Trainer Application

Please provide a one-paragraph bio highlighting your coaching/sports background that could be used to introduce you to a Youth Sports Organization or High School before a workshop. Write it in the 3rd person: *

How did you hear about this position? What interests you most about it? *

Have you ever attended a PCA workshop? If yes, when and where? *

Describe the ways in which you have embodied or been influenced by PCA principles in your coaching, parenting, or leadership in Youth Sports Organizations *

List your experience in any relevant teaching, facilitating, or training experience. *

What do you think is your greatest asset as a prospective PCA trainer? *

PCA trainers must be available to conduct at least 12 two-hour workshops per year in their region, mostly on weeknights or weekends. Some of them involve a significant amount of driving. Does your professional and personal schedule allow for this? *

Yes

No

Do you have ready-access to a laptop computer with powerpoint, e-mail and Internet? *

Yes

No

PCA occasionally conducts workshops for Spanish-speaking audiences. Are you fluent in Spanish? *

Yes

No

Do you understand the following? *

that you will need to audition before starting your certification process?

that the certification process typically takes 3-12 months?

that the trainer-training process includes participation in a six-week remote learning course?

that you will be asked to complete approximately five practice outings before you are certified?

that you will receive substantial amounts of constructive criticism all along the way, and be expected to receive it and apply it in a non-defensive manner?

that, for several possible reasons, PCA may decide to curtail the trainer-training at any point in the process?

that you will have to pass a criminal background check and sign a Contractor Agreement?

Reference #1 (name and email) *

Reference #2 (name and email) *

Reference #3 (name and email) *

Trainer Application

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