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"Coaching Boys Into Men" Program

Date:  Source: Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA)

Texas Council on Family Violence partners with the
Texas High School Coaches Association in the development of a leadership program entitled “Coaching Boys Into Men.”

A program that is designed to teach male athletes the importance of respecting women and that violence never equals strength. Only 15 minutes per week for 12 weeks can help teach your athletes a lifetime of valuable lessons.

The results from a 2006 Texas wide dating violencesurvey conducted by GCI Group Equation Research on behalf of the Texas Council on Family Violence indicate that 75% of teens report having experienced dating violence or knowing someone who experienced it.Join coaches just like yourself and do something about it!

Coaching Boys into Menis a coaches leadership program that equips coaches with the lifetime tools they need to teach their male athletes the importance of respecting women and that violence never equals strength. The program will provide coaches with a two hour training course and an official Coaches Kit which has strategies, scenarios and resources that are easily implemented into a practice schedule over a 12 week period for only 15-30 minutes a week.

The proof is in the results. A study funded by the CDCfound desirable shifts in all three measured outcomes:

  • students’ ability to identify abusive behaviors;
  • students’ attitudes and beliefs which may support violence against women;
  • and students’ willingness to intervene when they see forms of abuse occurring

A small amount of time for such valuable life tools for your athletes.