ActiveTeamSports.com:
The online community of the Amateur
Athletic Union, Little League
Baseball, MLS Soccer Camps and
NFL Youth Football.
American
Sports Institute: Includes information on programs and services
aimed at "bringing forth the human spirit through mental discipline and physical
endeavor." Also available on the site: an audio clip from an
interview with former UCLA coach John Wooden.
American
Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is a long-time member of the CHARACTER
COUNTS! Coalition.
Athletes
for a Better World (ABW), according to its mission statement, seeks
"to change the culture of sport by developing individual character,
teamwork, and civic responsibility through commitment to the Code for
Living." This code is available online and may be printed and
signed.
California
Interscholastic Federation features a
"Pursue Victory With Honor" program
developed in conjunction with CC!
Sports.
Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Citizenship
Through Sports Alliance: Includes links to pages of professional sports leagues, plus
articles on sportsmanship.
CoachWooden.com:
Includes ideas from and interviews with the legendary former UCLA basketball coach John
Wooden.
Eteamz.com:
Seeking to connect players, coaches and families, Eteamz offers free
websites for all of the above (along with sites for teams and leagues).
Hundreds of tips and drills are also available.
flexxCOACH:
Offers consulting services, clinics, camps and products to improve youth
sports programs.
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GetPsychedSports.org:
Advocates for "a written sport and cognitive-behavioral psychology curriculum for coaches and a text for kids to lessen violence in society."
Institute
for International Sport (coordinators of National
Sportsmanship Day)
Institute
for the Study of Youth Sports at
Michigan State University conducts research
and
offers training programs, coaching handbooks and other materials for
parents, coaches, officials and administrators.
The
Mental Game Plan: Offers information about programs to help coaches,
players and parents communicate, and to help student-athletes improve
attitudes and mental focusing.
Michigan
High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) has a pioneering
sportsmanship program and downloadable kit.
National Alliance
for Youth Sports: Lots of general information and links for parents, coaches and kids.
National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics began a "Champions
of Character" initiative to create an environment in which every
NAIA student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the
true spirit of competition through respect, integrity, responsibility,
servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
National
Association of Sports Officials publishes Referee,
a monthly magazine for officials of most sports at all levels.
National
Congress of State Games, a membership organization comprised of
State Games across the country, provides information about events, posts
an archive of its newsletter, and offers links to other youth sports
organizations.
National
Council of Youth Sports offers a newsletter and news alerts,
coordinates citizen-action campaigns and conducts conferences related to
amateur athletics.
National
Federation of High School Associations includes links to all
U.S. and Canadian member associations.
National
High School Coaches Association aims to provide leadership and
support to coaches and their programs.
National
Institute for Sports Reform seeks to create a more healthy sports
culture and lists among its goals "curtail[ing] the proliferation
of poor sportsmanship, violence, unethical conduct, and misbehavior of
players, coaches and fans." NISR.org includes a list of recommended
books and websites.
National
Sportsmanship Day: Coordinated by the Institute
for International Sport, this day is celebrated annually on the
first Tuesday in March.
North
American Youth Sport Institute: Offers online training, information
and youth-sports materials for sale.
PELINKS4U,
a biweekly online magazine for professionals in physical education,
health, fitness, and coaching. The site offers seven different sections,
including one on Coaching
& Sports.
Positive Coaching Alliance
is a nonprofit organization based at Stanford University that seeks
"to transform youth sports so sports can transform youth."
Sports
Parents, a companion site from Sports Illustrated for Kids,
tackles a range of issues - from sportsmanship to safe playing to shoe shopping
- in its articles and experts' columns.
Sports
PLUS
SportsLink.org
is a directory of sports organizations. The site also sells products and
services.
USA Volleyball
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World
TEAM Sports organizes
sporting events - attracting the most diverse teams possible,
with a special focus on athletes with disabilities - to promote
teamwork and cooperation.
