while learning and playing flag football. Plus, we get to share our inspirational messages. We lead each school’s coaches and athletes into positive new relationships with each other as well as with Jesus Christ and His church.”
Inspired Ministry: This FCA athletic program strives to help their participating students to become better individuals. FCA is an inspired community that works to see the world transformed in a very positive manner through shared Christianity by their coaches, athletes, and families. They work to consistently engage, equip, and empower everyone to achieve success through their ministry. FCA helps students realize their purpose for doing what they do. They work to help support the students’ levels of handling stress and how to deal with their personal issues, while also supporting parents and families. The FCA Coaches spend much needed time at the each of the South Lake schools while coaching, teaching, and instructing student athletes.
FCA Teamwork: The South Lake County area FCA staff is led by Area Director Tim Hancock, Kahlil ‘Tuck’ Tucker as Metro Area Director and Administrative Assistant Mary Berens. They have created their own South Lake FCA Dream Team with numerous community leaders, active board members, staff, generous financial partners, donors, and sponsors. FCA of South Lake is always looking for new coaches, students, leaders, corporate sponsors, and donations to help make an impact in the lives of students and athletes.
For More Information, contact South Lake County of Fellowship of Christian Athletes at 407-310-3146, Email: THancock@FCA.org or MBerens@FCA.organd visit: www.SouthLakeCountyFCA.org. Send mail to: PO Box 120272 in Clermont, FL 34712. Like and follow them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/southlakecountyfca/
