Parent Corner #8 – Dream Season Begins
Hey FCA Families!
Winter League – Season 1 is off and running as we are already 3 weeks into our Flag Football, Basketball 6–7, and Basketball 4–5 programs.
This season’s theme is simple: Team - Teammate - Self.
When kids learn to put others first — on the court, at home, in the classroom, and in our community — everything changes. Teams get better, culture grows stronger, and kids develop character and compassion.
This is the kind of environment that shapes future guides, and it is why our mission is to engage, equip, and empower kids, coaches, and families.
Dream Season
With Thanksgiving and Christmas upcoming, I like to call it Dream Season.
So here is one of my “scary dreams”:
A full SnapCourt complex at Grace Point by Winter 2026 (see photos attached of our mock ups) — two smaller courts and one middle school court — a hub where FCA Sports can reach more families and more neighborhoods across the Tri-Cities.
It is a dream too big for me, which makes it exactly the kind of dream God loves to step into.
What about you?
What is a dream that feels too big unless God shows up?
This Season’s Book: The Circle Maker (Order Here) By Mark Batterson
This winter, we will pull one truth each week from this book. Here is Week 1.
Week 1 – Dream Big
(God Honors Big Prayers)
The Circle Maker reminds us that dreaming small does not honor God. Dreaming big does.
God is not intimidated by your biggest dream or overwhelmed by your impossible. Most of us do not dream too big — we dream too small.
So as we start this season, what dream do you need to begin circling? For your child? Your home? Your marriage? Your walk with Jesus?
If our kids are learning Team - Teammate - Self, we can model what it looks like to trust God with dreams bigger than ourselves.
I also want to point our newer FCA families to an incredible resource on parenting kids in youth sports: Away Game (order book HERE)
Meet Ray
Ray sat at the kitchen table after school, his homework spread out but untouched. Instead, he was sketching something on a scrap piece of paper.
His mom came over and asked, “What are you working on?”
Ray held up the paper — it was a drawing of a basketball court, sloppy lines and all. Around it, he had drawn a big circle. He grinned. “Coach told us to think of a dream we have… something we want God to help us with. So I drew this. I want to make the game-winning shot one day.”
His mom laughed softly. “I like that dream. Want me to pray with you about it?”
Ray nodded, and the two of them prayed right there at the kitchen table. It was simple, honest, and big. Ray circled the court again with his pencil before putting the paper on the fridge.
His first prayer circle.
Takeaway: Bold prayers honor God.
This winter, let us dream big, circle those dreams, and trust Jesus with every step.
Win The Day,
Troy Farley
FCA Sports Leagues Director
