SHOW Gratitude, ENCOURAGE with Words, SUPPORT our Teams
Our coaches, players, supporting staff, and the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) work hard to bring success to our community. How awesome would it be if we flood them with cards of appreciation full of encouraging words.
Football is at Smith Football Center: 1501 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820 (doors are locked, send mail)
· Coach Bielema lost his mother this week. Send a Sympathy card and add support for his hard work
https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/6/13/football_coaches.aspx
· Football Coaches https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/6/13/football_coaches.aspx
· Football Student Athletes https://fightingillini.com/sports/football/roster
· Supporting Staff https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/6/13/football_coaches.aspx
· Don’t forget all the players, not just celebrity players. They all need our support
· Ask your children to write a card
· Improvise about how to show appreciation
· Don’t ask for anything. This is a chance to give, not to receive.
Men’s Basketball is at Ubben Basketball Complex: 1750 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820 (doors are locked, send mail)
· Coach Underwood https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/brad-underwood/1703
· Basketball Coaches https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/coaches
· Basketball Student Athletes https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster?path=mbball
· Supporting Staff https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/coaches
· Don’t forget all the players, not just celebrity players. They all need our support
· Ask your children to write a card
· Improvise about how to show appreciation
· Don’t ask for anything. This is a chance to give, not to receive.
Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) is at Bielfeldt Athletics Administration Building: 1700 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820 , Champaign, IL 61820 (doors are locked, send mail)
· They have done a great job raising funds to support the teams and raise our profile nationally
· Offices: https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/6/30/GEN_0630154135.aspx
· Directory: https://fightingillini.com/staff-directory
· Josh Whitman, Athletic Director https://fightingillini.com/staff-directory/josh-whitman/366
· Howard Milton, Executive Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Development (and all his supporting staff)
http://jointheifund.com/howardmilton.html
Women’s Basketball is at Ubben Basketball Complex: 1750 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820 (doors are locked, send mail)
· Coach Shauna Green. This is her first year and doing great.
https://fightingillini.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/shauna-green/1694
· WBB Coaches https://fightingillini.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball#sidearm-roster-coaches
· WBB Student Athletes https://fightingillini.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster?path=wbball
· Supporting Staff https://fightingillini.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster#sidearm-roster-coaches
· Don’t forget all the players, not just celebrity players. They all need our support
· Ask your children to write a card
· Improvise about how to show appreciation
· Don’t ask for anything. This is a chance to give, not to receive.
Remember all the other sports.
I could repeat all these steps for other sports. You will find them at this page: https://fightingillini.com/index.aspx and hover over the word SPORTS in the menu
MEN'S SPORTS
Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Track & Field
Tennis
Wrestling
WOMEN'S SPORTS
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Gymnastics
Soccer
Softball
Swim & Dive
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Are encouraging words valuable?
Proverbs 17:22: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 12:25: "Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers a person up."
Proverbs 16:24: "Kind words are like honey sweet to the soul and healthy for the body."
Proverbs 25:11: "Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at the right time.”
Proverbs 12:18: "Careless words stab like a sword, but the words of wise people bring healing.”
Proverbs 15:4: "Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.”