Entering his second yr as Little League® President and CEO, Patrick W. Wilson has joined the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) National Board of Directors, a bunch of completed enterprise and group leaders who assist information and develop the PCA Movement.
“All children deserve the opportunity to have a fun, meaningful youth sports experience, and we’re proud that millions of families trust Little League as that entry into sports for their kids and that we have the right partners to support us,” mentioned Wilson. “Little League and PCA have worked together for 20 years to help bring the exceptional experience to Little League players and volunteers, and I’m honored and humbled to represent Little League on this board and look forward to an exciting future together to help improve the youth sports landscape.”
Since 2006, Little League has partnered with PCA to present a framework and instruments for native Little League volunteers to develop a tradition of constructive, character-building competitors. Little League has additionally prolonged this partnership to embrace related data for the Little League Coach, Little League Parent, and different Little League volunteers, together with by a number of FREE PCA webinars particularly for Little League volunteers at choose durations all year long.
“Pat has dedicated his career to expanding access, improving the quality of play, and strengthening the youth sports experience for millions of young athletes around the world,” mentioned Jason Sacks, Positive Coaching Alliance CEO. “His leadership at Little League International and deep commitment to developing kids through sport make him an outstanding addition to our National Board.”
Each yr, Little League and PCA additionally staff up to honor volunteer coaches inside the Little League program by the Little League Coach of the Year Award, Supported by PCA, celebrating distinctive coaches who exemplify constructive management, mentorship, and sportsmanship, and go above and past, to create constructive, character-building experiences for younger athletes of their communities.
In addition to the work they do collectively to help mother and father and coaches on the grassroots degree, Little League and PCA are additionally each members of the Million Coaches Challenge cohort (targeted on coaching a million coaches in youth improvement) in addition to key companions as half of the Aspen Institute’s 63×30 initiative and ESPN Take Back Sports campaign (aiming to get extra youngsters taking part in youth sports activities and having enjoyable with a purpose of 63% participation by 2030).