Subject: Bethesda Lacrosse Association Partners with Positive Coaching Alliance to Benefit Youth Athletes
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Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:00:52 -0400 (EDT)

For Immediate Release Contacts: Casey Miller, Positive Coaching Alliance E-Mail: [email-masked]                   Or Matt Breslin, Executive Director Bethesda Lacrosse Association E-Mail: [email-masked]   Bethesda Lacrosse Association Partners with Positive Coaching Alliance to Benefit Youth Athletes   March 15, 2019 – Bethesda Lacrosse Organization has established a 3-year partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a national non-profit developing “Better Athletes, Better People” by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building sports experience.   The partnership provides Bethesda Lacrosse Association access to PCA’s training for coaches, sports parents, student-athletes and administrators, comprising live group workshops, online courses, books by PCA Founder Jim Thompson and additional online resources, such as e-mailed follow-up tips and reminders.   PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 youth sports organizations, schools, districts, conferences, and park-and-rec departments to create a Development ZoneTM culture, where the goal is using youth and high school sports to develop Better Athletes, Better People, Thompson said. “We look forward to working with Bethesda Lacrosse Association to create the best possible experience for the youth athletes. Our research-based materials combine the latest in sports psychology, education and practical advice from top pro and college coaches and athletes that help improve athletic performance while also ensuring kids take life lessons from sports that will help them throughout the rest of their lives.”   “We could not be more excited about partnering with PCA (Positive Coaching Alliance) to help guide our board, staff, coaches, parents and players on improving the culture of youth sports in the area. The PCA mission to transform youth sports by filling the emotional tanks of players is something we want to be a part of and adopt in all programs we run throughout the year,” said BLA Executive Director Matt Breslin.    About Positive Coaching Alliance 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 more than 1,800 free multimedia tips and tools at www.PCADevZone.org, PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to deliver more than 20,000 live group workshops, along with 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: The Double-Goal Coach®, who strives to win while also pursuing the more important goal of 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 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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bethesda Lacrosse | 10319 Westlake Drive, #191, Bethesda, MD 20817 Unsubscribe [email-masked] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email-masked] in collaboration with Try it free tod