What’s our Positive Coaching (PCA) Program all about? 
The Jack London Youth Soccer League is deeply committed to a culture of positive coaching, an environment where children can physically and emotionally thrive while learning to play the Beautiful Game. Our League is a place where:

Players Play
Coaches Coach
Parents Cheer
Referees are Human

Our League is a proud partner of the Positive Coaching Alliance, a non-profit helping youth sports organizations build a culture of positive coaching. Participation in our Positive Coaching program is required for all parents and all coaches. Click here to see what our Positive Coaching (PCA) program is all about. (This may take a few moments to load.)

Winning is a goal in youth sports, but there is a second, more important goal of using sports to teach life lessons through positive coaching. In the US, youth are dropping out of sports at an alarming rate. A major contributing factor is the "win at all cost" mentality of many parents and coaches that creates a pressure filled environment for the kids and ultimately turns them away from sports. That’s a loss because children participating in organized sports tend to achieve higher results in school, develop excellent interpersonal skills, and lead healthier lives.

Our League works with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to provide live, research-based training workshops and practical tools for coaches and parents to get them on the same page about what it means to Honor the Game. This education supports the adults -- coaches & parents -- who shape the youth sports experience.

Head Coaches are required to have attended a PCA workshop as a condition of participation in our program. Parents are required to attend a PCA workshop in their child's first year of soccer.

We want a culture where kids love to play soccer. They look forward to practices and games as times when they have fun and learn. The joy they find in playing will last a lifetime.