Road Map to Excellence

The goal of Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is to create a movement to transform youth sports. This will require change at all levels of society by "change agents" who will help make that change happen in their spheres of influence.
PCA has developed "Standards of Excellence" for youth sports organizations (YSO) that aspire to be outstanding "educational-athletic" organizations. There are six elements:

Mission Statement
Coach Recruitment Program
Coach Development Program
- Annual Evaluation
- Double-Goal Coach Job Description (PDF - 74 Kbytes)
- Coach Evaluation Form for Parents (PDF - 85 Kbytes)
- Coach Evaluation Form for Players (PDF - 72 Kbytes)
Positive Coaching Awards
- Positive Coaching Award (PDF - 70 Kbytes)
- Double-Goal Coach Award (PDF - 340 Kbytes)
- Honoring the Game Organization Award (PDF - 54 Kbytes)
Parent Expectations Program
- Parent Pledge (PDF - 62 Kbytes)
- Parent Letter (PDF - 85 Kbytes)
Honor the Game Day Information

This "Road Map to Excellence" is intended to help you become a change agent, so Positive Coaching will become the norm in youth sports. We need individuals like you to make your organization one that promotes and reinforces positive coaching rather than the win-at-all-cost model of coaching that is polluting youth sports.
For YSO leaders and board members, this Road Map can help you implement the Standards of Excellence. It also can help parents and coaches begin a conversation with the leaders of their YSO. The important thing is to begin talking about these things because action that results in cultural change rarely comes without a great deal of talk, with conversations at many levels. So let the conversations begin; start talking about the elements of this Road Map to Excellence and help us "transform youth sports so sports can transform youth."