December 15, 2009  Issue IV Building the Workforce: Jobs in Sports-Based Youth Development Up2Us is dedicated to increasing the impact of youth sports as a tool for positive youth development and to increasing access to quality Sports-Based Youth Development programs, especially for disadvantaged youth. To accomplish this and as a service to our members, Up2Us will send biweekly e-blasts to promote job opportunities in your programs. ACHIEVE Youth Triathlon Summer Camp, Coach (Washington, DC & Houston, TX) ACHIEVE Youth Triathlon Summer Camps are free six-week camps designed to train youth to compete in triathlons. As youth navigate the challenges of training, they also build essential life skills in fitness, exercise, discipline and self-confidence. Coaches will train youth in swimming, biking and running this June and July. Coaches must commit Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM- 12:30 PM for the duration of the camp. For more information about coaching at ACHIEVE, contact Michelle Harburg (michelle@wseminc.com). Coach for America applications are now live! (Nationwide) Coach For America (CFA) is the first nationwide effort to mobilize highly trained AmeriCorps members as coaches at Sports-Based Youth Development organizations around the country. Coach For America members will use their love and knowledge of sports to serve, teach and support youth through a host organization that provides programming for under-resourced youth. As a head or assistant coach, CFA members will address some of the most pressing needs of young people: childhood obesity, academic failure and anti-social behavior. Full-time, half-time, quarter-time and minimum-time positions are available nationwide. For more information on the Coach For America application process, visit http://up2us.org/coach-for-america/becomeacoach. Want your organization's job posting to reach the Up2Us network? Email Heather Langerman (hlangerman@up2us.org). For more information about Up2Us, visit www.up2us.org