LIVING IN THE POCKET COACHES CLINIC
Living in the Pocket Coaches Clinic is an interactive, trauma-informed training designed to provide coaches with tools and resources to be informed and empowered.
The overarching goals of the curriculum are:
- Provide accessible professional development opportunities
- Equip coaches with trauma-informed coaching strategies
- Foster change in coaches’ awareness, attitudes, and behaviors (i.e. positive language and deeper understanding of trauma experienced by inner-city youth, etc.)
- Initiate collaborations among associations and cultivate bonds between organizations and leagues
Three of the nine sections of the curriculum content topics include:
COACHING THROUGH A TRAUMA LENS
THE IMPACTS OF UNMET NEEDS AND TRAUMA ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
COACHING THROUGH ADVERSITY
THE IMPACTS OF UNMET NEEDS AND TRAUMA ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
COACHING THROUGH ADVERSITY
If you have additional questions or would like to inquire about bringing the clinic to your community, please contact Thomas Weeden at Thomas.Weeden@ad99.org.
*The development of the Living in the Pocket Coaches Clinic was generously funded by the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
