As a learned trait, leadership must be intentionally and proactively worked on by coaches. To develop leadership, coaches can:

A mentor program empowers team veterans, creates opportunities for stronger relationships among players, and can help prevent issues that erode team chemistry such as cliques, individual agendas, and status gaps based on talent.

Building safe, trusting relationships with and amongst your athletes is the foundation for creating a Positive Youth Sports Culture. Here are some ways's you can create these relationships and benefits that come with them.

While things may change over the course of a season and it is important to stay flexible, a basic layout can help keep you on track. Here are some tips to plan your season.

Positive Coaches strive to develop their athletes as competitors and ensure the development of life skills by creating a positive sports culture. Here are simple but powerful things you can do to have a lifetime impact on your athletes as a Positive Coach

Jason McCourty shares how sports helped him work through down moments and continue fighting to be his best.

Give a listen to former NFL player and Arizona State football coach Herm Edwards talks about what positive coaching means to him and emphasizes its importance.

In this clip, Tollefson reflects on the nature of "individual" sports, such as track and field, that still have athletes as members of a team.

Sports teams offer unique opportunities to create spaces where teens and young adults feel safe, seen, heard, and valued, and coaches are ideally positioned to provide that support. You can be the first to notice when an athlete is struggling emotionally.

Mike emphasizes here how attuned he is to players' body language.