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 How Parents/Caregivers Can Support Their Athletes Through Tough Moments Supporting your young athlete goes beyond celebrating victories—it’s about showing up with empathy, especially during the tough moments when they need it the most. Creating Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ+ Athletes Join Hudson Taylor as he discusses his unique perspective on LGBTQ+ respect and inclusion in sports. 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. Year-Round Fitness Prevents In-Season Injury Dr. Anne Moore and Dr. Heather Bergeson point to the key to staying injury-free. Empowering Athletes: Listening to Our Bodies in Sport In PCA's ongoing collaboration with Dove BODY CONFIDENT SPORT, PCA recently conducted the third and final session of a three-part webinar series. Brian McBride: Advice to Youth Coaches See how this coach's approach can help nurture a youth athlete's talent . Discussion Guide: Bend It Like Beckham This film uses themes of balancing sport and family, maintaining self-belief, coping with societal pressure, and self-motivation Supporting Each Other: Filling Emotional Tanks Understanding the importance of maintaining a full "emotional" tank. Back To School Tips And Tools Get your athletes prepared for Fall sports with these helpful tips. Social Emotional Return to the Field As programs return to in-person activities, coaches have an opportunity to create a team space that not only helps players heal and adjust, but to thrive and develop resilience. Checklist for Positive Coaches 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 Game Plan for Girls in Sports Check out how Positive Coaching Alliance is delivering new and effective resources for and with girls, coaches, and your entire community. View More