If your funding portfolio supports thriving youth, please join this important conversation exploring how training coaches in positive youth development can transform youth sports into a powerful source of confidence, belonging, skill-building and joy for young people.

Hosted by GTY, Susan Crown Exchange and the Million Coaches Challenge, this funder-only briefing will highlight new data and insights on how evidence-based coach training drives measurable impact for youth, communities and systems.

Speakers will share new research on how coach training impacts participation, retention and equity in youth sports — and why funders are increasingly recognizing this as a high-leverage investment in both health and social outcomes. Featuring leaders from foundations and national research and coach training organizations, the discussion will examine the on-the-ground transformation happening in communities and the policy-level opportunities that funders can help advance.

Join us to learn:

• how quality coaching drives measurable gains in a variety of youth outcomes including improved social skills, stronger relationships, greater enjoyment of sport, improved mental health and athlete retention; 
• what the data from the Million Coaches Challenge reveal about coach education and shifts in confidence, knowledge and skills, and behavior in coaching practice related to youth development; 
• how funders can support local, regional and systems-level change in youth sports through strategic investments in coach training and infrastructure.

Register