The Positive Coaching Alliance develops better athletes and better people through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes.

 

PCA has partnered with roughly 3,500 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to deliver live group workshops, 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.

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• 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.