About Coach Beyond...

Coach Beyond Events


June 03, 2023

Coach Beyond

Legacies United Youth Sport Conference

1400 Polaris Pkwy

9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.


August 18, 2023

Coach Beyond

Mental Strategies & PBIS

Lancaster High School

1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.


November 13, 2023

Coach Beyond

Meet the Team

Upper Arlington High School

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 academy 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...”

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Our Impact

Coaches Trained

As of 2022, we have trained 5645 coaches — our goal is to train 15,000 by 2024!

5645/15,000 (38%)

Join the Movement

Districts across Ohio have already started to make sure their coaches prepared to support youth both on and off the field.

  • Akron Public Schools
  • Canal Winchester Local Schools
  • Dayton Public Schools
  • Dublin City Schools
  • Elgin Local Schools
  • Granville Exempted Village Schools
  • Hilliard City Schools
  • Logan Hocking Local Schools
  • Mansfield City Schools
  • Newark City Schools
  • North Union Local Schools
  • Princeton City Schools
  • Wheelersburg Local Schools

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