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Positive Coaching Alliance/NSCAA partnership provide coaches unique techniques that go beyond the game

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The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Positive Coaching Alliance are both organizations dedicated to equipping coaches with ways to better lead their teams.
 
It is one of the reasons why both organizations are teaming up to provide education opportunities to coaches, specifically those coaching youth, club and high school teams. Through this partnership, both NSCAA members and the PCA network will have access to courses and discounts focused on building up a coach’s repertoire.
 
“The partnership between the NSCAA and PCA makes tremendous sense. We are both dedicated to developing the game of soccer through effective coaching,” said Ian Barker, NSCAA’s Director of Coaching Education. “The NSCAA will support PCA’s understanding of the technical challenges of the American soccer coach and PCA will provide our members access to cutting-edge sports science in the overall education of the athlete.”
 
NSCAA Member Clubs can take advantage of a discount on PCA Level III partnerships, centered on the organization’s Double-Goal Coach® workshops that train coaches how to pursue wins while also teaching life lessons through sports. PCA partner organizations can join the NSCAA Member Club using a per-member discount. Additionally, Individual NSCAA members can receive money off PCA’s online workshops. 
 
“PCA’s partnership with NSCAA will impact thousands of coaches and potentially millions of youth soccer players,” said Jim Thompson, PCA Founder and CEO. “A Double-Goal Coach approach means players will improve their performance and develop character, which in turn will go a long way toward enhancing soccer throughout the U.S.”
 
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a national non-profit organization committed to providing all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building experience, primarily by providing live and online training for coaches, parents, organizational leaders and teen athletes.
 
PCA courses and literature will be made available immediately to NSCAA members participating in residential course and attending the 2013 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis. Information can also be found at NSCAA.com, positivecoach.org, membership magazines and other avenues.
 
About Positive Coaching Alliance
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a national non-profit founded at Stanford University in 1998 with the mission of providing all youth and high school athletes nationwide a positive, character-building experience. PCA has impacted roughly 4.5 million youth athletes, primarily by working with schools and youth sports organizations to present live group workshops and online courses for coaches, parents and teen athletes.
 
PCA has conducted more than 10,000 live group workshops nationwide for more than 675,000 youth and high school sports leaders, coaches and parents. PCA’s partnership network includes more than 1,700 youth sports organizations, cities and schools. In 2012, PCA will conduct roughly 1,300 live, group workshops across the U.S., while assisting tens of thousands of other individuals via online courses at www.PositiveCoach.org.
 
About the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
Based in Kansas City, Kan., the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world.
 
Since its founding in 1941, the NSCAA has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. The NSCAA fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 7,000 soccer coaches each year.

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