Champions Cross Training Journals

Our motto at Champions Rodeo Programs is "Developing Champions - In and Out of the Arena".  Our hope has always been to equip rodeo athletes with the event skills they need to be competitive and the practical and spiritual advice relative to achieving success at the highest level.

Although Rope Myers, 2001 World Champion Steer Wrestler and current Director of Champions Rodeo Camps, has taken some time off from the PRCA circuit to develop programs at Sky Ranch, he recently decided to step back into the rodeo arena.  With his sights set on the 2010 Wrangler Timed Event Championships in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Rope is gearing up for professional competition once again.  The Timed Event is scheduled for March 5-7, 2010 at the Lazy E Arena.

Rope believes that what defines a champion is not what you "win", but who you become in the preparation for excellence.  All champions, regardless of their sport, share similar elements in their practice and their prepraration.  They also have areas of difference in their approach to training.  Since rodeo is typically an individual sport, most competitors find themselves without a coach - - this requires extreme focus, determination, and personal accountability.

Click on the links below to follow Rope in his quest for a Timed Event Championship.  There might be something in there that will help you, too!  Click on each underlined segment to read Rope's thoughts, struggles, successes, and game plan, week after week.

We are also very excited about adding some young champions to the  CRC team!  Every competitor has a unique perspective and their own way of preparing for "battle".  God provides opportunities for us to  learn from one another.  Follow these young rodeo stars as they journal their thoughts, practice schedules and routines, and all that God is teaching them along the way!  Click on their name to link to their journal page. 

 Layton Myers             Keely Jo Weger           CJ Kerr

The Game Plan - Rope Myers                                 

Goal:                 Compete at the 2010 Wrangler Timed Event Championships          

Foundational                                                                                                                                  
Scripture:          I Corinthians 9:24-27

Breakdown:      Details received from the Father to date

                         BE FAITHFUL  - 2 Samuel 22:26       (Week 1)
                              * 4 days a week do something to prepare for WTEC
                                    + Even in adversity   James 1:2-7  (Week 2)
                                    +Trust is in the Lord, not in the practice  (Psalm 20:7-8)  (Week 17)

                                *  Once each week journal about the preparation
                                    + Write the vision   Habakkuk 2:2   (Week 3)
                              *  Continually seek the Father's Heart on this
                                   + Course adjustments all along "The Way"  John 14:6    (Week 4)
                                   + Keep Listening   John 10:3-5   (Week 5)

                          THIS MUST BE ABOUT HIS GLORY - Ephesians 3:20-21, Hebrews 13:21
                              * God is glorified when others are helped in His name
                                    +God's Glory is manifested when people are loved  1 John 3:18-19  (Week 6)
                                    +God wants us to be Sherpas    (Week 11 and 12)
                                    +I hope my kids get this  Exodus 18:20  (Week 20)
                              *God is glorified in the process, not in the results  2 Thessalonians 1:11, 12 (Week 7)
                                    +Don't forget to go back to the basics  1 Corinthians 2:1-2  (Week 8)
                               *Man's humility leads to God's glory   1 Peter 5:6 (Week 9)
                               *God is glorified when we don't give up  Galations 6:9  (Week 10)    

                                THERE ARE MORE DETAILS TO COME - Philippians 1:6, Psalms 119:105 (Week 14)
                              * I know that there is more that my Father wants to tell me
                              * Some things only make sense in context (Week 13)
                              * This is about the Walk with Him (Week 15)
                              *He is known as Jehovah Jireh (Genesis 22:13-14)   (Week 16)
                              *Seek wise counsel (Proverbs 20:18)  (Week 18)
                              *Praise God for Brothers!  (Week 19)