Statements

Mission

Mission: To impact today's youth to change our world tomorrow

Vision: To Retain and Reproduce Transformational Coaches and Educators

Belief: Youth athletics provides one of the most strategic opportunities to help young people mentally and emotionally prepare for life

Niche: Mental Health for athletic coaches and educators
PEOPLE > PERFORMANCE

Background

Nashville Coaching Coalition was founded in 2015 on the belief that interscholastic athletics is the most strategic framework for improving the social and emotional health of our young people. The impact athletics has on our young people is so profound, yet our rec leagues and educational communities have no effective framework that prepares adults to use this influential platform to the benefit of each individual child - a shortcoming that results in missed opportunities and deeply negative experiences. We believe there is simply too much at stake to leave a young person's athletic experience to chance. If we want sport to be an agent of restoration for our children, coaches must be prepared to effectively mentor and lead and connected to a support community.

Impact

Accomplishments:

*Over 50,000 young people reached in the last 3 years!
*Over 500 attendees at The Coach Forum, a one-day professional development opportunity for athletic coaches.
*Launched The Coaches' Leadership Academy, a five-week program focused weeks of interpersonal and leadership development that will drastically influence the way each of
them views their coaching, increase their capacity to lead, and connect them to a network of like-minded coaches to draw encouragement and support.
*Athletic department workshops at multiple schools impacting over 800 coaches (*each coach influences approx. 70 young people)
*Launched Metro Coaches' Leadership Series to train all coaches in MNPS.


Goals:
*To RETAIN and REPRODUCE transformational coaches
*Expand The Coaches' Leadership Academy and Coaches' Leadership Series.
*Receive consistent funding to reach all coaches throughout Middle and East TN
*Middle TN becomes the premier place in the country for developing emotionally healthy coaches and athletes.

Needs

Donations for coaches and schools who cannot pay, or cannot pay the full cost, to attend The Coaches' Leadership Academy, The Coach Forum, or Professional Development Training.

Regular funding for our programs and operations.

CEO Statement

Sports do not build character, coaches do. But do coaches really know how to use sports to build character? Interscholastic athletics profoundly impacts the youth in our communities. However, the impact of the prevailing "win-at-all-costs" sports landscape often harms parents, administrators, officials, coaches, and particularly our young athletes.Being a coach today is hard work, but being a transformational coach is even harder. Coaches cannot do it on their own. The Nashville Coaching Coalition is a team of your neighbors who are no longer willing to leave a young person's athletic experience to chance. We believe there is simply too much at stake.

Board Chair Statement

Instead of accepting the status quo, we are committed to leveraging the undeniable power of sport for the good of all, empowering the ballfields and gymnasiums in Middle Tennessee to support the growth of a new generation of happier and healthier parents, spouses, business executives, and community leaders. We believe that the first step in this process is to provide Middle Tennessee with meaningful professional development opportunities for coaches - opportunities that enable coaches to gain the perspective, the skills, and the networks they need (and desire) to be great leaders of the young lives they influence. Every coach knows where to grow their knowledge of the X's and 0's; we are creating experiences for them to improve their ability to work with people. These growth opportunities come in several formats ranging from one-day conferences to year-long workshops for athletic departments. These programs are open to male and female coaches of all sports. We believe that the GOAL of every interscholastic sports organization is to win, but that the PURPOSE must be to develop healthy, thriving young people! Please consider joining us in this important mission.

Service Categories
Primary Category:	Recreation & Sports  - Alliances & Advocacy
Secondary Category:	Education  - Secondary & High Schools
Tertiary Category:	Public & Societal Benefit  - Leadership Development

Areas Served

Nashville Coaching Coalition primarily serves coaches and Athletic Directors in the Middle Tennessee area. However, The Coach Forum serves coaches across the Southeast and beyond.

TN - Robertson

TN - Davidson

TN - Sumner

TN - Maury

TN - Williamson

TN - Montgomery

TN - Rutherford

TN - Wilson

TN - Putnam

TN - Cumberland