‘What are your goals as a parent for your child in sports?’ And they need to divvy up 100 points through these different things. It could be earn a college scholarship, have fun, meet new friends, physical fitness, winning a championship. - Jason Sacks
Then we also ask them to take a blank version, give it to their child and ask their child, ‘What are your goals in this?’ We've gotten so much feedback, ‘Wow, this opened up a conversation with my child that we've never had before. - Jason Sacks
We want kids to be able to access this positive youth sports experience. We want them to thrive in those environments. We want to create these healthy environments. But you know what's really fun too? It's winning. And I think what makes sports this magical place is the competition factor if it's done the right way. - Jason Sacks
How would you split 100 points between the following?
As a parent, as a coach?
And what about your student athletes?
_____ Academically Eligible
_____ Behaving respectfully on/off the field
_____ Being on time
_____ Best effort
_____ Bouncing Back from Mistakes
_____ Chances for playing time
_____ Coaches: good role models
_____ Constant improvement
_____ Earn a college scholarship
_____ Everyone feels safe to be themselves
_____ Friendship among teammates
_____ Having fun
_____ Superior conditioning
_____ Teammates’ support for each other
_____ The different experiences and backgrounds of all athletes are celebrated
_____ Treating officials with dignity
_____ Winning Record
_____ Other specify
_____ Other specify
_____ Other specify
More on the PCA 100 Point Exercise
https://positivecoach.org/resource-zone/100-point-exercise-team-culture/
https://positivecoach.org/wp-content/uploads/100-Point-Exercise-Team-Culture-1.pdf
A whole lot more in this fantastic conversation
Jason Sacks: Youth Sports, Culture, Character | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick Ep36
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We need to recalibrate our expectations - Jason Sacks