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Free Sports Resources for Parents, Coaches, Schools, Entrepreneurs and Communities

Whether you’re raising a kid, coaching a team, running a school program, or managing a city’s recreation department, we’ve put together free practical guides to help. Browse by audience and download what’s useful to you.

Popular reads for sports parents: Should My Child Play Up? Considerations for the Parents of the Best Player · Helping Your Child Thrive When They Don’t Make the Top Team · Overcoming the Fear: How to Talk to Your Child’s Coach · The Case for the Multi Sport Child · 10 Ways to Build Confidence in Youth Athletes 

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For Coaches

Practical tools and age-appropriate ideas to help you run better practices and develop kids who love the game.

For Franchise

Resources to help you explore, launch, and grow a youth sports business that makes a real difference in your community.

For Cities and municipalities

Guides to help administrators and recreation directors build youth programming that keeps kids active and communities thriving.
Free Sports Resources for Parents, Coaches, Schools, and Communities

ABOUT NAofA

Backed by Decades of Championship Coaching

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At the National Academy of Athletics (NAofA), our mission is simple: We build healthy bodies and happy hearts®. We aren’t about high-stress competition; we’re about unleashing the pure joy of the game and building leaders on and off the field.

These guides are powered by our founder, Aaron Locks. With 39 years in youth sports and as the author of The Coach’s Best Friend series, Aaron uses his game-changing talk.teach.PLAY!® method to ensure every child leaves the field feeling like an MVP. Whether you are in a backyard, a school gymnasium, or a city park, our methods have proven effective.

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