FCA Sports Camps- Faith And Sports
MADISON- Bob Jones High School is the host site for this week’s Madison County West FCA Sports Camp July 15-19 as hundreds of young Christian athletes ages 7-13 converged onto Madison for the week-long gathering for spiritual leadership and athletics.
Professional instructors will take to their designated sessions of their expertise in their individual sport. The list of the instructors for the FCA is impressive:
Baseball- Will Noles, high school baseball state champion currently a junior and player for the UAH Chargers baseball team.
Basketball- Tommy Murr, Alabama high school all-time scoring leader (5,716 points) while attending Lindsay Lane Christian Academy. He’s now a senior guard for UAH.
Cheerleading- Erica Bell, nine-year head coach at Cullman High where her squads have won 10 state championships.
Fishing- Kevin Walls, Arab High fishing coach and leads ministry through his church with a soup kitchen called Connect Kitchen.
Football- Devin Wyman, former NFL defensive tackle and indoor football league head coach.
Golf- Jimmy Taylor, co-owner and golf instructor at Madison Golf Center. He’s a certified PGA Class A Professional.
Karate- Dr. Jim Scott, Liberty University Taekwondo Team coach. Seven-time World Champion and retired Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Air Force.
Quarterback Clinic- Zak Burnell, Samford and Liberty signal caller and team spiritual leader.
Soccer- Lenny Muckle, founder of Youth Enjoying Soccer Athletic Club of Pittsburgh. Former professional soccer player.
Softball- Marisa Dunn, former player at Auburn-Montgomery winning two National Championships and is current coach at Albertville High.
Tennis- Steve Machen, collegiate player and coach for two decades.
Track & Field- David Cain, in his 24th season as coach of the UAH track programs. He was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in 2023.
Volleyball- Alex Owen, a Huntsville High graduate who later was an All-American player at Lee University. She now coaches club volleyball teams.
The sports camp will come to a close with Family Night with campers and their families invited for a free dinner and fellowship. The evening will be capped off by an appearance of special guest Matt Adams known world over for being an illusionist and sharing God’s word through his spiritual teachings.
New this year is the 13-year old “Gap” Huddles, which includes special participation in soccer, golf, frisbee golf, kickball, Wiffleball, pool time and Top Golf.
The FCA is also hosting two Power Leadership Training (PTL) events. The Middle School Conference will be held July 25-26 at Madison Academy while the High School Conference is set for Aug. 2-3 at the Von Braun Center.
Both events are filled with faith, fun, food and fellowship. Student-athletes must register in advance with each conference featuring special guest speakers. The high school event will feature special guest speakers. The high school event will feature singer Taya, who is most passionate about her music and worship leading today’s youth as they learn about spiritual growth. The middle school conference will feature Hykeng Paul, a specialized speaker from a church in South Carolina. He has a life story that must be heard. It’s a story of his life from rock bottom to God saving him to faith of new heights.
Information for all events is located at northalabamafca.org or by calling, 256-509-3692.
