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 1,000+...
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 1,000+ free audio-video and printable tips and tools at www.PCADevZone.org, PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to deliver live group workshops, 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. PCA resources, which have reached more than 8.6 million youth, strive to transform high school and youth sports into a Development Zone™ culture, where the goal is to develop Better Athletes, Better People and the following become the prevailing models in youth and high school sports: 1) The Double-Goal Coach®, who strives to win while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life lessons through sports 2) The Second-Goal Parent®, who concentrates on life lessons, while letting coaches and athletes focus on competing 3) The Triple-Impact Competitor®, who strives to impact sport on three levels by improving oneself, teammates and the game as a whole. PCA gains support from a National Advisory Board, including National Spokesperson and 11-time NBA Champion Coach Phil Jackson, and many other top coaches, athletes, organization leaders and academics who share PCA's mission. PCA was founded in Stanford's Athletic Department in 1998 and currently operates 17 Chapters across the United States (PCA-Detroit, D.C., and Atlanta coming soon!) PCA Central Texas PCA Chicago PCA Cleveland PCA Colorado PCA Hawaii PCA Houston PCA Los Angeles PCA Minnesota PCA New England PCA New York City PCA North Texas PCA Phoenix PCA Portland PCA Sacramento PCA Seattle PCA SF Bay Area PCA Tampa Bay