Jessica Graham is the director of civic engagement for California’s Citizen Schools. She says a lot of the sites she works with have space for sports programs but not coaches which is why she’s excited about the partnership with Coaching Corps. “It’s a big advantage for us to be able to say, ‘You guys are the experts on finding college volunteers. We trust you to find the right people to fill these roles.”

Coaching Corps provides after-school programs with highly trained, passionate and committed coaches so that disadvantaged youth can reap the benefits of quality sports, opportunities, sometimes for the very first time. We match our trained volunteers with partner programs like yours that offer sports to girls and boys from low-income neighborhoods. Our coaches not only make sure that all kids have a chance to play – they provide free, quality support to after-school sites struggling with limited resources.

And with Coaching Corps, its never sports just for the sake of sports. Our building blocks use sports to teach important life lessons that help youth learn skills for success on and off the field.

When you partner with Coaching Corps, you get coaches – and a commitment.

We support our partners by offering trainings and assistance to your staff to strengthen your youth sports programs. Our trainings cover a wide variety of topics, including how to support coaches and specific techniques for creating girls or boys teams. We also work one-on-one with organizations to provide targeted assistance to identify and resolve your specific program challenges.

Our next play:

Right now, we are ramping up Coaching Corps to support more after-school programs and reach 500,000 kids across the country.

This means, we need to strengthen our network of after-school sites throughout California – and the nation. Ready to join our team? First, read our self-assessment to see what kind of resources you need, then apply to become a partner. You could be on your way to having caring, passionate and enthusiastic coaches creating exciting and quality sports programs for the youth you serve.