NAYS teams with background check provider Priority Research
Youth sports decision makers must make sure to cover all the bases when it comes to protecting youngsters in their programs. When recruiting and evaluating volunteers, no youth sports administrator wants to strike out by appointing someone who may not be qualified for the job, or who puts children in danger.
To help decision makers with these crucial responsibilities the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) has teamed up with Priority Research, one of the nation’s premier background check providers, to introduce an all new system for leagues and associations to totally manage their volunteer youth sports coaches.
Georgia’s Donald Wendland to receive NYSCA Coach of the Year award at upcoming Youth Sports Congress
Robins Air Force Base Youth Sports (Georgia) judges the effectiveness of their youth sports coaches on feedback from parents and kids. So when it came time to nominate a volunteer coach for the National Youth Sports Coaches Association annual Coach of the Year Award, Robins Air Force Base Youth Sports simply turned to their many satisfied costumers.
Without hesitation, community members pointed to Donald Wendland.
While nominations poured in from around the country for all the outstanding work volunteer coaches are performing, Wendland stood out above everyone else, earning him this year’s prestigious NYSCA Volunteer Coach of the Year Award.
The award will be presented to Wendland during the 8th annual NAYS Youth Sports Congress, which will be held Dec. 2-5 in Orlando, Fla.
City of Henderson (Nev.) CYSA to speak at upcoming Congress
Trevor Snow, a veteran recreation professional from the City of Henderson (Nev.) and a Certified Youth Sports Administrator (CYSA), will share his expertise during a session at the upcoming Youth Sports Congress in Orlando, Fla.
The Congress, conducted by the National Alliance for Youth Sports, is a three-day educational training for More...
Several communities establish new NYSCA chapters nationwide
Several new communities recently established new National Youth Sports Coaches Association chapters (NYSCA), adding to the more than 3,500 leagues and organizations that have been members of NYSCA since its inception 28 years ago.
NYSCA - which is available both on-site as well as online - provides volunteer coaches with
Mitch Albom to deliver keynote at 2009 NAYS Youth Sports Congress
Mitch Albom, best selling author and Detroit Free Press sports columnist, will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) Youth Sports Congress on Dec. 4 in Orlando, Fla., which is held in conjunction with the Athletic Business Conference & Expo. Albom will also be presenting the 2009