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Counts
Featuring: Kids Come First, a free sportsmanship video.
“The Kindness Counts Foundation, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, is a resource for leagues, recreation departments,
and others wishing to promote good sportsmanship. We seek to help
adults help kids in youth sports and in life by promoting positive
behavior that helps children have fun and feel good about themselves.”
GetPsychedSports
This website will show what children could be learning in sports,
and what we should be teaching them. The real struggle in sports,
as in life, is not against our opponents, but is within ourselves.
- source: site
Get Psyched Sports is a website that promotes “building
self-worth for good mental health, calming the atmosphere around
organized sport, & enhancing personal performance in all areas
of life” to students from grade school through high school.
They feel that with all the negative news such as hazing, gun
and domestic violence, etc. that surrounds our lives, the sports
infrastructure that exists in schools can help students to become
successful. Reinforcement of one’s self worth and battle
against these negativities is also stressed. The site is filled
with information such as team models, a plan for action, &
resources. Check it out!
The
Citizenship Through Sports Alliance
The Citizenship Through Sports Alliance is the largest coalition
of professional and amateur athletics organizations in the United
States, focused on character in sport. CTSA promotes fair play
at all levels - youth leagues to professional sport - to reinforce
the value of sport as a test of character. Since 1997, CTSA has
been building a sports culture that encourages respect for self,
respect for others, and respect for the game. -
source: site
National Sportsmanship Day and Team Sportsmanship “how
to” packets available.
Sportsmanship
Challenge
Are you up to this Challenge? ... "to behave with grace and
honor, and show respect for fellow participants and officials,
no matter if your fortunes are good or bad in the competition."
What is a SPORTSMAN?
"A person who can take loss or defeat without complaint,
or victory without gloating, and who treats his opponents with
fairness, generosity, courtesy" -
Webster's Dictionary
This site has a section dedicated to
sportsmanship. It includes articles, scholarships, do’s
& don’ts for parents, & a book recommendation. They
encourage coaches and parents to become involve with promoting
sportsmanship in a child’s or student’s life.
Character
Counts!
The Character Counts! coalition is “A diverse, nonpartisan
alliance of leading human-service and educational organizations
working together to strengthen the character of young people today
- and safeguard tomorrow for all.
With hundreds of members around the U.S.,
the Coalition has the potential of reaching millions of young
people and their families, advocating core ethical values that
transcend political, religious, class and ethnic divisions. These
values, called the “Six
Pillars of Character,” are trustworthiness, respect,
responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.”
Their site includes free materials, teaching seminars, research
based studies, news, awards, etc.
The
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation™
Established in 1995 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is a resource for people committed
to spreading kindness. We provide a wide variety of materials
on our website, including activity ideas, lesson plans, project
plans, teacher's guide, project planning guide, publicity guide,
and workplace resources on our website at www.actsofkindness.org
- all free of charge.
Their mission: The Random Acts of Kindness
Foundation inspires people to practice kindness and to “pass
it on” to others. They provide free educational and community
ideas, guidance, and other resources to kindness participants
through their website. - source: site
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The
theme for this month focuses on sportsmanship and character building.
With that in mind, our editor 
