JCC Association and its partners are
calling all female role models and coaches
Girls need more women to act as role models,
teachers, coaches and mentors within their communities. JCC
Association is committed to increasing the number of female
coaches–powerful role models for athletic girls–
at local JCCs and at the JCC Maccabi Games®. That is why
JCC Association and its partners will be hosting the second
Women’s Coaches Clinic at the Lautenberg Family JCC
of Greater Morris County, in Whippany, New Jersey on March
27 and 28.
The two-day training clinic will cover topics
such as coaching philosophies, communication strategies, and
methods for coaching, as well as how to structure practices
and recruit coaches. JCC Association is thrilled to help JCCs
actively recruit and train volunteer women coaches. By being
proactive, JCCs will continue to set the standard of excellence
for the field.
“We have seen a tremendous increase
in female participation in the JCC Maccabi Games, and our
goal is to continue growth and development not only at the
Games but throughout the JCC Movement,” said Stephen
R. Reiner, chair, JCC Maccabi Games.
JCC Association is partnering again with The
Hadassah Foundation, the Women's
Sports Foundation and the WinStar
Foundation, who jointly hosted a similar clinic in October
2004.
The NFL through the NFL Youth Football Fund
(YFF) pledged additional support so this year’s clinic
can focus on flag football as a teaching tool. Both the NFL
and JCC Association believe that, while anyone can be taught
the X’s and O’s, the compassion that women bring
can make the difference in the lives of boys and girls.
Also new this year, the Women's Sports Foundation
is training JCC professionals on implementing the GoGirlGo
curriculum into current physical activity programming. The
goals of the GoGirlGo curriculum training are to provide tools
to implement the curriculum, develop methods for recruiting
and retaining girls, and to get inactive girls physically
active by enlisting staff to become a most vocal advocate
for healthy lifestyles.
“Everyone is concerned about what youth have to deal
with these days---from peer pressure to bullying, self-esteem
and nutrition. The GoGirlGo curriculum offers teachers, program
staff and coaches the opportunity to support girls as they
navigate from childhood to early womanhood. The curriculum
tackles tough issues but is girl-centered,” said Monica
Garrett, Sr. Program Officer with the Women's Sports Foundation.
JCC Association and the NFL have had a long-standing
positive relationship. JCC Association is very proud of NFL’s
support, and is particularly pleased to be able to add this
meaningful dimension to the JCC experience.
For more information about our programs, please
contact Jason Silberfein, 212-786-5081.
JCC Association is the leadership network
of, and central agency for the Jewish Community Center Movement,
which is comprised of more than 350 JCC, YM-YWHA and camp
sites in the U. S. and Canada. JCC Association offers a wide
range of services and resources to strengthen the capacity
of its affiliates to provide educational, cultural, social,
Jewish identity-building, and recreational programs to enhance
the lives of North American Jews of all ages and backgrounds.
Additionally, the movement fosters and strengthens connections
between North American Jews and Israel as well as with world
Jewry. JCC Association is also a U.S. government accredited
agency for serving the religious and social needs of Jewish
military personnel, their families, and patients in VA hospitals
through JWB Jewish Chaplains Council.
The NFL Youth Football Fund (YFF) is a 501c3
nonprofit organization founded by the National Football League
and NFL Players Association in 1998 to use football as a catalyst
to promote positive youth development. Through the YFF, hundreds
of thousands of youngsters have been given the opportunity
to learn the game of football, get physically fit, and stay
involved in productive after-school activities with adult
mentors. The YFF also provides youth football participants
with safe and accessible places to play, as well as programs
and initiatives that address the importance of proper coaching,
academics, health and safety, and life skills development.
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JCC Association
is the leadership network of, and central agency for the Jewish
Community Center Movement, which is comprised of 350 JCC,
YM-YWHA and camp sites in the U. S. and Canada. JCC Association
offers a wide range of services and resources to strengthen
the capacity of its affiliates to provide educational, cultural,
social, Jewish identity-building, and recreational programs
to enhance the lives of North American Jews of all ages and
backgrounds. Additionally, the movement fosters and strengthens
connections between North American Jews and Israel as well
as with world Jewry. JCC Association is also the U.S. government
accredited agency for serving the religious and social needs
of Jewish military personnel, their families, and patients
in VA hospitals through JWB Jewish Chaplains Council.
Miriam
Rinn
Communications Manager
JCC Association
15 E. 26 St., NY, NY 10010
212-786-5092
fax: 212-481-4174
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