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Well-trained coaches ensure that young athletes have fun, stay engaged and get the maximum benefit from youth sports.

COACHING
EDUCATION

Well-trained coaches ensure that young athletes have fun, stay engaged and get the maximum benefit from youth sports.

Coaching Education

Star in Motion

Read LA County Department of Public Health Protocol for Organized Youth Sports: Appendix S (9/01/21)

Read COVID-19 Youth Sports Guidance from the California Department of Public Health

LA84 and its coaching education partners offer online resources and a wide range of in-person clinics for coaches ranging from first-time volunteer parents to experienced high school coaches. All LA84 courses are available at no charge or a significantly reduced registration cost. More than 75,000 coaches have attended our clinics.

Resources

Check out LA84 clinics, and free online resources on safety, and coaching soccer (English and Spanish), track & field, cross country, volleyball, water polo (English & Spanish), baseball and basketball.

CLINICS

See scheduled clinics offered by LA84 and its coaching education partners, and learn how to request a clinic in Southern California.

COACHING EDUCATION MATERIALS

Read and download material on coaching philosophy and coaching techniques in seven sports.

PEP PROGRAM

PEP is an exercise program, done on the practice field, that has been proven to reduce the rate of ACL injuries. Watch the videos; read the scientific paper.

RUNNER WARM-UP VIDEOS

Learn how to do a dynamic warm-up for track and field and other running sports.

YOUTH SPORT SAFETY WORKSHOP

Resources from the LA84 Foundation’s May 7th, 2019 workshops. Hands on practical workshops where you will receive relevant information on safety in youth sports that you can apply daily.

Star in Motion

“Young people cannot reap all the benefits of youth sports if they drop out early. So, we need coaches who know how to make sports a meaningful and positive experience that keeps kids in the game.”

Young people cannot reap all the benefits of youth sports if they drop out early. 
So, we need coaches who know how to make sports a meaningful and positive experience that keeps kids in the game.
Young people cannot reap all the benefits of youth sports if they drop out early. So, we need coaches who know how to make sports a meaningful and positive experience that keeps kids in the game.