To allow our staff to fully celebrate the Christmas season with family and friends, the David C Cook offices will be closed beginning end of day on December 24th and reopening on Thursday, January 2nd. If you would like to make a year-end donation, please click here.

If you need further assistance, or to make your year-end donation by phone, please call 719-536-3246.

Away Game

  • Brian Smith
  • Ed Uszynski

Away Game Book Cover

Share the book!

This winning book transforms youth sports into a place of discipleship, where parents guide their young athletes to understand it’s about more than winning but growing in Christ, building character and faith together.

If we don’t own the process of discipling our kids as they play sports, sports culture will do it for us. But what if we saw athletics as a way to build Christian character and faith along with physical muscles and skill? Away Game challenges parents to be more than spectators on the sidelines of their kids’ spiritual lives. Discover:

  • How to use sports as a platform for instilling biblical values in kids and teens.
  • How sports involvement provides opportunities to strengthen your relationship with your child, from car-ride conversations to post-game processing.
  • Ways to keep joy, play, and rest in your child’s athletic experience, even at elite levels.
  • Strategies for sparking faith-based discussions based on real-life scenarios such as handling pressure, dealing with failure, and fostering teamwork.
  • Practical ways to counter the toxic competitive-sports culture as you cultivate self-control, perseverance, and kindness—in yourself and your kids.

Away Game empowers you to take on the role of spiritual mentor in your child’s athletic life, turning every game and practice into a moment of spiritual growth.

Preorder Now:

About the Author:

Ed Uszynski (PhD, Bowling Green State University) has done bible teaching, content strategy, and leadership development in sport ministry for over thirty years. He is a frequent speaker on topics of race, sport culture, and marriage.

Brian Smith, author of several books on faith and sports, runs TheChristianAthlete.com and is pursuing a master’s in theology and sports studies.

Sign up to receive our book emails & promotions has context menu

We use cookies to allow you to log-in to your account, to store payment details and analyze your activities on this website, and to improve your experience on this website and our services. By accessing this website, you agree to our cookies policy. More info »