Positive Coaching Alliance Archives - Shaping Youth

Tips For Handling A Real Life “Sue Sylvester From Glee”

April 25, 2011 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

Update: April 2, 2013 Given Mike Rice's conduct berating players at practice captured on cam and sent all over the social media airwaves w/Rutgers news today, I have to reprise this post to remind … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Shaping Youth Tagged With: abuse of power, Alye Pollack, anti-bullying, anti-bullying PSAs, behavioral influence, BMI on report cards, Bullying Prevention, coaching, corollary vs causation, cultures of dignity, Educator or Bully?, facing our own bullies, Glee, humiliation, incivility, Jane Lynch, kids coping skills, learning, media and incivility, media-literacy, mock slave auctions, my teacher hates me, negative coaching impact, owning up, PE teachers, Positive Coaching Alliance, Rachel Simmons, Reality Bites Back, Reality TV, resiliency, Rosalind Wiseman, shame and blame, Sue Sylvester, teachable moments, teachers who bully, teaching, texting-while-driving, Tufts University, weight obsession, WhiteHouse Conference on Bullying Prevention, Words Do hurt

Social Media Rally For Girls Sports Today

December 8, 2010 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Dec. 8, 2010 Pop-Quiz from our partner org, San Mateo Starlings Volleyball, serving low-income and minority girls age 12-18: Did you know that girls who participate in sports are: ..."92% less … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Amy-Jussel, Ashoka, Ashoka's Changemakers, girls self esteem, girls sports, Girls-Are-Champions, girls-self-worth, Liz Mayta, Nike GameChangers, NWLC, organized sports, Positive Coaching Alliance, positive media, Rally4Girls, San Mateo Starlings, Sports Pay Dividends, Starlings-Volleyball USA, Title IX, volleyball, What did you win by playing?, women sports, Women Talk Sports network

Positive Coaching Alliance Offers Media Tips & Life Lessons

February 19, 2007 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Last week MSNBC editorialized on the essential factors of a classic sports movie: “Feature Underdog(s), Stick it to the Man, Make Men Cry, Provide Memorable Quotes, and Inspire Real … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, People Shaping Youth, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth Tagged With: benchwarmers, Best Sports Movies, character building, club teams, coaching, competitive, double goal coaching, fairness, game time, Honor the game, Kids, kids coping skills, National Youth Sports Awards, Olympics, opponents, parenting, PCA, Positive Coaching Alliance, positivity, resilience, resiliency, RESPECT, rivals, sidelines, sports, sportsmanship, team, teammates, winning, women talk sports, youth

Girls Sports Boosts Preteen Body Image & Self-Worth

November 22, 2006 by Amy Jussel 28 Comments

Ah, football season, home to toxic media messaging for girls. A time when beer billboards of buxom cheerleaders spill from every corner, “scoring” innuendos abound, and tacky wardrobe malfunctions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: athletics, body-positive, boosters, coaching, Dads-&-Daughters, Daughters, girl power, girls self esteem, girls sports, GoGirlGo, inspiration, Joe Kelly, Olympic Games, parenting, PCA, Positive Coaching Alliance, preteens, role models, Sexualization & Body Image, Tips, Title IX, volleyball, women talk sports, womens sports, Womens-Sports-Foundation

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