Articles & Resources
Positive Coaching Alliance
NorCal Premier Soccer is proud to partner with the Positive Coaching Alliance. The Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) develops BETTER ATHLETES, BETTER PEOPLE through resources for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes.
We encourage you to check out their online Development Zone for a great collection of articles & videos for coaches, athletes, parents & administrators…
And here’s some great videos from the PCA…
FA Respect Campaign
Check out some great video resources from the other side of the pond, the English FA’s Respect Campaign…
- Players – Are you Losing It?
- No Referee, No Game
- Ray’s Call for Respect
- Respect Elders & Betters
- Parents – Are you Losing It?
- Respect the Technology
Implementing a Respect Campaign in your club…
- Youth Club FA Respect Campaign Guide
- Adult Club FA Respect Campaign Guide
- Other FA Respect Campaign resources
Here’s a great 150 year history of memorable Fair Play moments from the Beautiful Game…
Changing the Game Project
The mission of the Changing the Game Project is to ensure that we return youth sports to our children, and put the ‘play’ back in ‘play ball.’ We want to provide the most influential adults in our children’s lives – their parents and coaches – with the information and resources they need to make sports a healthy, positive, and rewarding experience for their children, and their whole family. Parenting and coaching young athletes is an art, not a science, and the information you find here can help you navigate the maze of youth sports, and put a smile on your young athlete’s face, whether he or she is 6 or 16 years old.
Other Resources
Sportsmanship Documents
Some documents you can use in your own club…
- Template – Parent Code of Conduct
- NorCal PCA handouts (put your logo on these, print them out, and have players hand them out to parents/fans before first match of the season)
Soccer Highlights
Some great moments of sportsmanship…
- Aaron Hunt – Bundesliga
- Di Canio – EPL
- Fowler – EPL
- Norwegian fair play goal
- Barcelona youth team post-game
- HS sportsmanship award
- Pre-match respect campaign
Canada Youth Hockey
Not our sport, but a great collection of short videos…
- Hockey PSA – Cop
- Hockey PSA – Golf
- Hockey PSA – Grocery
- Hockey PSA – Hide n Seek
- Hockey PSA – Potato Sack
- Hockey PSA – Pin the Tail
Videos from Other Sports
From some of our friends on the other fields of play…
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