Nominate Coaches for PCA's Double-Goal Coach® Award Presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance

The annual nomination period has opened. This is your chance to reward a coach whose first goal is winning, and whose second, more-important goal is teaching life lessons through sports.  Winners of this prestigious national honor receive a $250 cash award, a trophy, recognition in PCA's publications, website and media campaigns and on ResponsibleSports.com.

The nomination deadline is December 31, 2011! 

Criteria of a Double-Goal Coach

• Redefines "Winner" through the ELM Tree of Mastery (where ELM stands for Effort, Learning and Mistakes are OK). Rather than a strict scoreboard orientation, a Double-Goal coach teaches players that a "winner" makes maximum effort, continues to learn and improve, and is not stopped by mistakes or fear of mistakes. 

• Fills Players' Emotional Tanks, refusing to motivate through fear, intimidation, or shame. Recognizing that a player's "Emotional Tank," like the gas tank of a car, must be full in order to go anywhere, the Double-Goal Coach provides a fuel mixed of five specific, truthful praises for every specific, constructive correction. 

• Honors the Game by respecting ROOTS (Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, Self). 

Nominate a Coach today!

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