Topics
Essays in the journal are organized around central themes and questions. Below you'll find the primary topics explored across the collection—each representing a lens through which to examine coaching, sport, and Catholic thought.
Formation
Essays exploring the concept of formation—the development of character, virtue, and human potential through coaching, sport, and lived experience.
Competition
The moral and spiritual dimensions of competitive sport, examining how competition shapes character and tests our deepest values.
Leadership
Reflections on authentic leadership in coaching and sport, emphasizing servant leadership and the formation of leaders through athletic experience.
The Moral Life of Sport
An investigation into the ethical dimensions of sport and athletics, including questions of fairness, integrity, and the pursuit of excellence.
Coaching as Formation Rather Than Management
Rethinking the coach's role as a formator of human beings rather than a mere manager of teams and statistics.
Sports Culture and Identity
Critical examination of how sports culture shapes personal and collective identity, and the coach's responsibility in guiding this formation.
Catholic Moral Thought and Athletic Life
Integrating Catholic intellectual tradition with the practice of sport and coaching, exploring virtue, sacrifice, and the dignity of the human person.
Habit and Discipline
The cultivation of virtuous habits through athletic discipline and repetition, and how these habits extend into all dimensions of life.
Sacrifice and Redemption
Essays on the spiritual significance of sacrifice in sport and its connection to Christian understandings of redemption and transformation.
Girls Basketball and Development
A focused exploration of girls' basketball as a domain for formation, leadership, and the development of young female athletes.