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Agent for Change

The USCCE is Commited to being an Agent for Change 

To all members of the USCCE community navigating systemic injustice:

​The 2020 high profile killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many other individuals are evidence of the continued racialized violence against Black Americans. Like you, we are grieved and angered over these tragedies. Additionally, this has prompted us to evaluate what we are doing to stand against systemic racism and injustice and led us to realize that we have not done enough.

The USCCE rejects racism and discrimination of any kind. As we are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we feel a sense of obligation to broadening access across sport, coaching, and coaching education. Therefore, we are taking a much-needed look at how we can build a more inclusive organization and profession for all, especially for our Black colleagues. This cannot just be the work of the Board or the Inclusion and Diversity Committee; it must be a commitment from each and every one of us to examine ourselves, our organizations, and our community.

The United States Center for Coaching Excellence is fully dedicated to the improvement of the coaching profession and, in turn, improving the quality of people’s lives in and out of sport.  Furthermore, effective leadership requires the cultivation of inclusive practices and celebrating diverse individuals and communities. The USCCE recognizes the principles of fairness, equity, and social justice in relation to, and across, intersections of race, age, disability, faith, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, social class, economic class, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, and all other identities represented among our diverse membership. The USCCE, now and always, condemns discrimination, racism, and systemic oppression of any kind.

Agent of Change Action Steps

  • The USCCE and the USCCE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee are committed to developing and providing programs, resources, and opportunities for open discussion through the USCCE’s virtual programming and in person events.
  • Second, we are actively seeking and compiling resources to share. We invite you to share thoughts, resources, and concerns with us at [email protected]
  • Third, we are working through a variety of long-term proposals to address systemic racism and oppression in coach education and coach development. We at the USCCE recognize that, at its best, sport can bring people of varying backgrounds and worldviews together for a common good and this works best when we intentionally educate coaches on how to work with diverse populations, create an inclusive sport environment, and work to dismantle injustices within their sport organizations.

The USCCE Commitment

The United States Center for Coaching Excellence is fully dedicated to the improvement of the coaching profession and, in turn, improving the quality of people’s lives in and out of sport. Furthermore, effective leadership requires the cultivation of inclusive practices and celebrating diverse individuals and communities. The USCCE recognizes the principles of fairness, equity, and social justice in relation to, and across, intersections of race, age, disability, faith, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, social class, economic class, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, and all other identities represented among our diverse membership. The USCCE, now and always, condemns discrimination, racism, and systemic oppression of any kind.

More Changes that Matter

iCoachKidsUS is global resource that provides high quality free evidence-based resources and training for youth sport coaches in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French & German.

The USCCE’s RAISE the BAR initiative is dedicated to supporting and empowering quality youth sport coaching education within  youth sport organizations for children 12 and under.

Minimal Standards in Youth Sports Coaching

The USCCE supports all youth sport coaches receiving foundational learning experiences prior to entering the coaching context.

Support the Profession of Coaching

The USCCE advocates the importance of system based support of coaching as a profession and of individuals within the profession

Resources to Support Action for Growth and Change

Ethnicity and Racism in Sports Coaching – by Steven Bradbury, Jim Lusted, & Jacco van Sterkenburg
Routledge has made the first chapter open-source – read it here
Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Organizations: A Multilevel Perspective – by George B. Cunningham
Coach Education and Development in Sport – Edited by Bettina Callary & Brian Gearity

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