Inspiring Youth Coaches to Provide Respectful and Encouraging Support

Aside from a child’ s parents, grandparents, or adult influencers, only one person in youth sports is more important – a child’ s coach. Based on the emphasis placed on sports in today’ s society, this is an extremely vital person in their life. An individual can go a long way in determining whether a child will pursue sports in the future. These coaches have opportunities to provide positive, worthwhile, long-lasting experiences or potentially scar kids for life. This second book in the series is for coaches and youth developers, that organized sports can be a great environment for kids to learn decision-making skills when they lead the right way. However, good decision-making is a complex process that sometimes takes years to master. Are coaches given enough time with their programs to help kids develop proper decision-making fundamentals? Do coaches have enough patience to wait for kids to develop great decision-making skills? Better yet, do parents have enough patience to allow coaches to teach the players proper decision-making, or must they win now?

TeamScore Inc is a non-profit organization on a mission to promote good sportsmanship in youth athletics. President and Co-Founder Bill Gosse brings a unique perspective to the subject of sportsmanship: Currently the Executive Director at St. Vincent de Paul Green Bay; NCAA D1 walk-on in basketball; father of five grown boys; coach for several youth teams; WIAA official, and Weekly sportsmanship columnist. He has seen all sides of sports, and still appreciates the great things it offers. He is passionate about improving the fan—and participant—environment in sports today.