Youth Sport
When youth coaches harness sport as a vehicle to develop and educate the whole child, when they cultivate high-quality relationships with their athletes, and when they make the experience of playing sports safe and FUN – not about wins and losses – they capitalize on the malleability of early brain development to help young people grow into healthy, happy, productive adults. See below to learn more about the 2.0 story of youth sport as a means to an end.
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Returning an ACE with a PACE
This course explores how coaches can profoundly impact young athletes’ holistic health, development, and life trajectory. It delves into the critical concepts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACEs), emphasizing how sport can be a powerful tool to mitigate trauma and build lifelong resilience.
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