Each month, Positive Coaching Alliance and the national organizations (listed below) that serve as National Conversation co-conveners will distribute "Good Coaching Case Studies" designed to start conversation among youth and high school sports parents, coaches and leaders/administrators.

We want to hear your voice! Read this month's Case Study -- "Old Yeller" -- followed by instructions on how you can join the Conversation.
 

Old Yeller

Coach Coates is a yeller. He yells constantly during practices and games. He yells at his players and criticizes them when they do things wrong. He even yells when they seem to be doing things right. His teams consistently have winning records, and as far as you can tell, the players seem to handle the yelling without getting down on themselves or each other.

• Is Coach Coates a good coach? Why or why not?

• Would you want your child to play for this coach?

• Does his winning record excuse his yelling?

• Would your answer change depending on the age of the athletes?

Share your answers by clicking here for the Good Coaching Case Studies blog. You also can click here for a PDF version of the Case Study to print out and discuss at youth sports events or meetings.

Thanks to these co-conveners that support the National Conversation on Coaching by distributing Good Coaching Case Studies to their members:

American Youth Soccer Organization
Institute for International Sport
Little League International
Michigan State University Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc.
USA Volleyball
USA Water Polo
US Lacrosse