Super Message From a Super Bowl Competitor
In honor of the Green Bay Packers reaching Super Bowl XLV, we wanted to share this video of Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy, a member of PCA's National Advisory Board.
Click the video screen above to see Mark's message of support for PCA and his views on supporting Double-Goal Coaching� while working for the organization whose historic coach, Vince Lombardi, reportedly said, "Winning is not everything; it's the only thing."
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Responsible Sports Parenting Tip: Encouragement After Practice
Encouraging your youth athlete is one of the most important aspects of sports parenting. The dad in this video is particularly adept at picking out specific elements of his son's practice and asking open-ended questions that lead to an empowering conversation.
Click the video screen above to learn what you can bring to conversations with your own children, as part of the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Program Powered by Positive Coaching Alliance.
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Ask PCA: Emotional Change in a 6th-Grader
Thanks for your answers to our most recent "Ask PCA" question about the benefits of a player riding the bus with teammates. To review that question and PCA's answer, you can continue scrolling through this item, but for now, consider this week's question:
Emotional Change in a 6th-Grader
"I've got a player on my 5th/6th-grade girls team who, while she practices and plays the same way, has gone from happy and energetic to down and more withdrawn. I'm confused because her effort is still there in practice, she treats me with the same respect, and she is getting noticeably better on the court, but her emotion is much different. What should I do?"
-- Michael Scriven, Springfield, MO
Following is the previous "Ask PCA" question and PCA's response:
"What are the benefits to having kids ride the bus home after games instead of going with their parents?"
PCA Response by Mike Farley, PCA Trainer, Milwaukee
 Plain and simple, riding the bus improves team unity. Of course, there may be a few exceptions when riding with mom & dad is OK, but heading out or coming back with the team is best. From a PCA point of view, it's all part of being a Triple-Impact CompetitorTM, athletes who make themselves, their teammates and the game... better.
So how does riding the bus fit into being a Triple-Impact Competitor? For starters, riding with the team to games relieves the stress for coaches and teammates, who are assured all players will arrive on-time. Secondly, pre- and post-game talks often happen on the bus: game plans, practice changes and more get relayed to players on the bus, which helps to avoid confusion or repetition.
Riding the bus avoids the prima donna status that can occur when children selectively remove themselves from team environments. And lastly, a missed chance to share in the joy or pain that comes with a post-game bus ride is a missed chance for the player to absorb one of the key life lessons of sports: "the team comes first."
(PCA Trainer Mike Farley was a pre-season roster player for the Green Bay Packers in 1985, MVP of D-III University of Wisconsin-River Falls' conference championship team, and is a long-time youth sports coach.)
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Three Double-Goal Coaches� Nominated for NFL's Shula Award
Nominees for the NFL's inaugural Don Shula Coach of the Year Award include three PCA-trained and certified Double-Goal Coaches: Mark Burke of Washington, DC's Model School for the Deaf; Ken Perelta of the San Francisco Bay Area's Marin Catholic High School; and Ray Seals of Houston's Madison High School.
PCA congratulates all the coaches nominated for this prestigious award,
"chosen for their character and integrity, inspirational leadership, commitment to the community, and on-field success," according to this NFL press release. |
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