Description
All in, regardless if it’s sports, family or your principles.
A group of young basketball players faced with a dilemma, a conflict with basketball practice on Sunday morning or going to church. Treating our faith lesser importance versus sports seems the only option, but when a couple of the “best” b-ball players make the decision to treat faith as a priority the others see that if they are fair to the team at other games and practices, coaches will at least understand. This becomes an exercise in peer pressure and standing up for your faith. Being “all in” our faith, helping others, sharing God’s love, making a difference in the world, or even if it is being on a sports team.
Keywords: peer pressure, sports, setting priorities, faith, friends
Cast: 12 m or f teens
Bible Reference: Psalm 16:8
Set: standard
Sound: wireless mics if available
Song: none
Lighting: standard
SFX:
- gym noises, basketballs on floor noise
Props:
- basketballs
Costumes:
- likely sports sweaters, shorts
Special Instructions: none
Time: 9
Sample of script:
group come on stage, talking rapidly
Alex: So my bud Harry says, “Wanna head to Larnell’s place?
Ashley: Larnell? . . . Where from did that name come, like, Larnell, that for sure is like . . .
Bailey: I’m all in with ya on that Ashley . . . like really, name’a Larnell, for sure lame . . .
Brett: Larnell . . . sounds like “doorbell”, . . . whose gonna . . .
Ryan: Well, gotta tell ya, I am for sure down on mostly any old name, but fact is . . . Larnell, like, really?
Dallas: Once I had a friend, name’a Columbus . . .
Jordan: I am all there on Columbus but . . . Larnell?
Madison: Me too, I am all over Columbus, says something, seems like . . .but . . .
Robin: Larnell, that makes my brain go all squirrely!
Taylor: Not sure where you guys are headed, me, I’m not sure why you are all over name’a Larnell, I mean I would be all in on goin’ to Larnell’s with Harry.
Robin: Shhhhh! . . . Here comes Harry now, and he’s got somebody with him, don’t want Harry all annoyed at us!
Harry and Darnell come on stage
Taylor: Hey Harry, who is your friend?
Harry: Like you guys to meet my friend Larnell. . . . Larnell just moved here with his folks and he’s all there on getting to know you guys. I been stretchin’ the truth some, tellin’ Larnell you guys are mostly OK people.
Various voices:
Hey Larnell . . . Good knowin’ ya Larnell . . Nice ta see ya Larnell . . . Welcome to the neighborhood . . . etc
Alex: Welcome, welcome, Larnell, so where y’all come in from?
Larnell: Me and my family we moved here from San Francisco.
Ashley: San Fran? . . Wow, me I’d be all over livin’ in San Fran, how’d they force you guys to come way across the country to here?
Larnell: Well San Francisco is all good but Harry here, he’s been showin’ me around, I like what I see, Harry tells me you got a first-rate b-ball team here, so I’m all in on that.
Bailey: B-ball? . . . You’re all in on basketball? . . .
Larnell: 24/7 is what! . . . My team took bronze at state finals last year, was a blast!
Brett: Oh man Larnell, we are all there on doin’ a recruit job on you!
Ryan: Yeh, some’a these guys they don’t know b-ball from horseshoes but some can actually hit the basket so long as there’s a strong wind at their backs.
Madison: Funny, funny!
catcalls from the others
Larnell: Sounds good, maybe we can sometime go shoot a few hoops maybe?
Dallas: We mostly get together Sunday morning for basketball, for sure you are welcome.