The Challenge & Promise of Youth Sports: Findings from the Million Coaches Challenge

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.

Who should attend:

Philanthropic leaders, corporate social responsibility teams, community foundations, and public-sector funders focused on thriving youth.

*This program is free and open to grantmakers only.