National Youth Sports Week Tuesday, Oct 25—Coaches Day Let’s emphasize the importance of access to quality coaching tools and resources and the role trained coaches play in creating positive youth sports experiences. Brought to you by Positive Coaching Alliance PEP RALLY DAY | COACHES DAY | WELLNESS DAY | SAFETY DAY | SPIRIT DAY | PLAY DAY COACHING TOOLS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Develop Winners in Life Through Sports Join the Positive Coaching Alliance team as they walk through all the resources coaches and families can use to create a greater youth sports experience. Learn, Do, Celebrate An estimated 6.5 million coaches provide youth sports instruction, but less than 5% have received formal training. Join Positive Coaching Alliance on Tuesday, October 25th for a FREE coaching webinar as well as access to select courses in their coaching curriculum. Let’s help make every coaching experience a positive one! Learn Families: Learn how to “Develop Winners in Life Through Sports” with this informational webinar from Positive Coaching Alliance. Register to watch Clubs & Teams: Learn how to conduct a coach evaluation. Download these sample coaching evaluation forms. They are a great start to help build an end-of-season evaluation for your coaching staff. Get started Do Families: Have you ever thought about being a volunteer coach? Now is the time to sign up. Already coaching your youngster? These tips are still for you—Download PCA’s list of top 10 coaching tips. Learn more Clubs & Teams: Coaches receive FREE access to PCA’s Coaching for Winning & Life Lessons course through SportsEngine. Get access by signing up for your voucher code using the link below. Get the voucher Celebrate Families: Thank your coaches today! Nominate them for the PCA Double-Goal Coach® award and share their nomination on social media with the hashtags #nationalyouthsportsweek #thankyoucoach and tag @positivecoachus and @youthsportsNCYS on Twitter. Nominate a coach Clubs & Teams: The year-end party is a great place to celebrate your exemplary coaches. We've gathered the top tips for planning that year-end team party. See more ☆ BIG IDEA ☆ National Youth Sports Week Youth Development Techniques Join us in helping the Susan Crown Exchange train one million coaches in youth development techniques by 2025. As an anchor partner of Million Coaches Challenge, PCA will train over 400,000 youth sports coaches to incorporate SEL and PYD into their coaching practices. Will those be the coaches in your organization? Read More Featured Coaching Content PCA’s Development Zone® Resource Center hosts more than 1,800 tools and resources in a searchable platform for coaches and leaders to support their athletes on and off the field and create a positive youth sports experience. Here are a few of our top picks. Surviving Tryouts and Cuts Disagree With Your Child’s Coach? How To Handle, And When To Intervene Supporting Your Children When They Make Mistakes Seize Teachable Moments In Televised Sports To Reinforce Character Should Parents Intervene When the Coach is Being Unfair? See more at the Positive Coaching Alliance Dev Zone More from Positive Coaching Alliance 10 Tips for Sports Parents From a National Team Athlete Parents are an integral part to a child’s growth, success, and enjoyment of sports Pre-Season Meeting Agenda Template A well-run pre-season meeting sets the tone for a successful season—here’s how to align coaches, parents, and athletes from day one. Discussion Guide: Moneyball Themes in this movie include respecting a team mentality and the importance of leadership to success 12 Tips for Talking to Your Teen Athlete About Their Mental Health Roman Oben on the Importance of Showing Players You Care About Them Discover what it is like to be a youth coach after a professional NFL career and more in Positive Coaching Alliance's latest speaker series. Top 10 Tips For Helping Youth Athletes Learn How to Play for ‘More Than the Score’ Discover the top 10 tips for parents and coaches to focus on making the game about 'more than the score.' Coaching Players of Mixed Skill Levels Defining the Role of a Coach: Game Changing Tips By understanding the many roles they fill, coaches can approach their interactions with their team with care and intention. 4 Ways to Develop Life Skills During Practice Youth sports, under the guidance of a supportive and intentional coach, provide a unique opportunity to help athletes develop both sports skills and essential life skills. Coaches can focus on the these skills: What Makes A Great Teammate? Here Are 12 Qualities Mike Klintzing, the Founder and Executive Director of Head Start Basketball, shares 12 characteristics that make a great teammate. Preseason Coach Onboarding Checklist Is Your Athlete Getting Enough Protein? Athletes need to consume a wide variety of high-quality protein foods. Understand quantities and types of protein your young athletes should be consuming. View More