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FCA seeks to reach every coach and every athlete no matter their sport environment. This has involved a variety of non-traditional sports as well, including:
Action sports are known for their individuality and risk-taking. They include BMX, kitesurfing, mountain biking, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, surfind, rock climbing, and wake boarding. Organized competition exists at all levels and athletes participate individually or within a community.
All Ability Sports encompasses all coaches and athletes who compete with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. All Ability seeks to provide opportunities for the inclusion of all categories of sport within the disability community.
Campus sports are scholastic sports where coaches and athletes typically represent their schools as they compete. Campus sports involve public, private, charter, boarding, and college prep schools around the world ranging from elementary through college level.
Club sports are off-campus sports for coaches and athletes who aspire to reach expert levels and make significant financial, travel, and time investments. FCA Sports Clubs, directed by FCA staff, create catalytic discipleship experiences for coaches and athletes.
League sports are off-campus, developmental sports for coaches and athletes offering moderate time, travel, and financial investments. Leagues are typically self-contained and teams play one another within the same league. FCA Sports Leagues often partner with local churches to mobilize empowered volunteers.
Motorsports are sports with motors. They include aircrafts, snowmobiles, snowbikes, and watercrafts. Motorsports include 2-wheel sports and 4-wheel sports. Athletes generally live out their racing passion throughout their lifetimes. Organized competition is popular both individually and as an entire family.
Outdoors refers to sports including marksmanship (archery, rifle, shotgun), fishing, hunting, canoe/kayaking, and equestrian. In addition to ministering to coaches and athletes who compete, FCA creates outdoor sporting experiences for donors, staff, and coaches and athletes of all sports.
Pro and elite sports are the apex of the sporting world. Most coaches and athletes are paid to play, and many of them represent their countries in competition. Often FCA staff can partner with, or provide a chaplain, to minister to the unique requirements of those competing at this level.