What is a Triple-Impact Competitor??
Positive Coaching Alliance’s mission is to change the culture of youth sports so that every child, regardless of social or economic circumstance, has access to a positive youth sports experience where coaches develop competitors and life skills. There are many key stakeholders involved in creating a Positive Youth Sports Experience, from the coaches, parents, sports administrators and leaders to the athletes. PCA’s Triple-Impact Competitor? model is designed to help athletes make the most out of their time playing sports.
1. Self: Make oneself better by:
2. Teammates: Become a leader who makes those teammates better by:
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3. The Game:
Strive to make the game better behaving respectfully towards the ROOTS of Honoring the Game (Rules of Competition, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Self). They use their status and influence as an athlete to improve their school community including helping to prevent hazing and bullying.
The Challenge
Being a Triple-Impact Competitor is not easy. It requires mental discipline and knowing your values so well you don’t sacrifice them under pressure. But if you build a commitment to being a Triple-Impact Competitor into who you are as a person, you will find it can provide a larger meaning for your involvement in sports. And it will pay off for you in meaningful ways in the rest of your life.
Baseball Coach at Extra Innings Franchise Company
2 个月Today not many kids do not know how to compete. With AAU and travel ball there is very little competition it's all about the individual play and showcasing their talents so very little competition. Not like years gone by when you had to compete against other players at your position(s) to get playing time in American Legion and Connie Mack baseball. Plus with parents telling kids how great they are and inserting themselves in kids playing time in high school. They are not teaching them to compete and get better through working hard in practice to get the coaches noticing their work efforts.