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Why Ubabalo? Session U1.1
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MANY NAMES... SAME VISION Ubabalo- Africa Whole life coaching- USA
Football Max- Malaysia Sportsnet- Singapore Jamchange- Jamaica
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UBABALO HOPES TO DO 3 THINGS?
Transform people and communities Help disciple teenagers and children Help correct the problems of fatherlessness
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Fatherlessness video
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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.
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Fatherless GROUP DISCUSSION
Which statistics do you find most discouraging? Why? What examples or situations of under-fathering can you think of?
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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.
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Father and daughter video
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PAIR AND SHARE DISCUSSION
What positive legacy did you father leave you? In what ways have you decided not to be like your father?
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What is the role of a father?
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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
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A coach ... Session M1.5
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Children see … children do video
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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
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YES
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NO
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Unsportsmanlike behaviour video
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ROLEPLAY DRAMAS Fruit of the Spirit
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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
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HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SPORT
Spiritual Emotional Intellectual Social Physical Environmental
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INTEGRATION
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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.
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Ubabalo
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Personal reflection What have been the most important ideas in this session? What is God saying to you? Spend some time praying and thinking.
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Demonstrate an Ubabalo lesson
Session U1.2
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A lesson... Session M1.5
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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?
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3 UBABALO APPROACHES Team huddle Interval training
Discovery Bible Study
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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)
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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)
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3. Discovery Bible Study approach
Sports Coaching Sports Coaching Discovery Bible Study
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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?’
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REFLECTION What challenged you the most? What questions do you have?
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Roleplay Session U1.3
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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
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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
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FEEDBACK 2 basic questions What could you do differently to improve?
What was done well?
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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.
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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
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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?
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Group Facilitation Skills
Session U1.4
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What does a facilitator do?
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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.
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What makes a good facilitator?
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Be quick to listen and slow to speak. James 1:19
Why is this important when working with a group?
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CAUSE- Active Listening skills
Choose to listen Attend Understand Sift through what is said Express a response
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PARAPHRASING Does not add to or change the meaning.
Allows the listener to clarify what has been said and give feedback.
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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 …’
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Active listening task
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The answer is blue... … what is the question?
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Questioning Techniques
Closed questions Open-ended questions
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Open ended questions Feeling questions Tell me more...
Priority questions Third party questions Magic wand questions Probing questions
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FACILITATION ISSUES? Environmental and context challenges
Participant’s motivation and personality challenges Group dynamic challenges
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How do you see the participants?
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The Way Forward Session U1.5
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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
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Ubabalo is not... An organisation
A technical skills development program An event A denomination A set of moral lessons
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Star of the team video #1
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Star of the team video #2
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Continual learning
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UBABALO HOPES TO HELP YOU
Transform people and communities Disciple teenagers and children in a multipliable way Help correct the problems of fatherlessness
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SMART goals Specific Measureable Acheivable Realistic Time bound
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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
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