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 PCA Founder Interviews Dr. Amy Saltzman on Mindfulness Positive Coaching Alliance Founder, Jim Thompson sits down with Dr. Amy Saltzman to talk through mindfulness, anxiety, and her latest book. How to Handle the Pouting Athlete With Attitude Problems PCA lead trainer, Joe Terrasi, addresses how to handle kids behavioral issues on and off the field. Understanding Trauma’s Impact on Behavior Discover ways to navigate trauma's impact on an athlete's youth sports experience. Herm Edwards on How Sports Bring People Together Hear from former NFL player and head coach, Herm Edwards on how sports can bring people together with one common goal—winning. COVID-19 Return to Youth Sports Guidelines The following recommendations are based on a collaborative effort by experts in childhood sports medicine from representative regions around the United States Discussion Guide: Moneyball Themes in this movie include respecting a team mentality and the importance of leadership to success What Steve Kerr Wants From Sports Parents Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr discusses the best techniques for a pre-season meeting for coaches dealing with tough parents. Triple-Impact Competitor PCA shares three levels within a Triple-Impact competitor works. A Letter to Youth & High School Coaches: The Gruden Incident A lesson that all youth coaches can learn from the Jon Gruden incident. Positive Behavior Guidance: Responsive Intervention Discover how to over come behavior challenges in a positive manner with your athletes. Discussion Guide: Rudy Themes in Rudy include believing in yourself, hard work, and overcoming adversity Positively Chart Your Players’ Success Coaches often think they add value only by pointing out players’ flaws and trying to correct them. Positive Charting will help you “catch players doing things right.” View More