#Up2UsSportsAtHome

Virtual Training: Building Healthy Competition, Parts 1 & 2

Virtual Training: Building Healthy Competition, Parts 1 & 2

On June 2, 2020, our Up2Us Sports Training Team hosted part 1 of a Virtual Training on Building Healthy Competition for Up2Us Sports coaches and on June 9, 2020, they hosted part 2.

Virtual Training: Change Your Coaching in 7 Words or Less [English & Spanish]

Virtual Training: Change Your Coaching in 7 Words or Less [English & Spanish]

Changing Your Coaching in 7 Words or Less teaches participants a collection of strategies built around phrases, each 7 words or less, that we can actually say to kids to help build meaningful relationships and provide powerful support in and out of the sports context. Available in English and Spanish.

Incorporating the SEL Framework Into Your Practice

Incorporating the SEL Framework Into Your Practice

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) has become a popular topic within youth development programming, and rightly so. At Up2Us Sports, our training is focused on building SEL skills on and off the playing field in an effort to approach youth development in a holistic manner. Read more about how to incorporate the SEL framework into your practice.

Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee

Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee

Up2Us Sports coach alumni Ebonee Arielle has transformed her dance program to be entirely online to accommodate the current stay-at-home and social distancing regulations in Los Angeles. Hear from Coach Ebonee on her experience and how she continues to help youth in LA through dance and movement.

Adaptive Coaching During COVID-19

Adaptive Coaching During COVID-19

Our Adaptive Coaching Guide is for all coaches and will direct a coach’s development of adapted physical activity and practice sessions to continue to do the “more” work of a sports-based youth development coach in both life skill development and sport skill development.

Virtual Training: Self Care & COVID-19 - Leaning On Our Foundations

Virtual Training: Self Care & COVID-19 - Leaning On Our Foundations

On April 7, 2020, Up2Us Sports hosted a Virtual Training for Up2Us Sports coaches. Up2Us Sports believes self-care plays an integral role in mitigating the stress response. This webinar focuses on how we can take those foundational coaching skills we use all the time with our young people and apply them to ourselves.

Update from Up2Us Sports’ Founder & CEO

Update from Up2Us Sports’ Founder & CEO

In this time of uncertainty, we are reminded of the important role that Up2Us Coaches and national service can play in addressing issues of community health and safety. Up2Us Sports is well aware that protecting our communities at this moment means minimizing exposure and that this will inevitably disrupt our programs. The health and well-being of our coaches and the youth they serve is of utmost importance.