YCLA: Positive Coaching Alliance Partnership

York County Lacrosse Association Partners With Positive Coaching Alliance - Focuses on winning and life lessons for youth athletes.

The York County Lacrosse Association (YCLA) has established a partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to ensure a positive, character-building experience for all youth athletes in York Adams lacrosse programs. PCA (Visit PCA - New Window), a Stanford University-based non-profit organization, conducts workshops for coaches, organizational leaders, and parents involved in schools and sports organizations serving five-to-18-year-old athletes. PCA also provides workshops for high school athletes.

"Working with hundreds of youth sports organizations around the United States, PCA has developed practical tools and guidelines to help youth athletes, their coaches and parents get the most out of sports," said Bob Rhein, President, York County Lacrosse Association. "We recognize the tremendous opportunity for character-building that sports offer for today’s youth, so we are embracing PCA’s Double-Goal CoachTM model, where winning is one goal and teaching life lessons is the second, more-important goal."

"We are delighted to partner with the York County Lacrosse Association," said PCA Executive Director Jim Thompson. "Together, we’ll strive to help their youth athletes take a positive approach to pursuing victories in athletic competition and in life."

The full text of this press release is available under the publication titled 'PCA Partnership Announced' in the Related Publications section below.

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Related Publications

Date	Publication	Information
03/23/2008	PCA Publication #4	Positive Coaching Alliance publication titled 'Making the Most of Mistakes'.
03/23/2008	PCA Publication #3	Positive Coaching Alliance publication titled 'E is for Effort'.
02/25/2008	PCA Publication #2	Positive Coaching Alliance publication titled 'Reinforcing What You Want'.
02/25/2008	PCA Publication #1	Positive Coaching Alliance publication titled 'When I Become The Coach'.
02/18/2008	PCA Coach Job Description	Positive Coaching Alliance supplied coach job description checklist.
02/18/2008	PCA Parent/Guardian Letter	Positive Coaching Alliance supplied parent/guardian letter which outlines responsibilities and sportsmanship.
02/18/2008	PCA Coach Eval - Parents	Positive Coaching Alliance supplied coach evaluation form for parents to complete.
02/18/2008	PCA Coach Eval - Athletes	Positive Coaching Alliance supplied coach evaluation form for athletes to complete.
02/01/2008	PCA YCLA Notice	Notice for coaches and YCLA board members for the PCA Workshop.
02/01/2008	PCA Partnership Announced	The YCLA has established a partnership with Positive Coaching Alliance to ensure a positive, character-building experience for all youth athletes in York Adams lacrosse programs.
02/01/2008	PCA Save The Date	Save the date announcement for the PCA Workshop, which has been scheduled for 02/24/2008.