Since its 1998 launch at Stanford University by Founder and CEO Jim Thompson, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) has impacted more than 5 million youth athletes. PCA reaches youth and high school sport leaders, coaches, athletes, parents, and officials through partnerships with schools and youth sports organizations >> nationwide that comprise live workshops >>, online courses >>, Thompson's books >>, and e-communications, providing free Tips and Tools >>.

At the centre of their work are three models:

• The Double-Goal Coach®, who strives to win while also pursuing the more-important goal of life lessons through sports;
• The Second-Goal Parent®, who concentrates on life lessons, while letting coaches and athletes focus on competing; and
• The Triple-Impact Competitor®, who strives to impact sport on three levels by improving oneself, teammates and the game as a whole.

For more information on the programs please go to the PCA website. http://www.positivecoach.org/

Rocky Mountain uses the three models as part of our Coach and Player Development as well as providing guidelines for how sports parents can contribute to a Coach-Parent Partnership that benefits youth athletes.

As a board we have made it mandatory for all Managers and Coaches to complete the Double-Goal Coach® program. As well this year we have asked that 3 parents(different parents from last year) from each team take the Second-Goal Parent® program. There is no cost to take the online courses, they take very little time to complete and we honour the program certifcate for two years.

Information about how to access these courses will be communicated through the Division Vice Presidents.