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Culpable Coaching

Youth-sports organizations protect children by setting clear standards and holding volunteer coaches accountable.

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of NAYS

I’ll never forget a conversation I had with a volunteer coach nearly three decades ago.

I had just created the National Youth Sports Coaches Association (NYSCA), a training program for volunteer coaches to help them get a handle on their roles and responsibilities to best meet the needs of the children under their care.

A local youth baseball league had mandated the NYSCA program for its coaches, so I attended to see how the program would be received.