About Coach Beyond...

Coach Beyond...

Our ten education sessions are designed to change the landscape of coach training in Ohio to ensure coaches are ready to "coach beyond..."

Coach Beyond Events

January 06, 2025

Coach Beyond

Mansfield Professional Development

Mansfield Senior High School

9:45am - 10:45am

January 06, 2025

Coach Beyond

Circleville Coach Training

Circleville High School

1:00pm - 2:00pm

January 09, 2025

Coach Beyond

Licking County League - Student-Athlete Event

Licking County - TBD

10:00am - 12:00pm

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How it Works

Over 600 million young people participate in sport annually. In Ohio alone 340,000 youth play school-based sport. We know youth sport can play a critical role for youth including:

Promoting positive mental health
Decreasing risk for substance use and abuse
Fostering positive school engagement
Increase academic success

These positive impacts are only achieved, however, when sport is structured and administered by caring, engaged adults. Coaches have the unique power to guide young people not only on the playing field but also in life. Unfortunately, many coaches are unprepared to harness this power.

29%

of Ohio coaches feel confident in their ability to address athletes’ mental health concerns.

27%

of Ohio coaches feel confident in their ability to help athletes regulate their emotions/to prevent burnout among athletes.

24%

of Ohio coaches feel confident in their ability to identify off the field stressors among athletes (LiFEsports, 2022).

70%

of coaches in OHSAA are non-school employees with limited background in education and child development.

To Address This Need

Ohio State LiFEsports has launched Coach Beyond… in partnership with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Together Ohio State LiFEsports and OHSAA are working to change the landscape of coach training in Ohio by providing new and improved coach education training, coaching resources, and research aimed at ensuring youth sport coaches are ready to “coach beyond...”