Seventy percent of kids quit sports before age 13. Despite youth sports being a $40 billion industry, the more parents spend, the less kids enjoy it. The “youth sports industrial complex” is failing to deliver on its promises, and Christian fathers in particular have a crucial role to play in changing that story.That’s why veteran sports ministers Brian Smith and Ed Usyznski wrote Away Game: A Christian Parent’s Guide to Navigating Youth Sports. With over 50 combined years in sports ministry, multiple theological degrees, and decades discipling athletes at every level, they are the most trusted voices speaking biblically into this issue today.Instead of treating youth sports as performance-driven pressure cookers, Away Game reframes them as opportunities for discipleship. Every practice, game, and car ride home becomes a chance to connect sports emotions, joy, disappointment, competition, teamwork, to spiritual formation.


This book equips men and fathers to: