As part of a targeted effort to provide the most
positive experience for its athletes, Canton High School has established a partnership with
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA). PCA, a
Stanford University-based non-profit organization, works with coaches,
organizational leaders and parents to more effectively teach young athletes not
only how to win, but also how to learn about teamwork, discipline, respect and
goal-setting through their sports experience.
The partnership is sponsored by the CHS Athletic Booster Club who supports the CHS Athletic Department in our goal of continuing to improve the student athlete experience here at CHS.
“Many
people think that misbehavior in youth sports is like the weather," said
Jim Thompson, founder and director of Positive Coaching Alliance. "You can complain about it but you
can't do anything about it. Working with
hundreds of youth sports organizations and schools around the United States, we
know you can change youth sports, and
we've developed many practical tools and guidelines to do just that. We’re excited that Canton High School recognizes the tremendous potential sports participation offers for
today’s youth and is stepping up to realize that potential through their
athletic programs.”
Coach,
parent and player misbehavior in youth sports has become national news. Canton High School sees its partnership with PCA as a key
step in preventing such incidents; developing clear, positive expectations for
its players, fans and coaches; and thus helping promote
the school’s core values & behaviors. CHS Athletic Director Danny Erickson explained that, "the CHS Athletic Department is guided by our school's core values of:
- Continuous Improvement
- Academic Excellence and Rigor
- Respectful and Responsible Relationships
- Inclusive Community
"Our new relationship with PCA will help us all navigate the complex situations encountered during the high school athletic journey," continued Erickson. "This relationship will help us continue to strengthen the correlation between our practice and our core values."
The partnership includes 3 workshops annually. The first two workshops were held this fall at CHS- one for captains and one for coaches. The 3rd workshop for this academic year will be held on Monday, January 12th from 6:30-7:30 in the CHS Auditorium. This workshop will be targeted at our freshmen athletes and it will be required for them to attend.
About Positive Coaching Alliance
Founded as a non-profit within the Stanford
University Athletic Department in 1998, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is
committed to providing all youth and high school athletes a positive,
character-building youth sports experience. To that end, PCA has conducted
more than 10,000 live group workshops nationwide for more than 675,000 youth
and high school sports coaches, parents, student-athletes and
school/organizational leaders. Through workshops and companion online courses,
PCA has impacted more than 4.5 million youth.
PCA’s partnership network includes more than 1,700 youth sports organizations, cities and schools. In 2012, PCA will conduct roughly 1,200 live, group workshops across the U.S., while assisting tens of thousands of other individuals via online courses at www.PositiveCoach.org.
PCA
workshops and courses strive to establish these prevailing models in youth and
high school sports:
·
The Double-Goal
Coach®, whose first goal is winning, and whose second,
more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports
·
The Second-Goal
Parent®, who concentrates on life lessons, while letting coaches
and athletes focus on competing
·
The Triple-Impact
Competitor®, who strives to impact sport on three levels by
improving oneself, teammates and the game as a whole.
PCA has the support of elite coaches and athletes
on a National
Advisory Board, including National Spokesperson and 11-time NBA Champion
Coach Phil Jackson.
