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"Few, if any, forces in human nature are
as powerful as Shared Vision."
Peter Senge
We invite you to learn
more about our club's shared vision.
Please review this page, visit the related website links, and as always,
feel free to contact any member of our Board of Directors for further
information and/or comments.
Our partnership with
PCA:
The Braden River Soccer Club (BRSC) is
proud to announce their partnership with Positive Coach
Alliance (PCA), bringing with it a new commitment to quality soccer
coaching and youth sports programming. This
PCA partnership has been under development since the fall of 2005. It is
the goal of BRSC to certify all recreational and competitive level
coaches as Double Goal Coaches in order to bring national recognition as
a “best in class” soccer club focused not only on soccer skill
development, but to provide a positive character building experience for
our players as well.
The partnership is funded through a grant provided
by the Lakewood Ranch Community Fund of the Manatee Community
Foundation. The grant provides funding for the annual PCA partnership
fees while BRSC provides funding for course materials and training
logistics.
"We recognize that as club leaders,
coaches, and parents of our youth soccer players that we will never get
a chance again to help influence the lives of our youth as we can when
they ARE children and young adults". We welcome your valuable
energy to focus on ‘the big picture as a team and invite you to learn
more about PCA.
Mission of PCA:
Positive Coaching Alliance is a non-profit
organization based at Stanford University (California) created to
transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the
opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. PCA
has three national goals: to replace the "win-at-all-cost" model of
coaching with the "Double-Goal Coach" who wants to win but has a
second, more important, goal of using sports to teach life lessons;
to teach youth sports organization leaders how to create an
organizational culture in which Honoring the Game is the norm; and
to spark and fuel a "social epidemic" of Positive Coaching that will
sweep this country. PCA workshops target the three key
elements of any youth sports organizations:
To learn more about the Positive Coach
Alliance organization, please visit the
PCA
home page.
Next BRSC Sponsored
PCA Certification Workshop:
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September 24th at 7:00 PM,
Woodland Baptist Church: Parents Meeting " Second-Goal Parent:
Developing Winners in Life Through Sports"
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September 25th at 7:00 PM,
Woodland Baptist Church: Coaches Meeting "Coaching for Winning
and Life Lessons"
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September 26th at 7:00 PM, Club
House: EBOD Meeting "Leading your Organization: Developing a
Positive Coaching Culture"
In order to best prepare for these workshops, please visit our
Partners Only Website at:
http://www.pcapartners.org/Pre.aspx. There you can find
flyers, e-mail reminders, a workshop preparation calendar and
other workshop tips
Coaches and Parents
PCA Resources:
Our club is currently reviewing and
modifying several documents and other resources for use by our coaches
and parents. These resources will be available to all club coaches
and parents shortly. You can also view several of the following
PCA resources below:
The BRSC - PCA
Coach of the Year Award:
People learn what an organization
values by seeing what the organization rewards. Many organizations
'only' reward coaches with the best win/loss record (e.g., choosing
the coach whose team has the best win/loss record to coach the
all-star team for example). Being the all-star coach is an honor
that many coaches strive for. Yet, we feel it is important to also
recognize and reward 'positive' coaches who build character in their
players, as well as teach life lessons and skills to those around
them. It is in this spirit that the Braden River Soccer Club is
creating an annual Positive Coaching Award.
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Eligibility |
Any BRSC coach in good
standing from the Select (competitive) or Recreational
programs.
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Criteria |
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Must be certified as a
'Double-Goal Coach.'
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Redefines what it means to
be a 'winner' for their players and parents.
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Honors the game by
teaching and demonstrating respect for the rules,
opponents, officials, teammates, and themselves.
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Fills the players
'emotional tanks' frequently.
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| Nomination
Deadline |
March 1st annually
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| Nomination
Process |
Anyone - a coach, player,
parent, club official - can nominate a coach for this award.
Please use the nomination form (below) to submit a nominee.
Completed forms can be forwarded to the PCA committee and/or
club secretary.
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| Nomination
Form |
Click
HERE
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| Award
Announcement |
Winners will be notified by
April 1st of each year and recognized on or before the AGM.
The BRSC Executive Board reserves the right to award
multiple recipients depending on the nomination pool. |
Please Note: We are reserving
the space below to post future pictures of coaches who have received
this award.
PCA Coach of the Year
Award Recipients:
The Braden River Soccer Club is honored to
present the following coaches who have been awarded our PCA highest
achievement:
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2008 PCA Recipient:
David Robinson |
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2007 PCA Recipient:
Guillermo Alverio |
Spread the Positive
Coaching Epidemic:
Introduce PCA to other Youth Sports
Organizations by one of the following methods:
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