Orono High School AND positive coaching ALLIANCE TEAM UP TO HELP PARENTS ENHANCE YOUTH SPORTS FOR CHILDREN

As part of a targeted effort to provide the most positive environment possible for our student-athletes, Orono High School is sponsoring a workshop to help parents and coaches enrich youth sports. The workshop will be provided by Positive Coaching Alliance, a Stanford University-based non-profit organization developed to teach parents, coaches and organizational leaders how to effectively work with young athletes while instilling the values of teamwork, discipline, respect and goal-setting.

The two-hour session, to be given at Orono High School, will support parents how to help their children get the most out of their sports experience. The meeting will also address how parents can help the OHS coaches to establish and maintain a positive competitive environment while working in a collective effort environment to provide the best experience for all stakeholders in the programs.

“Working with hundreds of youth sports organizations around the United States, we've developed practical tools and guidelines to help youth athletes, their coaches and parents realize that winning is not only reflected in game scores but also in the effort players give, the learning and improvement they achieve, and the ability they develop to bounce back from mistakes,” said Jim Thompson, founder and director of Positive Coaching Alliance. “We’re excited that Orono High School recognizes the tremendous potential sports participation offers for today’s youth and is working to realize that potential by emphasizing a positive club culture for their players, coaches, and parents.”

The workshop will be given this Thursday, August 13, 2015, in the Orono High School Auditorium, at 6 pm. All Orono High School parents are invited. The high school is sponsoring the workshop, so admission is free. For additional information, please contact Bucky Mieras, Orono High School Activities Director, 952-449-8414, or by email at .

About Positive Coaching Alliance

Since its founding within the Stanford University Athletic Department in 1998, Positive Coaching Alliance has helped develop “Better Athletes, Better People” primarily through live group workshops, online courses and books by PCA Founder Jim Thompson for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, student-athletes and school/organizational leaders.

In partnership with nearly 2,000 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide, PCA has conducted more than 13,000 live group workshops and impacted more than 6 million youth.
PCA workshops and courses strive to transform high school and youth sports into a Development ZoneTM where the goal is to develop Better Athletes, Better People and the following become the prevailing models in youth and high school sports:

  • 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.

PCA gains support from a National Advisory Board, including National Spokesperson and 11-time NBA Champion Coach PhilJackson, and many other top coaches, athletes, organization leaders and academics who share PCA’s mission.