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Child Abuse Prevention and Safe Sport Act

YMCA Youth Sports eLearning

Practice Plan Template

Keep Track of Playing Time with SubTime App

Keep Track of Playing Time with Pen and Paper

Playing Time Cheat Sheet (Equal Playing Time)

YMCA Healthy Snack List

Coaching Your Own Child

Coaching in Blowout Games

Coaching in One-Win Seasons

Tips For a First-Time Coach

End of Season Sports Character Awards

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Sports

Basketball

Age Appropriate Practice Plans

4 & Under 5-6 7-8 9-10 11 & up

Rules (age divisions and rules may vary by branch)

Y-USA Online Training: Coaching YMCA Basketball

Web Resources: Coaches Clipboard

25 Misunderstood Rules in High School Basketball

Soccer

Age Appropriate Practice Plans

4 & Under 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14

Rules (age divisions and rules may vary by branch)

Y-USA Online Training: Coaching YMCA Soccer

Web Resource: Soccer Xpert

Commonly Misunderstood Soccer Rules

Flag Football

Age Appropriate Practice Plans

5 & Under 6-7 8-9 10-11 12 & up

Rules (age divisions and rules may vary by branch)

Y-USA Online Training: Coaching YMCA Flag Football

Web Resource: NFL Flag

Volleyball

Age Appropriate Practice Plans

7 & under 8-9 10-11 12 & up

Rules (age divisions and rules may vary by branch)

Y-USA Online Training: Coaching YMCA Volleyball

Web Resource: The Art of Coaching Volleyball

Commonly Misunderstood Volleyball Rules

Baseball

5 & under 6-7 8-9 10-11

Y-USA Online Training: Coaching YMCA Baseball

Web Resource: Little League University

Commonly Misunderstood Baseball Rules

Positive Coaching Videos

Little League World Series Post-Game Speech

Football Coach Pays It Forward

Our own Amy Guzman’s Y-USA Video

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