Newton Youth Soccer Club is proud and very excited to announce its partnership with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA). The mission of the Positive Coaching Alliance which is a national nonprofit organization is to develop “Better Athletes, Better People” by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience.
Since its 1998 launch at Stanford University by Founder and CEO Jim Thompson, PCA has impacted more than 5 million youth athletes. PCA reaches youth and high school sport leaders, coaches, athletes, parents, and officials through partnerships with school and youth sports organizations nationwide that comprise live workshops, online courses, Thompson’s books and e-communications, providing free tips and tools.
Checkout the PCA Development Zone Webpage: www.devzone.positivecoach.org
Newton Youth Soccer will be hosting, at no cost to our coaches, two live PCA workshops this Fall, 2018. It is an expectation that all of our coaches attend one of the two dates offered as an indication of commitment to our players. Details on each workshop can be found below:
Workshop Title: Double Goal Coach: Positive Motivation
Dates: Tuesday, September 25th & Sunday, September 30th
Times: Tuesday 7-9pm / Sunday 5-7pm
Location: Oak Hill Middle School Cafeteria
Cost: Free!
Although not ultimately required, we do ask that coaches register your intend to attend here: SIGN UP SHEET
About Positive Coaching Alliance
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) develops BETTER ATHLETES, BETTER PEOPLE through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes. In addition to more than 1,800 free multimedia tips and tools at www.PCADevZone.org, PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to deliver more than 20,000 live group workshops, along with online courses and books by PCA Founder Jim Thompson that help those involved in youth and high school sports create a positive, character-building youth sports culture.
