Great Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re coached

Great Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re coached

Great Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re coached

Coach Program

Coach Program

Every kid deserves a great coach who believes in them. Coach Across America is the nation’s largest coach service corps dedicated to the power of sports-based youth development. We help bridge the opportunity gap in underserved communities by placing trained, passionate mentors where they are needed most.

Every kid deserves a great coach who believes in them. Coach Across America is the nation’s largest coach service corps dedicated to the power of sports-based youth development. We help bridge the opportunity gap in underserved communities by placing trained, passionate mentors where they are needed most.

How It Works

Recruit

We work directly with our program partners to identify young leaders from within the community. Individuals who understand the local landscape and are ready to give back through the power of sport.

Recruit

Recruit

We work directly with our program partners to identify young leaders from within the community. Individuals who understand the local landscape and are ready to give back through the power of sport.

Recruit

Recruit

We work directly with our program partners to identify young leaders from within the community. Individuals who understand the local landscape and are ready to give back through the power of sport.

Recruit

Sustain

We provide ongoing professional support and resources, ensuring our coaches have the tools to make a lasting impact from the first day to the final whistle.

Sustain

Sustain

We provide ongoing professional support and resources, ensuring our coaches have the tools to make a lasting impact from the first day to the final whistle.

Sustain

Sustain

We provide ongoing professional support and resources, ensuring our coaches have the tools to make a lasting impact from the first day to the final whistle.

Sustain

Train

Our coaches don't just learn plays; they learn trauma-informed care, mentorship strategies, and youth development techniques that turn every practice into a life lesson.

Train

Train

Our coaches don't just learn plays; they learn trauma-informed care, mentorship strategies, and youth development techniques that turn every practice into a life lesson.

Train

Train

Our coaches don't just learn plays; they learn trauma-informed care, mentorship strategies, and youth development techniques that turn every practice into a life lesson.

Train

Become a coach

Become a coach

Join the Movement. Change the Game.

Become part of a national network of 300+ mentors working to bring sports and mentorship to children who need it the most. Leverage your passion, the power of sports, and our advanced coach training to inspire youth to achieve their full potential.

No positions nearby? Join our Talent Pool to be notified first.

Master the Training

Get certified in Sports-Based Youth Development (SBYD) and apply trauma-informed coaching to help kids succeed on and off the field.

Master the Training

Lead Your Community

Turn your passion for sports into a leadership role that builds confidence and discipline in the next generation.

Lead Your Community

Launch Your Career

Stand out to employers and grad schools with a service record that proves your emotional intelligence, resilience, and management skills.

Launch Your Career

Continuous Growth

Benefit from 1-on-1 check-ins, career mapping workshops, and professional networking through our Career Accelerator program.

Continuous Growth

Your Mission.
Our Coaches.
Proven Results.

Together, we can close the gap in under-resourced communities by placing certified mentors who are trained to help youth win on the field and in life. 

Partner with Coach Across America to integrate proven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed coaching into your community sports environment. 

Your Mission.
Our Coaches.
Proven Results.

Together, we can close the gap in under-resourced communities by placing certified mentors who are trained to help youth win on the field and in life. 

Partner with Coach Across America to integrate proven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed coaching into your community sports environment. 

Your Mission.
Our Coaches.
Proven Results.

Together, we can close the gap in under-resourced communities by placing certified mentors who are trained to help youth win on the field and in life. 

Partner with Coach Across America to integrate proven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed coaching into your community sports environment. 

Why Partner with Coach Across America?

Why Partner with Coach Across America?

Evidence-Based Training

Our coaches arrive trained in trauma-sensitive techniques and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to foster a positive team culture.

Evidence-Based Training

Evidence-Based Training

Our coaches arrive trained in trauma-sensitive techniques and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to foster a positive team culture.

Evidence-Based Training

Professional Mentorship

Your site is assigned a dedicated Program Manager to provide site visits, training reinforcement, and ongoing support for your coach.

Professional Mentorship

Professional Mentorship

Your site is assigned a dedicated Program Manager to provide site visits, training reinforcement, and ongoing support for your coach.

Professional Mentorship

Data-Driven Results

Our Research & Evaluation team provides comprehensive reports on your youth's physical wellness and SEL growth—perfect for your own grant reporting.

Data-Driven Results

Data-Driven Results

Our Research & Evaluation team provides comprehensive reports on your youth's physical wellness and SEL growth—perfect for your own grant reporting.

Data-Driven Results

Reduced Admin Burden

We handle the details: onboarding, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on delivering high quality programming.

Reduced Admin Burden

Reduced Admin Burden

We handle the details: onboarding, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on delivering high quality programming.

Reduced Admin Burden

Reduced Admin Burden

We handle the details: onboarding, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on delivering high quality programming.

Reduced Admin Burden

The Box Score

The Box Score

Coaches

Coaches

99% are trusted adults for their youth.

98% serve as positive role models

97% say CAA training improved their coaching.

Program Partners

Program Partners

93% report coaches are role models for youth.

92% would recommend the program.

85% say hosting a coach increased their capacity

Coach Program Partners

Coach Program
Partners

Giving

Giving

Pick a preset amount or set your own.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

We support recruitment in partnership with host sites. We actively recruit candidates alongside our host sites recruitment.  We work with our partners to devise a recruitment plan, interview candidates and develop recruitment partnerships in our communities where we have staff.  We have found our strongest coach candidates come from our partners' referrals!
Coach Across America partners with local non-profits, community organizations and schools to support and train coaches to serve youth in underserved communities. CAA coaches participate in Sports-Based Youth Development training that emphasizes the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills needed to help youth reach their full potential. Potential partners can submit an application to host coaches.
This is an ideal position for a recent graduate of high school or college, or a retiree interested in giving back to their community through service. Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. Ideal candidates are interested in personal growth, community service, and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

We support recruitment in partnership with host sites. We actively recruit candidates alongside our host sites recruitment.  We work with our partners to devise a recruitment plan, interview candidates and develop recruitment partnerships in our communities where we have staff.  We have found our strongest coach candidates come from our partners' referrals!
Coach Across America partners with local non-profits, community organizations and schools to support and train coaches to serve youth in underserved communities. CAA coaches participate in Sports-Based Youth Development training that emphasizes the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills needed to help youth reach their full potential. Potential partners can submit an application to host coaches.
This is an ideal position for a recent graduate of high school or college, or a retiree interested in giving back to their community through service. Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. Ideal candidates are interested in personal growth, community service, and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

We support recruitment in partnership with host sites. We actively recruit candidates alongside our host sites recruitment.  We work with our partners to devise a recruitment plan, interview candidates and develop recruitment partnerships in our communities where we have staff.  We have found our strongest coach candidates come from our partners' referrals!
Coach Across America partners with local non-profits, community organizations and schools to support and train coaches to serve youth in underserved communities. CAA coaches participate in Sports-Based Youth Development training that emphasizes the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills needed to help youth reach their full potential. Potential partners can submit an application to host coaches.
This is an ideal position for a recent graduate of high school or college, or a retiree interested in giving back to their community through service. Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. Ideal candidates are interested in personal growth, community service, and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

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Someone saw your potential.
Now it’s your turn. Stay updated.

Coach Across America 2026

Someone saw your potential.
Now it’s your turn. Stay updated.

Coach Across America 2026

Great Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re coached

Great Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re coached

Great Leaders Aren’t Born, They’re coached

Coach Program

Coach Program

Every kid deserves a great coach who believes in them. Coach Across America is the nation’s largest coach service corps dedicated to the power of sports-based youth development. We help bridge the opportunity gap in underserved communities by placing trained, passionate mentors where they are needed most.

Every kid deserves a great coach who believes in them. Coach Across America is the nation’s largest coach service corps dedicated to the power of sports-based youth development. We help bridge the opportunity gap in underserved communities by placing trained, passionate mentors where they are needed most.

How It Works

Recruit

We work directly with our program partners to identify young leaders from within the community. Individuals who understand the local landscape and are ready to give back through the power of sport.

Recruit

Recruit

We work directly with our program partners to identify young leaders from within the community. Individuals who understand the local landscape and are ready to give back through the power of sport.

Recruit

Recruit

We work directly with our program partners to identify young leaders from within the community. Individuals who understand the local landscape and are ready to give back through the power of sport.

Recruit

Sustain

We provide ongoing professional support and resources, ensuring our coaches have the tools to make a lasting impact from the first day to the final whistle.

Sustain

Sustain

We provide ongoing professional support and resources, ensuring our coaches have the tools to make a lasting impact from the first day to the final whistle.

Sustain

Sustain

We provide ongoing professional support and resources, ensuring our coaches have the tools to make a lasting impact from the first day to the final whistle.

Sustain

Train

Our coaches don't just learn plays; they learn trauma-informed care, mentorship strategies, and youth development techniques that turn every practice into a life lesson.

Train

Train

Our coaches don't just learn plays; they learn trauma-informed care, mentorship strategies, and youth development techniques that turn every practice into a life lesson.

Train

Train

Our coaches don't just learn plays; they learn trauma-informed care, mentorship strategies, and youth development techniques that turn every practice into a life lesson.

Train

Become a coach

Become a coach

Join the Movement. Change the Game.

Become part of a national network of 300+ mentors working to bring sports and mentorship to children who need it the most. Leverage your passion, the power of sports, and our advanced coach training to inspire youth to achieve their full potential.

No positions nearby? Join our Talent Pool to be notified first.

Master the Training

Get certified in Sports-Based Youth Development (SBYD) and apply trauma-informed coaching to help kids succeed on and off the field.

Master the Training

Lead Your Community

Turn your passion for sports into a leadership role that builds confidence and discipline in the next generation.

Lead Your Community

Launch Your Career

Stand out to employers and grad schools with a service record that proves your emotional intelligence, resilience, and management skills.

Launch Your Career

Continuous Growth

Benefit from 1-on-1 check-ins, career mapping workshops, and professional networking through our Career Accelerator program.

Continuous Growth

Your Mission.
Our Coaches.
Proven Results.

Together, we can close the gap in under-resourced communities by placing certified mentors who are trained to help youth win on the field and in life. 

Partner with Coach Across America to integrate proven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed coaching into your community sports environment. 

Your Mission.
Our Coaches.
Proven Results.

Together, we can close the gap in under-resourced communities by placing certified mentors who are trained to help youth win on the field and in life. 

Partner with Coach Across America to integrate proven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed coaching into your community sports environment. 

Your Mission.
Our Coaches.
Proven Results.

Together, we can close the gap in under-resourced communities by placing certified mentors who are trained to help youth win on the field and in life. 

Partner with Coach Across America to integrate proven Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and trauma-informed coaching into your community sports environment. 

Why Partner with Coach Across America?

Why Partner with Coach Across America?

Evidence-Based Training

Our coaches arrive trained in trauma-sensitive techniques and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to foster a positive team culture.

Evidence-Based Training

Evidence-Based Training

Our coaches arrive trained in trauma-sensitive techniques and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) to foster a positive team culture.

Evidence-Based Training

Professional Mentorship

Your site is assigned a dedicated Program Manager to provide site visits, training reinforcement, and ongoing support for your coach.

Professional Mentorship

Professional Mentorship

Your site is assigned a dedicated Program Manager to provide site visits, training reinforcement, and ongoing support for your coach.

Professional Mentorship

Data-Driven Results

Our Research & Evaluation team provides comprehensive reports on your youth's physical wellness and SEL growth—perfect for your own grant reporting.

Data-Driven Results

Data-Driven Results

Our Research & Evaluation team provides comprehensive reports on your youth's physical wellness and SEL growth—perfect for your own grant reporting.

Data-Driven Results

Reduced Admin Burden

We handle the details: onboarding, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on delivering high quality programming.

Reduced Admin Burden

Reduced Admin Burden

We handle the details: onboarding, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on delivering high quality programming.

Reduced Admin Burden

Reduced Admin Burden

We handle the details: onboarding, payroll, HR, and compliance, so you can focus on delivering high quality programming.

Reduced Admin Burden

The Box Score

The Box Score

Coaches

Coaches

99% are trusted adults for their youth.

98% serve as positive role models

97% say CAA training improved their coaching.

Program Partners

Program Partners

93% report coaches are role models for youth.

92% would recommend the program.

85% say hosting a coach increased their capacity

Coach Program Partners

Coach Program
Partners

Giving

Giving

Pick a preset amount or set your own.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

We support recruitment in partnership with host sites. We actively recruit candidates alongside our host sites recruitment.  We work with our partners to devise a recruitment plan, interview candidates and develop recruitment partnerships in our communities where we have staff.  We have found our strongest coach candidates come from our partners' referrals!
Coach Across America partners with local non-profits, community organizations and schools to support and train coaches to serve youth in underserved communities. CAA coaches participate in Sports-Based Youth Development training that emphasizes the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills needed to help youth reach their full potential. Potential partners can submit an application to host coaches.
This is an ideal position for a recent graduate of high school or college, or a retiree interested in giving back to their community through service. Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. Ideal candidates are interested in personal growth, community service, and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

We support recruitment in partnership with host sites. We actively recruit candidates alongside our host sites recruitment.  We work with our partners to devise a recruitment plan, interview candidates and develop recruitment partnerships in our communities where we have staff.  We have found our strongest coach candidates come from our partners' referrals!
Coach Across America partners with local non-profits, community organizations and schools to support and train coaches to serve youth in underserved communities. CAA coaches participate in Sports-Based Youth Development training that emphasizes the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills needed to help youth reach their full potential. Potential partners can submit an application to host coaches.
This is an ideal position for a recent graduate of high school or college, or a retiree interested in giving back to their community through service. Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. Ideal candidates are interested in personal growth, community service, and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

We support recruitment in partnership with host sites. We actively recruit candidates alongside our host sites recruitment.  We work with our partners to devise a recruitment plan, interview candidates and develop recruitment partnerships in our communities where we have staff.  We have found our strongest coach candidates come from our partners' referrals!
Coach Across America partners with local non-profits, community organizations and schools to support and train coaches to serve youth in underserved communities. CAA coaches participate in Sports-Based Youth Development training that emphasizes the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) skills needed to help youth reach their full potential. Potential partners can submit an application to host coaches.
This is an ideal position for a recent graduate of high school or college, or a retiree interested in giving back to their community through service. Coach Across America AmeriCorps members are as diverse a group as the communities we serve. Ideal candidates are interested in personal growth, community service, and are ready to change the world through the power of sports.

Field Champion Moment: Coach Blair & LADF Bring 200 Kids to Dodger Stadium

From Coach to Coach Leader: Jordan’s Growing Impact

Alumni Spotlight: Coaching with Purpose
Someone saw your potential.
Now it’s your turn.
Stay updated.

Coach Across America 2026