Coaching Kids, Teenagers & Young Adults• It’s for the kids! Kids are the most important• Kids/Children’s overall health and safety are top priorities• Promotes maintenance of physical activity for lifelong leisure & fitness skills

Philosophy1. Teach skills and skill development2. Develop self esteem, feel worthy3. Have fun4. Foster healthy parent-child and adult-child relationships5. Socialization6. Put forth an “effort to win”7. Learn life long fitness and sports leisure skills

Outcomes1. Learn skills – get better, “more-skilled”2. Feel good (develop positive self-concept)3. Have fun

This is a joint/symbiotic effort ofcoach + child + parent

Practice and competition environment is safe

All surroundings are “accident proofed”; progressions use the right equipment (example - size and weight of ball, etc.); the sequencing of skill acquisition does not include unsafe practices (example - heading a soccer ball at very young age); there are established routines for examining the environment for injury prevention.

Kids feel good about themselves – self esteem, self efficacy; good opinions and/or complimentary comments are expressed when describing/seeing overall program; program is accepted by others (peers, families, coaches, etc.); skill progressions and practices are conducted in an environment prepared/arranged for success.

Physically

Emotionally

Proper placement of child in a program or league1. Recreation vs. Elite Club2. Playing up in age3. Girls playing with boys; boys playing with girls4. Playing time

Specialization

1. At what age2. At what level

Possible solution – playing multiple or all positions until age 13 or 14

Playing multiple sports

Generalization of skills, cross training, development of different skill sets, development of different muscle groups, etc.

Time commitment (over scheduling), burnout, “jack of all trades and master of none” syndrome, etc.

Pro

Con

Promotion of Fitness and Life Long Leisure Skills

Professional Sport may be incompatible with good health1. Sedentary spectator behavior in stadium and in front of television – “couch potato”2. Increased ingestion of food – high in fat (spectator)3. Increased ingestion of alcohol (spectator)4. Violence in Pro Sports5. Professional athletes as improper role models

The reality of competing and making teams at higher levels1. High School Varsity2. College Varsity (less than 3% of all who play sport)3. College Scholarships (less than 1% of all who play sport)4. Professional, National Teams & Olympics (less than .1% of all who play sport)

Percent HighSchool to NCAA3.3%3.7%6.5%6.8%11.3%5.7%

Percent NCAAto Professional1.2%0.9%1.6%9.4%0.8%1.9%

Percent High Schoolto Professional0.03%0.03%0.08%0.50%0.07%0.09%

Student AthletesMen's Basketball

Women's BasketballFootballBaseball

Men's Ice HockeyMen's Soccer

Women’s College Volleyball in the USNCAA Divisions: I (311), II (260), III (406) Total NCAA: 977NAIA (fifty states & BC): 257 schoolsNCCAA: 60+Community College: 380+

Grand Total: 1674+

Obtain a copy of the NCAA publication – “Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete” – download a PDF file on www.ncaa.org

Out of the millions of kids that play age group/high school sports only 3% will participate on a college varsity sports team, only 1% will receive any type of college athletic scholarship

Head count versus equivalency scholarship

Sport at the highest levels is a “meritocracy”

The coach’s “recruiting game” A school may be in contact with as many as 250-350 players 40-50 seriously (notes & letters, one call per week, etc.)6 to 12 all outtop 3-4 they will ask for early commitments36 to 48 scholarships for all of the PAC-12 for each year

You must be proactive Do your researchVisit college campusesWrite preliminary lettersPrepare and send skills videoFollow-up letters, telephone calls, and e-mailsFind out where you are in the coach’s pecking order (which tier, which # scholarship)

For Division I and II schools get an exact offer verbally – how much $ and what will it cover – tuition, room & board, fees, books, etc.

Write or call schools

The better you do academically the more choices you will have!

During your freshman and sophomore years – request a school bulletin and information about the sport that you are interested in.

Determine the academic requirements of the schools you are interested in and the academic requirements for the NCAA (GPA & SAT or ACT Qualifier Index and 13 core course requirements).

If you intend to participate in NCAA Division I or II athletics as a freshman, you must register and be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse. Your school counselors can obtain registration materials, at no cost.

Register

at the start of your sophomore year write letters directly to college coaches. Give the coaches your sports bio and academic record. Inform them of the games/matches/tournaments that you will be playing in (post card!)

Get your name out there

Meeting with coach/coaching staff – let your child lead the discussion…

What do you know about the head coach? The coaching staff?

Ask the schools if you may contact former and current players and/or parents.

Would you attend this school even if you had a career ending injury and could not play?

Your top five choices – you can add and drop as you go along

Rule of 5

Academic interestsCampus/facilitiesFamily/friends/significant other enrolledGeography (close to home, out of state, etc.)Level of volleyball (Pac12, Division I, Division II, etc.)Personnel (coaches, teammates, advisors, etc.)Preparation for future (professional/national player, internships, job networking)Program history (NCAA championships, conference titles, etc.)Role on team (playing time, position, etc.)Sand teamScholarship/financial aidSize of school (big "football school, small and intimate, etc.)Weather

Rank Most Important: 1 Least Important: 12

Give a rating for each school in each category

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Division III Institutions

“Life Long Leisure Skills”

Intramurals and Club sports.

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