National Youth Sports Coaches Associaton
All Coaches in the youth sports program must be certified through the National Youth Sports Coaches Association. The purpose of this training is to assist coaches in teaching athletes how to build self-esteem, sportsmanship, conditioning, safety and fundamentals of sport. They have an established code of ethics to hold coaches responsible for action of self, athletes, and parents.
Coaches Code of Ethics:
- I will place the emotional and physical well-being of my players ahead of a personal desire to win
- I will treat each player as an individual, remembering the large range of emotional and physical development for the same age group.
- I will do my best to provide a safe playing situation for my players
- I will promise to review and practice the basic first aid principles needed to treat injuries of my players
- I will do my best to organize practices that are fun and challenging for all my players
- I will lead by example in demonstrating fair play and sportsmanship to all my players
- I will provide a sports environment for my team that is free of drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, and I will refrain from their use at all youth sports events
- I will be knowledgeable in the rules of each sport that I coach, and I will teach these rules to my players
- I will use those coaching techniques appropriate for each of the skills that I teach
- I will remember that I am a youth sports coach, and that the game is for children and not adults
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer coach for a City of Fort Worth youth sports team. Then you need to become NYSCA certified. This program is provided free of charge to any interested individual who successfully completes a background check. Please call Tammy Nealy at 817-392-7690 for more information regarding this process.
