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How Coaches Can Build Safe, Trusting Relationships
October 8, 2024
Building safe, trusting relationships with and amongst your athletes is the foundation for creating a Positive Youth Sports Culture. Here are some ways's you can create these relationships and benefits that come with them.
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Checklist for Positive Coaches
August 21, 2024
Positive Coaches strive to develop their athletes as competitors and ensure the development of life skills by creating a positive sports culture. Here are simple but powerful things you can do to have a lifetime impact on your athletes as a Positive Coach
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Planning a Season
August 20, 2024
While things may change over the course of a season and it is important to stay flexible, a basic layout can help keep you on track. Here are some tips to plan your season.
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Herm Edwards on What Positive Coaching Means
August 12, 2024
Give a listen to former NFL player and Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards talks about what positive coaching means to him and emphasizes its importance.
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Jason McCourty Talks About How Sports Helped Him Build Resilience
August 6, 2024
Jason McCourty shares how sports helped him work through down moments and continue fighting to be his best.
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Olympic Distance Runner on Being a Teammate in an Individual Sport
July 9, 2024
In this clip, Tollefson reflects on the nature of "individual" sports, such as track and field, that still have athletes as members of a team.
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The Coaches’ Guide to Supporting High School Athlete Mental Health
July 2, 2024
Sports teams offer unique opportunities to create spaces where teens and young adults feel safe, seen, heard, and valued, and coaches are ideally positioned to provide that support. You can be the first to notice when an athlete is struggling emotionally.
Mike Brey on How Coaches Can Correct Athletes' Bad Body Language
Mike Brey on How Coaches Can Correct Athletes’ Bad Body Language
June 16, 2024
Mike emphasizes here how attuned he is to players' body language.
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Empowering Athletes: Listening to Our Bodies in Sport
April 25, 2024
In PCA's ongoing collaboration with Dove BODY CONFIDENT SPORT, PCA recently conducted the third and final session of a three-part webinar series.
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Why Girls and Women in Sports: 10 Benefits
April 25, 2024
Substantial research reveals direct links between girls who participate in sports and stronger educational attainment, positive health outcomes, and improved adult employment results.
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