1. Why Ubabalo?
Session U1.1

2. MANY NAMES... SAME VISION Ubabalo- Africa Whole life coaching- USA
Football Max- Malaysia
Sportsnet- Singapore
Jamchange- Jamaica

3. UBABALO HOPES TO DO 3 THINGS?
Transform people and communities
Help disciple teenagers and children
Help correct the problems of fatherlessness

4. Fatherlessness video

5. Fatherless 63% of suicides come from fatherless homes.
80% of rapists motivated by displaced anger come from fatherless homes
70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless home
40% of all children do not live with their biological fathers.
85% of children with behavioural problems come from fatherless homes.
90% of homeless children come from fatherless homes.
71% of children who do not finish school come from fatherless homes.

6. Fatherless GROUP DISCUSSION
Which statistics do you find most discouraging? Why?
What examples or situations of under-fathering can you think of?

7. Fatherless GROUP BRAINSTORM
Make a list of all the consequences of fatherlessness.
Make a list of some people you know who struggle with these issues.
Pray together.

8. Father and daughter video

9. PAIR AND SHARE DISCUSSION
What positive legacy did you father leave you?
In what ways have you decided not to be like your father?

10. What is the role of a father?

11. A father ... Establishes authority Confers identity Provides security
Deuteronomy 6:1-4, 6-9
Confers identity
2 Chronicles 7:14, 1 Peter 2:9-10,
1 John 3:1
Provides security
Psalm 27:1, 5, Proverbs 18:10, 1 John 4:16
Validates potential
John 14:12, 20:21, and 2 Corinthians 5:20, 6:1

12. A coach ...
Session M1.5

13. Children see … children do video

14. PAIR AND SHARE
Share about a coach or teacher who impacted you positively?
Share about a coach or teacher who influenced you negatively?
Session M1.5

15. YES

16. NO

17. Unsportsmanlike behaviour video

18. ROLEPLAY DRAMAS
Fruit of the Spirit

19. church ball bat Bible team coach win camp
SORT THESE WORDS
church ball bat Bible team coach win camp
pray
love
practise
training
fasting pastor
kindness
competition

20. HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT
Spiritual
Emotional
Intellectual
Social
Physical
Environmental

21. INTEGRATION

22. SPORT SKILLS... LIFE SKILLS
Brainstorm in groups
SPORT SKILL
Passing the ball
VALUE
Sharing
LIFE SKILL
Take turns in discussion
Share resources with others
BIBLE REFERENCE 1. 2.

23. Ubabalo

24. Personal reflection
What have been the most important ideas in this session?
What is God saying to you? Spend some time praying and thinking.

26. Demonstrate an Ubabalo lesson
Session U1.2

27. A lesson...
Session M1.5

28. DEBRIEF Did you enjoy the Ubabalo session? Why?
How was the session structured?
What was the role of the coach? What particular skills did the coach need?
How was time structured in the session?
How were the questions structured in the session?
How do you encourage application and accountability?
What challenges do you foresee when applying this with your team?

29. 3 UBABALO APPROACHES Team huddle Interval training
Discovery Bible Study

30. 1. Team huddle approach Warm-Up Drills Life Coaching
Small Sided Games
Cool-Down
Introduce life coaching theme/value
Conduct technical sports coaching
Facilitate life coaching of theme/value
a. Use experiential life skill activity
b. Discussion and application of
theme/value
Continuation of technical sports coaching
Run a Discovery Bible Study (at another time)

31. 2. Interval training approach
Warm-up
Drills
Small Sided Games
Cool-Down
Introduce life coaching theme/value
Conduct technical sports coaching
Periodic reflection on skill and theme/value
Relate theme/value as a factor of sporting success
Transfer theme/value to life
Continue with positive reinforcement
Run a Discovery Bible Study (at another time)

32. 3. Discovery Bible Study approach
Sports Coaching
Sports Coaching
Discovery Bible Study

33. 3. Discovery Bible Study approach
METHOD
Read the Bible text. Rewrite, recite, or act it together.
Ask, “What do you understand?’
Ask, ‘How can you obey?’
Ask, ‘How can you teach others to obey?’

34. REFLECTION
What challenged you the most?
What questions do you have?

36. Roleplay
Session U1.3

37. Option 1: Team Huddle TIME ACTIVITY 1 min Warm-up/ sports drill 4 min
Life skill activity
7 min
Life skill insights and application
3 min
360 degrees team feedback
TOTAL 15 min
Repeat 6 times

38. Option 2: Interval Training
TIME
ACTIVITY
2 min
Introduction
Sports drill 1
Life skill insight
Sports drill 2
Summary
3 min
360 degrees team feedback
TOTAL 15 min
Repeat 6 times

39. FEEDBACK 2 basic questions What could you do differently to improve?
What was done well?

40. HOW TO GIVE FEEDBACK Be sincere and respectful. Speak in love.
Be clear and specific. Stay in the ‘here and now’.
Focus on facts. What can you see, hear and feel?
Avoid getting personal, blaming or accusing.
Have one person speak at a time.
Treat people with honour.

41. HOW TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK
Begin with self-assessment
Listen openly and be receptive to new ideas
Put ego aside
Keep emotions in check
Commit to making improvements

42. REFLECTION
What did you learn from the roleplay session? Focus on aspects of life coaching facilitation.
What do you think is most challenging about leading an Ubabalo lesson?
How do you think the lesson would need to be modified for your context?

44. Group Facilitation Skills
Session U1.4

45. What does a
facilitator do?

46. What does a facilitator do? A facilitator makes things easy.
A facilitator helps a group get from where they are... to where they can be.

47. What makes a
good facilitator?

48. Be quick to listen and slow to speak. James 1:19
Why is this important when working with a group?

49. CAUSE- Active Listening skills
Choose to listen
Attend
Understand
Sift through what is said
Express a response

50. PARAPHRASING Does not add to or change the meaning.
Allows the listener to clarify what has been said and give feedback.

51. PARAPHRASING ‘Correct me if I’m wrong …’
‘What I think I hear you saying is …’
‘Are you suggesting that …’
“You seem to be saying that …’

52. Active listening task

53. The answer is blue... … what is the question?

54. Questioning Techniques
Closed questions
Open-ended questions

55. Open ended questions Feeling questions Tell me more...
Priority questions
Third party questions
Magic wand questions
Probing questions

56. FACILITATION ISSUES? Environmental and context challenges
Participant’s motivation and personality challenges
Group dynamic challenges

57. How do you see the participants?

59. The Way Forward
Session U1.5

60. Ubabalo is all about... Proclaim the Gospel Make disciples
Serve the local church
Through sport in every country and city
Live as servants
Work in teams
Build partnership
Obedient to the Bible

61. Ubabalo is not... An organisation
A technical skills development program
An event
A denomination
A set of moral lessons

62. Star of the team video #1

63. Star of the team video #2

64. Continual learning

65. UBABALO HOPES TO HELP YOU
Transform people and communities
Disciple teenagers and children in a multipliable way
Help correct the problems of fatherlessness

66. SMART goals
Specific
Measureable
Acheivable
Realistic
Time bound

67. Next steps
What are the next steps for you to do something with Ubabalo?
As a coach?
As a local church and community member?
Session M1.5