Founded in 1998, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a non-profit organization which provides research-based training and resources for coaches, parents, athletes, and leaders to ensure a positive youth development experience for ALL kids, in all communities across the U.S., through sports. 

PCA's mission is "to change the culture of youth sports so that every child, regardless of social or economic circumstance, has access to a positive youth sports experience."

PCA believes that all youth can benefit from a positive, inclusive sports culture that develops social and emotional skills, molds character, and prepares them for competition and life. In more than two decades of work, PCA expanded from a small local nonprofit to a strong, nationwide organization that provides programming in all 50 states, reaching thousands of organizations around the country and positively impacting millions of youth athletes every year. PCA has now partnered with roughly 3,500 schools and youth sports organizations nationwide to deliver more than 20,000 live group workshops, reaching over 20 million youth.


PCA's Development Zone Resource Center for Parents
Resources for parents to ensure their children gain the true value of youth and high school sports regardless of scoreboard results.