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 Helping Your Athlete Who Is Lacking Playing Time Should Parents Intervene When the Coach is Being Unfair? How to approach sportsmanship with your youth athlete. How Kids Learn Best: Key Elements for Learning & Development This resource shows that understanding how kids learn best can help coaches intentionally design sport programs through which their players will not only grow but thrive. The Impact of College ‘Name-Image-Likeness’ Rule Changes on Youth and High School Sports NIL legislation was recently passed in all 50 states which allows college athletes to make money off of their name, image, and likeness. Hear the impacts from these stand-out athletes. Ask PCA: Helping Your Child Through Sports Disappointment: A Parent/Caregiver’s Guide Learn the ways in which you can help your child through sports disappointment. Planning a Season Discover how to plan a youth sports season with this resource from the Positive Coaching Alliance. WEBINAR RECAP: The Rise of Girls’ Flag Football The current state of girls' flag, and what has attributed to the growing popularity and visibility of the sport. Discussion Guide for Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw This film tells a powerful story of courage, struggle, and redemption Playing Time: Good Coaches Get Players Into Games Playing time is one of the most common sources of frustration for many parents, coaches and athletes Bringing Empathy to Your Team Wondering how you can bring empathy to your team? Follow the tips below to create that supportive, empathetic environment that all kids can benefit from! Flourishing Amidst COVID: If Camus (and Aristotle) Were Your Coach Youth athletes are in the midst of a legitimately challenging time, on so many levels. Let’s Coach Girls Like Everyone is Watching Discover practical strategies to help girls not only join teams, but stay in the game and thrive. View More