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As a leader of a sports club or organisation, you are responsible for shaping the culture within it: you decide ‘how we do things here’.

Unfortunately, the prevailing culture in some sports clubs and organisations in Scotland involves ‘Winning at all Costs’ – the match, game or competition on Saturday – often at the expense of the social, emotional and longer term skills development of young people.

Moreover, this ‘Win at all Cost’ mentality can also have a significant negative impact on recruitment retention and longer term capacity building in your club.

PCS offers a more desirable alternative to ‘Winning at all costs’ that can bring your club or organisation even greater success within and out with the sporting arena.

PCS advocates a positive shift in the culture of youth sport in Scotland and believes that leaders can play a significant role in shaping that change by embracing the PCS ethos built on the principles of:

• Honouring the Game (ROOTS)

Teaching respect for Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, Self

•  Redefining Winner (ELM)

Focusing on Effort, Learning skills and recovering from Mistakes

• Filling the Emotional Tank (E-Tank)

Encourage, Teach, Appreciate, Non-verbal support, Know how to praise

Committing your club or organisation to creating a positive coaching culture in which: 

• all coaches are Double-Goal Coaches.

• the club/organisation acquires the PCS Kitemark.

• all the key influencers within or attached to the club/organisation – volunteers, officials, parents and coaches – share a common language and vision geared towards developing skills, building character and teaching valuable life lessons to young people in a truly family friendly club.

Positive Coaching Scotland: Developing young people through sport!