Centre Bounce TeamsSCA's Methodology for Growing Our Network of Chaplains to Sport in Australia

Sports Chaplaincy AustraliaSports Chaplaincy Australia

Our network’s vision is… Our network’s vision is…

To have a chaplain serving in every sports club in

Australia.

The question is The question is ‘How’ ‘How’ can we do this?can we do this?

(When we’re a volunteer network?)

Circles. Or to use a sports comparison…Or to use a sports comparison…

Centre Bounce Teams

Centre Bounce TeamsCentre Bounce Teams

In Australian Rules Football the game begins with only 4 players from each team in the centre square.

There is a tall ruckman and 3 on-ballers all who get the ball moving in the right direction

Centre Bounce Teams is SCA‘s strategy to Centre Bounce Teams is SCA‘s strategy to help move our vision in the right direction help move our vision in the right direction

Moving in the Right Direction…Moving in the Right Direction…The SCA network is committed to and gives The SCA network is committed to and gives

permission to start countless Centre Bounce permission to start countless Centre Bounce Teams throughout AustraliaTeams throughout Australia

In regions or shiresIn specific sports or leaguesIn church denominations or networksIn mission agenciesEven in a local church

Their focus is getting chaplains into sportOnce they get the ball moving other players

get involved; like trainers & senior chaplainsCentre Bounce Teams will likely start other

Centre Bounce Teams

They have ReachThey have Reach

There are a few important characteristics of Centre Bounce Teams to note…

Centre Bounce Teams will typically

consist of people with reach in their

sport, league, community or

church networks

Have reachHave reachWork HardWork Hard

They also…

Centre Bounce Teams (in sync

with SCAs values) will work hard at

appointing chaplains to

clubs

Have reachHave reachWork HardWork HardMake ContactMake Contact

They also…

CBT’s will contact clubs & church networks to find suitable people to be

chaplains and find clubs that

want a chaplain

Have reachHave reachWork HardWork HardMake ContactMake ContactGet Others Get Others

InvolvedInvolved

They also…

Once they get the ball rolling they make it easy for

the rest of the SCA team to get involved – eg,training

Have reachHave reachWork hardWork hardMake contactMake contactGet others Get others

involvedinvolvedThey don’t need to They don’t need to

be the ‘Captains’be the ‘Captains’

And finally…

The pressure is off. Centre Bounce Teams don’t need to know or

do it all – just help get the game started

in their region or sport.

Strategically SCA is seeking to Strategically SCA is seeking to empower a movement of empower a movement of rapidly growing circles rapidly growing circles of of

sports chaplaincy networks in sports chaplaincy networks in regions and sports that are regions and sports that are governed by governed by core guiding core guiding

principles principles and and trusted peopletrusted people..

We would like to invite you to We would like to invite you to see…see…

Men and Women serving Christ as sports chaplains in every sports community in

your region or sport.

Register a Centre Bounce Team today…

Download your CBT PDF and register at Download your CBT PDF and register at www.centrebounceteams.com.auwww.centrebounceteams.com.au

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