Press Release 09/17/09
During National Coach Appreciation Week, Members of Congress, Coaches, and Youth Launch -
Coach for America
New national program will recruit, train 10,000 college grads to become coaches in underserved communities.
Washington, DC (Vocus) September 17, 2009—At a Capitol Hill press conference recognizing National Coach Appreciation Week today, members of Congress, coaches, and youth announced the launch of Coach for America, a first-of-its-kind national program designed to recruit 10,000 recently graduated college-athletes to participate in a year of training and service. Coach for America is a project of Up2Us, the leading national coalition focused on youth sports and development. Coach for America participants will receive sports and youth development related training and will serve, teach, and support children and youth in communities across the nation.
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