Muhammad Ali Athletes and Social Change Forum

Group photo at end of Ali Athletes and Social Change Forum! #aliathletesforum @alicenter 

Jennifer Bruening, Sab Singh, Susan Rayl, Rene John-Sandy, Darlene A Kluka, Vitalis Lanshima, Rebekah Conway Roulier, Jason A. Rice,Matt Huml, Ashleigh Huffman, Tobias Blake, Mary Hums, Mike Geddes, Vicky Grygar, Anita Moorman, Josh Pate, Kristy McCray, Addison Denmark Staples and Abbi Hill.

To view the program click here:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/133313545/Muhammad-Ali-Athletes-and-Social-Change-Forum-Program

Presenting at Providers' Council Convention (VIDEO)

I presented with Nikki Valila (Sexual Exploitation Coordinator, Youth Villages – Germaine Lawrence Campus and Doc Wayne Coach) at the 37th Annual Providers’ Council Convention & Expo covering the use of sports in the group therapy setting to increase self-esteem, self concept, social awareness and to improve overall effective emotion management. Techniques from Doc Wayne’s sport-based do the good curriculum were taught.

Love in Youth Sport

In a recent coaches' training, the topic of love was brought up by a participant.

Love in youth sport is a tricky topic given some of the recent abuse scandals.

To add, the coaches' teams were from special populations that are especially vulnerable including youth living in residential treatment, group homes, and underserved youth.

After much discussion, a few meaningful comments were made including:

• Appropriate physical and emotional boundaries are of utmost importance. 
• Creating an environment where a child feels safe, cared for, and has healthy attachments is desirable within the sport and coaching context. 
• Caring can be modeled through your interactions with your coaching staff and others that are in the sport context.  

Any thoughts to add?