08.09.2021A member of the Board of Directors of the Positive Coaching Alliance’s Portland Chapter, Scott Leykam speaks to the importance of coaching workshops and how they lead to success.
PCA Voices
by Scott Leykam
01.25.2021Oscar Ponteri, a sophomore at Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon, is a volunteer for the Positive Coaching Alliance. He has participated in sports for as long as he can remem...
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by Oscar Ponteri
10.29.2020Now seven months into the pandemic, after a summer and fall of stops, starts, and modifications to the game, we’ve learned a few things about the pandemic’s wider impact on high-sc...
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by Linda Flanagan
08.10.2020Now more than ever, children and teenagers need responsible adults in their lives who can model good behavior and act as bulwarks against the chaos. Here are ten ways coaches can s...
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by Linda Flanagan
07.31.2020PCA training is great for PE teachers because coaching and teaching are extremely similar, some might say they are the same, they just exist in slightly different environments.
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by Brett Nichols
06.22.2020The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a sudden change in everyone’s lives, including students and student-athletes. Athletes suddenly found themselves at home without access to their...
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by Dr. Erin Grieb
10.08.2019Baseball, for 99% of the players, is a game, an extra-curricular activity, not a career. It is fun, but it is temporary. Its value is in the journey; the details in the process o...
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by Adam Sarancik
07.09.2019With the end of many youth regular baseball season games, this is the time when youth baseball leagues can easily get caught up in rewarding the few at the expense of the many.
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by Adam Sarancik
06.12.2019The ROOTS of Honoring the Game - A 10-step process to challenge a call by an Official
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by Adam Sarancik
05.15.2019Becoming a Double Goal Coach – The Process of Learning to Coach Life Lessons Within the Game for Beyond the Game – Part III
PCA Voices
by Adam Sarancik
05.08.2019Becoming a Double Goal Coach – The Process of Learning to Coach Life Lessons Within the Game for Beyond the Game – Part II
PCA Voices
by Adam Sarancik
04.09.2019Should my child play one sport or multiple sports? Adam Sarancik responds to this common question asked by parents by breaking it down to a few questions a parent should ask onesel...
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by Adam Sarancik
01.16.2018In any given moment, it is difficult to find the right words to highlight those areas for growth, especially when my child is disappointed.
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by Debbie Murphy