Young People Need Good (PLC) Coaches

It seems that today’s athletic culture is driven by the notion that sports is nothing more than an opportunity to assert physical dominance over an opponent. Winning has become the ultimate goal with little or no concern for the shrapnel that is left in the lives of the young people who are reared in this single-minded environment.

Ok, perhaps the first paragraph was a little strong… but here are some simple reasons why coaches are now more important than ever in the lives of young people.

• Only 3.8% of elementary schools provide physical education (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009).

• Children are on the average spending over 50 hours a week on electronic media – television, video games, email, social media, etc. (Bloomberg Business Week, 2010).

• According to the Center for Disease Control, one in three children are likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure due to sedentary lifestyles (Good Housekeeping, 2012).

• 58% of children age 2-5 can play simple computer games versus 44% who know how to ride a bike (CNN, 2012).

Heart disease…as a teenager? No P.E.? Kids don’t know how to ride a bike? Fifty hours per week on electronic media? That’s a full time job plus overtime on and above school related activities. Now more than ever the role of the coach is critical in helping shape the lives of young people. The critical question is: “What are our coaches teaching our young people?”
According to Play Like a Champion Today® philosophy, coaches are teachers using a different platform to educate. Instead of English, math and science they use practice time, discipline and teamwork to teach life lessons and moral development through sport.
That said moral development doesn’t spontaneously happen through organized sports. Just as practices require “reps” to get better physically, coaches have to be deliberate about promoting moral development by taking “moral development reps” throughout the day. Here are a few fundamentals that will support anyone who is truly coaching their student-athletes for moral development:
• emphasize that moral values come before all else

• take time before each practice and game to call attention to moral values

• take time after each practice and game to evaluate how well the team lived up to its espoused values

• help players to develop their moral reasoning by discussing moral problems as a team

The wide world of sports has changed in many ways…the one thing that stays consistent is the need for good coaches to guide, mentor and love young people. Remember to Play Like a Champion Today®!

VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes

Volleyball Coaches Clinics

The volleyball coach clinics now have locations. The Beginner's clinic scheduled for Saturday, February 12th will be at St. George from 9-1:00. The Advanced clinc scheduled for Sunday, February 13th will be at St. Joseph in Seattle from Noon to 4:00. Information regarding CYO Athletics Volleyball may be found on the volleyball page on our website.

2011 CYO Athletics Volleyball

We have updated our volleyball website with a new score sheet that doesn't include the "libero" since we do not use a libero in CYO Athletics.

Also, we have finalized the dates for our volleyball coach clinics - Beginner's Clinic on February 12th and Advanced Clinic on February 13th. Please check back to see where they will be located, right now we are still finalizing the locations.

Remember: CYO Athletics Volleyball Team Registrations are due to Ross Brownell by this Friday, January 28th. Team Registrations should be sent in by the parish/school Athletic Director and the form can be found on the Athletic Director page on our website. Registrations received after the deadline will not be accepted. Parents interested in registering their children should contact their parish to see if there is any more room to sign-up.

FREE Basketball Coaches Clinic at Seattle University with Coach Joan Bonvicini

Coach Joan Bonvicini and Seattle University have invited CYO Athletics coaches to their coaches clinic on October 23rd. Visit Coach B's website at http://www.coachbonvicini.com/ or click here for a PDF of the brochure.

Soccer Coaches Clinic Set for 8/21

Soccer coaches: The CYO Athletics Soccer Coaches Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, August 21st from 9:00 to 10:30am at Lower Woodland #7. The clinic will be lead by CYO Soccer Commissioner and Seattle Prep Varsity Soccer coach Andy Hendricks. The clinic is great for new coaches to CYO Soccer, and can also be valuable for coaches who may be coaching at a new grade level. The clinic is free, and all CYO soccer coaches, head and assistant are encouraged to come. For more details around CYO Soccer please visit the Soccer page on our website.

SU Soccer Coaches Clinic CANCELED

The Soccer Coaches Clinic scheduled for Saturday, March 6th with Seattle U has been canceled. We were unable to get the minimum number of pre-registered coaches for SU to hold the clinic. We will work with SU's men's soccer team to schedule a coaches clinic another time.

VB Beginner's Clinic Location Changed

The Volleyball Beginner's clinic tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 6th, is no longer at St. Matthew. It has been relocated to St. Louise in Bellevue. The time frame is still 9am to noon.

Volleyball Coaches Clinics - Beginner and Advanced

There are two FREE coaches clinics available for CYO volleyball coaches.

The first clinic, for Beginner coaches will be this Saturday, February 6th at St. Matthew in Seattle, from 9:00am to noon. This Clinic is led by Head Volleyball Commissioner Paula Lavallee, and is highly recommended for all first time CYO volleyball coaches.

The second clinic is the more Advanced clinic, and will take place Monday, February 8th at St. Catherine in Seattle, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. This clinic is led by the Seattle University Head Volleyball coach, Shannon Ellis, and is recommended for all CYO volleyball coaches.

Each year, coaches ask if they can go to both, and YES this is a great way to get some of the basics, as well as some of the more advanced coaching skills.

For more information around CYO Volleyball, visit our website.

Coaches Resources

The Coaching Youth Sports series of coaching manuals by ASEP are well done for coaches of all experience levels but particularly new or novice coaches. Also, if you purchase from the NFCYM website, 50% of the purchase price goes to support the National CYO Sports organization whose mission is to teach Gospel values through sports.

https://store.nfcymoffice.net/shop/pc/home.asp