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Adults (Over 18 years old)

Coach: PCA Coach

Member of: PCA Coach's Organization

Positive Coaching Alliance is a national non-profit developing “Better Athletes, Better People” by working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience.

Since its 1998 launch at Stanford University by Founder and CEO Jim Thompson, PCA has impacted more than 5 million youth athletes. PCA reaches youth and high school sport leaders, coaches, athletes, parents, and officials through partnerships with schools and youth sports organizations >> nationwide that comprise live workshops >>, online courses >>, Thompson's books >>, and e-communications, providing free Tips and Tools >>.

At the center of our work are three models:

The Double-Goal Coach®, who strives to win while also pursuing the more-important goal of life lessons through sports;
The Second-Goal Parent®, who concentrates on life lessons, while letting coaches and athletes focus on competing; and
The Triple-Impact Competitor®, who strives to impact sport on three levels by improving oneself, teammates and the game as a whole.

Our allies include a National Advisory Board >> of top athletes, coaches, academicians and business leaders; prominent national youth sports organizations >>; and corporations and foundations >> that support our work as we expand our roster of local PCA Chapters >> across the U.S.