Los Angeles Sports FoundationLos Angeles Sports FoundationAA 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

The Los Angeles Sports Foundation (LASF) believes that all children should be treated with respect while participating in youth sports regardless of their skills

and abilities as athletes

LASF is dedicated to

setting a new standard in youth

coaching by providing innovative

educational programs that teach effective coaching methods grounded in mutual respect.

LASF MissionLASF Mission

In these hands-on classes, coaches learn effective communication skills and developmentally

appropriate basketball skills and drills.

Coaches also make connections between classroom teaching

and coaching by doing activities such as the

Favorite Teacher Exercise.

““Coaching as Teaching” Coaching as Teaching” Certification CoursesCertification Courses

The Favorite Teacher The Favorite Teacher ExerciseExercise

Take a moment to make a list of the specific things your favorite teacher did that made him or her stand out.

The coaches in the Coaching as Teaching League used their responses to this exercise as a guide to how they wanted to coach their players.

Favorite Teacher ExerciseFavorite Teacher Exercise

FAVORITE TEACHER FAVORITE TEACHER CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS

Encouraging – “Everyone is Talented”Encouraging – “Everyone is Talented” Was FUN!Was FUN! Open to student’s views and feelingsOpen to student’s views and feelings Treated the class with respectTreated the class with respect Told us to be or try to be the best we Told us to be or try to be the best we

could be at whatever we didcould be at whatever we did Took time to listen and answer Took time to listen and answer

questionsquestions Made learning fun/played educational Made learning fun/played educational

gamesgames Very energetic and encouragingVery energetic and encouraging Adapted lesson plans and focused on Adapted lesson plans and focused on

preparing students for the futurepreparing students for the future Challenged studentsChallenged students Showed passion and enthusiasmShowed passion and enthusiasm

These are some of our coaches’ responses These are some of our coaches’ responses to the Favorite Teacher Exercise:to the Favorite Teacher Exercise:

Collaborative Team Collaborative Team MeetingsMeetings

In their practices, our coaches use Collaborative Team

Meetings to work with players to set daily personal and team

goals.

The coaches also ask their players what basketball skills and drills they would like to practice that day. They then use the players’

responses to create a practice plan that incorporates the activities that

the players asked for.

Reflective Homework Reflective Homework JournalsJournals

All players are given a notebook journal that

they use to do reflective homework assignments.

Players assess their personal and team

performance in practice and games based on their

own specific goals.

LASF Original ResearchLASF Original Research**

In the summer of 2007, LASF conducted its Coaching as Teaching pilot study, and set up an eight-team youth

basketball league. Prior to the league, half the coaches participated in our twenty-four hour coaching program and the other half did not. All games were videotaped and all players

were interviewed about their experience in the league.

*Sponsored by the

LASF Research ResultsLASF Research Results

Study results indicated that using student-centered instructional methods can not only result in more wins, but

players learn more and feel greater responsibility toward their teammates!

2008 Coaching as 2008 Coaching as Teaching BASKETBALL Teaching BASKETBALL

LeagueLeague**

Based on the success of the project and the need in the community, LASF offered another league in 2008.

This time all the coaches participated in our Coaching as Teaching certification program.

*Sponsored by the

Boyle HeightsBoyle Heights

In our first two years, we have served over 150 Latino boys and girls ages 7 to 12 in the Boyle Heights area near East

Los Angeles.

Our league is held at the Costello Recreation Center, located directly between the housing projects of Wyvernwood Gardens

and Estrada Courts-- the homes of two rival gangs.

LAUSD LAUSD Graduation RateGraduation Rate

The dismal prospects for children in the area are reflected in a March 2005 article in the L.A. Times: the L.A. Unified School District ’s

graduation rate for Latino students is only 39%.

“There are huge social costs associated with high dropout rates,

including “lower wages, higher unemployment, poorer health,

lower tax revenues, increased crime.

If we are going to make a dent in these problems, we need to start with kids

when they are little.” -UCSB Education professor, Russell Rumberger

Community Role ModelsCommunity Role Models

Four of our certified coaches are student-athletes at nearby

Roosevelt High School.

These young women are role models for the children in our

league and exemplify leadership through their

community service, commitment to academics,

and excellence on the basketball court.

Parent Support ClassesParent Support Classes

Our 2008 league includes Parent Support Classes that the parents of participating players attend each week while their children are in

practice.

These interactive classes, adapted from the

internationally acclaimed Quality Parenting model,

help parents develop their communication skills and

understanding of child development in a communal

and supportive setting.

Please Help UsPlease Help Us

1. A donation of any amount helps (really!)

2. Forward this presentation to a person or business you think might also be willing to help

3. Tell your local basketball league about our Coaching workshops

4. Come get certified in our coaching program!

Visit us at: LASportsFoundation.org

In order to continue to offer these innovative programs, we need your help. Please consider one of these four things: