Teaching Gospel Values through Catholic Youth Sports

1. Teaching Gospel Values through Catholic Youth Sports

2. Catholic Coaching Education & Certification Program Launched January 2007

3. NCCYS Mission • Empower athletic leaders to animate the Gospel values in Catholic youth sports • Empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today • Draw young people into responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the faith community • Foster the spiritual growth of each young person • Be the national resource center for Catholic sports programs

4. ASEP Profile For over 25 years, sport organizations have partnered with ASEP to make sport a safe, successful & enjoyable experience for all. More than 40 state high school associations, 200 colleges & universities, 13 national governing bodies & numerous youth sport organizations use, require or recommend ASEP courses & resources to qualify coaches for their organizations.

5. What ASEP Does Best! • Provides a vast selection of quality, up-to-date products & resources in various formats • Offers options, convenience & flexibility of delivery • Has the technology to streamline implementation • Incorporates NCCYS and CYO Image and values • Understands the importance of affordability • Makes service the most important factor

6. A Few ASEP Partners…

7. ASEP is a division of Human Kinetics, the leading international publisher of sport, physical activity & health resources.

8. Why start with coaches?

9. Millions of Catholic youth play in Catholic sports programs. It is a great opportunityto reach kids where they are. What makes a Catholic sports program different from other youth sport programs?

10. Coaches = LifelineSpend the most time with kids They touch every discipline… • Administration • Parents • Fans • Other coaches • Officials • Community

11. Training Coaches Means… • Focus on Gospel mission and values • Fewer conflicts • Catholic values are integrated into team • Sports are seen as ministry and coach serves as a youth minister • Higher retention of quality coaches • Distinct difference between Catholic & secular programs

12. What Do Coaches Learn FromCatholic Coaching Essentials? • Sports are part of parish ministry to the young • Coaches serve on behalf of the faith community • Develop a Catholic coaching philosophy • Provide a safe physical environment • Teach the fundamental skills of the sport • Have FUN with young people! • Team is set up to be a Christian community • Develop season and practice plans • Help student-athletes become fit and value fitness • Further evangelization through sports • Promote justice and service through team projects • Enhance leadership development • Improve pastoral care • Incorporate prayer and worship into sports

13. Why Online Education? • Streamline training • Meets schedule demands • Convenience for coaches • Ease of tracking certifications • Simple implementation for administrators • Flexibility of delivery • More cost effective

14. Main course and sport specific courses

15. How it Works – Individual Coaches • Coaches purchase course online - $19.95 – through the ASEP or NCCYS websites. • Has on-line access to course & Clipboard for 1 year. • Must pass test within 12 months. • Successful completion of test lists coaches in the National Coaches Registry on the ASEP website. • Certification is good for 3 years. • Coaches with active certification in the ASEP registry qualify for discounts on other coaching tools. • Coaches may take a Coaching Catholic [Sport] course for $9.95.

16. How it Works – for diocese, parishes & schools • Parish/school contacts ASEP to set up a portal page on the ASEP website. • Coaches purchase course online - $19.95 – through the portal page on the organization’s website. • Coaches can take sport specific courses online for $9.95 each. • The parish/school designated contact is set up with administrator access to ASEP’s registry to track certifications.

17. How it Works – Bulk Purchasing • Organizations contact ASEP to set up an account and purchase courses. • ASEP sends organizations a list of “codes” that provide access to courses. • The organization assigns “codes” to individual coaches. • Successful completion of test lists coaches in the National Coaches Registry on the ASEP website under the specific organization. • The organization is set up with administrator access to ASEP’s registry to track certifications.

18. Benefits of Program • All coaches are trained • Interactive adult learning • Cost-effective • Offers quality Catholic formation for ALL coaching responsibilities • Young people receive the best of what our coaches have to give • Program represents and teaches Catholic values

19. Benefits • Spiritual development of Coaches as Catholics • Increase Catholic identity within entire organization • Convenient & easy to implement • Cost-effective • Less incidents of poor sportsmanship • Increased playing time for kids to participate • Retention of coaches

20. Screen Shots

30. NCCYS Catholic Coaching Essentials Online Course

31. Conclusion • Catholic Coaching Essentials is the foundation • Catholic content is the building (Coach as “Faith leader”) • Catholic brand is the identifier (reflecting relevance & ownership) • Advocacy for Gospel values in Catholic youth sports • Reflects the mission of NCCYS and youth ministry • Catholic Coaching Essentials is the only program of its kind • Helps coaches be the best Catholic coaches they can be!

32. What can YOU do? • Take a public & positive position requiring coaching education • Establish standards requiring all coaches to be trained • Promote/Require Catholic Coaching Essentials as the pre-requisite course to sport-specific courses • www.NCCYS.org

33. Effective Catholic Coaching requires more than a background check… Invest in coaches because young people deserve the best we have to give - ourCatholic values

34. Questions? Contact…Lori BrownASEP Youth Sport Program Consultantlorib@hkusa.com800.747.5698 x 2299www.ASEP.comwww.HumanKinetics.com