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 Devin McCourty: Leadership, Relationships, Self-Awareness Devin McCourty talks leadership and mindfulness. Helping Your Athlete Who Is Lacking Playing Time How to help your athlete develop resilience and voice while dealing with adversity. Brian McBride: Advice to Youth Coaches See how this coach's approach can help nurture a youth athlete's talent . Should Parents Intervene When the Coach is Being Unfair? How to approach sportsmanship with your youth athlete. Helping Athletes Identify Life Skills through Watching Sports Learn how asking open-ended questions, and observing social media habits can help. Get To Know You Activities As a coach, it's important to help the players on your team build supportive relationships with each other. These Get to Know You Activities can help players build those relationships. How Girls Can Overcome Body Image Concerns and Embrace Their Athletic Build Girls go through body changes earlier in their lives than boys typically do, but often times they feel awkward because of that. 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. 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. Discussion Guide: Her Best Move Her Best Move is the story of soccer player Sara Davis, a high school girl trying to balance teenage life with the chance to join the US National Team. Voices From the Black Community: How to Check-In With Your Athletes Former WNBA Star, Val Whiting discusses how coaches can help athletes feel 'seen' when they may be the minority on a team. 3 Must-Use Strategies For Coaches To Gain Support From Parents Oliver Luck's perspective on how to get the support of parents in youth sports View More