USTA-certified coaches benefit
from PCA partnership
USTA-certified coaches benefit from PCA partnership
USTA-certified coaches must participate in training and educational activities on a regular basis to keep their coaching certification active. One of the options to maintain certification is completing a course through USTA partner, the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), a national non-profit working to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building sports experience. USTA members can take valuable PCA classes at a discounted rate of just $20 per course. Just follow these simple instructions to register for discounted classes (PDF, opens in new tab).
Benefits
- Classes are research-based, highly effective, and take 60-90 minutes to complete.
- Classes are easy to access and convenient since they may be taken at a time of the participant’s choosing.
- Downloadable certificate is awarded at course completion.
- Classes are cost effective for participants registering through our partnership. ($20)
- There are a wide range of topics that align with USTA’s mission to promote positive youth development through the sport of baton twirling.
Course Descriptions
Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons
If you have no experience with PCA, this is the course for you... Positive is Powerful! In this highly-interactive online Double-Goal Coach® course from PCA – with advice from top pro athletes and coaches on PCA’s National Advisory Board – coaches explore why and how to pursue both winning and the more important goal of teaching life lessons through sports.
Culture, Practices and Games
Phil Jackson, Doc Rivers, Herm Edwards and other top coaches and athletes help you create a team culture of excellence. Specific sections of the course focus on how to create dynamic practices and strategies for getting the most from your athletes – as players and as people – before, during and after the game.
Developing the Triple-Impact Competitor®
Phil Jackson, Julie Foudy, Shane Battier, Herm Edwards and other top coaches and athletes train coaches to help high school athletes become "Triple-Impact Competitors" who improve on three levels: Personal Mastery – Making oneself better, Leadership – Making one's teammates better, and Honoring the Game – Making the game better.
Honoring the Game: The Official's Role in Creating a Positive Youth Sports Culture
This interactive workshop is filled with powerful officiating tools, is based on the latest research from sports psychology, and reflects the "best practices" of elite officials across the country! It introduces PCA's three main principles behind creating a positive youth sports culture for officials: Mastery (ELM); Never Too High, Never Too Low; Honoring the Game.
Positive Sports Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Sports
Top coaches and athletes train youth sports parents to focus on helping their children process the life lessons uniquely available through sports. This interactive workshop provides specific tips and techniques for parents to use in talking with their children on game day, developing a productive coach relationship, and becoming positive supporters in the stands.
Triple-Impact Competitor®: A Leadership Workshop for Athletes
Doc Rivers, Julie Foudy, Shane Battier and other top coaches, athletes, and experts teach student-athletes how to make positive contributions on three levels: Personal Mastery: Improving Oneself; Leadership: Improving Teammates; Honoring the Game: Improving the Sport.
Coaching with Empathy
Coaching with Empathy provides coaches with the tools to build meaningful, understanding relationships with and amongst their team - and unlock the many benefits that sports can provide. This interactive research-based 60 minute workshop demonstrates how to seamlessly integrate empathy into everyday coaching by creating strong connections, listening to athletes, and understanding how kids’ experiences impact how they show up to your practices. Coaches will practice applying the tools in scenario-based team settings.