1st and Goals recognizes that the skills and values needed to achieve true success in sports and those needed to achieve success in academics, family relations, social interactions, business and community involvement do not differ.
COACHES, PARENTS and YOUTH SPORTS ADMINISTRATORS must take the role of stimulating and guiding the physical, emotional and social growth of all players. This approach will provide the all-important springboard that will allow our youth to make the leap from success to true significance.
THE YOUTH SPORTS experience should be safe, enjoyable and competitive. It should also provide a permanent foundation for achieving personal goals and recognizing the value of teamwork and leadership.
1st and Goals offers principle-based coaching philosophies, tools to help teach the fundamentals, a coach's mentoring program and goal-planning systems for individuals and teams.
NATIONAL INTERESTS have surged in recent years to improve youth sports…and we are grateful. 1st and Goals was formed to go one step further and improve youth through sports!
See if you think the following facts are related:
Fact #1: 75% of our children will drop out of youth sports by the age of 13.
Fact #2: Only 25% of youth sports coaches have had any formal training.
Fact #3: The top reasons kids are quitting or are disillusioned by youth sports:
Fact #4: Reports of parent and coach sports rage (physical and verbal abuse) are becoming more frequent.
Fact #5: Our children have more options with their recreational time than ever before: hanging out at malls, playing video games, joining gangs, engaging in violent or even criminal behavior, and promiscuous sexual activity are all on the rise for kids who do not participate in sports or other [organized] activities.
If you think these facts are related and are cause for great concern, former NFL players Phil DuBois and Buddy Hardeman agree. Click here for a report on the impact youth sports is having on kids in America today.
