Audience Flag: Fan Series
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The Coach You Don’t Trust with Your Child
You have real reservations about the person coaching your child. A devotional about the parent’s relationship with a coach they don’t trust.
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Game Day as Ritual
Game day has a rhythm and a set of habits that repeat. A devotional about what the ritual of sport is actually providing.
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When the Team Moves or Folds
The team you rooted for is gone. A devotional about the specific grief of losing something you never owned.
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Rooting for the Underdog
Something in you roots for the team that isn’t supposed to win. A devotional about why the underdog story moves people.
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The Game You Almost Didn’t Go To
You almost stayed home. You went. Something happened. A devotional about showing up when you didn’t have to.
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Why You Still Play
You are older than you were and you still play. A devotional about the adult athlete’s relationship with the sport that won’t let them go.
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The Body That Used to Do This Easily
Your body used to do this more easily. A devotional about competing in a body that is no longer what it was.
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Playing Against People Half Your Age
You are playing against people who were born after you finished high school. A devotional about what that experience does to the ego and what it reveals.
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The Teammate Who Takes Rec League Too Seriously
Someone on your rec league team is far too invested in the outcome. A devotional about the competitive environment in adult recreational sport and what belongs there.
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Losing to Someone You Used to Beat
You lost to someone you used to beat. A devotional about the specific difficulty of the reversed comparison.