This document discusses building partnerships between Project GOAL, a youth development program, and Brown University's sports programs. [1] It outlines Project GOAL's mission and objectives in using soccer to teach life skills to disadvantaged youth. [2] It describes initial contacts made between Project GOAL and Brown soccer, and challenges in creating a formal partnership, such as ensuring consistent student volunteer participation. [3] It discusses best practices developed through their collaboration, including clear communication and recognizing mutual benefits, which have led to positive outcomes for the youth in Project GOAL.
2. A Study In Partnership
Discussion Points
Youth Development Objectives and
Program Design
Contact and Challenges To Partnership –
Project GOAL perspective
SportsCorps and SDP at Brown University
Challenges To Partnership – Brown
perspective
Best Practices, Solutions, and Outcomes
Recognizing Needs and community
resources
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3. Project GOAL Mission And Bio
Mission:
Leverage Development of New
England’s Disadvantaged
Youth Through After-School
Tutoring and Soccer-Related
Programs
North American Member
Representative of StreetFootballWorld
FIFA Football For Hope Grant Recipient
Department of Justice Grant Recipient
for Gang Prevention
US Soccer Foundation Grant Recipient
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4. Youth Development Objectives
Focus
Create and convey core values of program
and use game of soccer to teach elements
of respect, discipline, accountability,
leadership, and responsibility in a rewards
based system.
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5. Program Design
1.5 hours of classroom work
Start time 3:30pm – Be on time
Bring meaningful work
Work hard
Communicate with Directors if you will be
late or not coming
1.5 hours of soccer training and play
Teamwork
Sportsmanship
Play the game
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6. First Contact With Brown Soccer
• November 2005 -Soccer coach at Brown
University shuttled players to Project
GOAL sessions, organized carpool
• Provided tickets to Brown soccer games
• Provided opportunities to students to be
recognized on field
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7. Project GOAL Perspective-
Partnership Challenges
• How to create a fun involving environment
for the student volunteers from Brown?
• How do we make the Brown students feel
like they are part of Project GOAL?
• How to ensure student volunteers come
more consistently to Project GOAL?
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9. Sport and Development Project at
Brown University
The Sport and Development Project at
Brown University works with academic
and community partners to better
understand how sport can be utilized to
improve the human condition on a local
and global scale.
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10. SportsCorps at Brown University
Mission: To engage Brown students
around the Sport for Development and
Peace (SDP) movement.
Goals: To raise both funds and awareness
of sport for development and peace
initiatives on the Brown campus and
beyond.
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11. Brown Perspective
Partnership Opportunities
1) Awareness-raising
2) Fundraising
3) Community Service/ Mentoring
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12. Brown Perspective-Partnership
Challenges
• How to create an official, lasting
partnership between Project GOAL,
SportsCorps and The Brown University
Athletics Department?
• How to create a structure to ensure
student volunteers come more
consistently to Project GOAL?
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13. General Best Practices/Solutions
SportsCorps and Project GOAL
Have a Champion – One person in charge of being point of
contact
Clear expectations – when will students attend, what will they
be expected to do
Constant Communication – Meetings regarding issues,
Questions
Knowledge of students involved – attend meetings, show
interest in having participation, background checks
Solve problems together – Bussing for volunteers,
communication through Champion
Inform SportsCorps students when successes are achieved –
private school admissions, funding, media coverage
Engage/involve -T-Shirts to SportsCorps volunteers
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14. •Direct Benefits of SDP/SportsCorps
Partnership
•ENERGY!!
•Mentorship - Students learn relate to others closer to
their age, high academic achievement
•Level of respect of Project GOAL students toward
student mentors and athletes
•Fundraising help
•Raise awareness of Project GOAL program on college
campus
•Different view – Critique of program
•Involvement with University activities – soccer games,
spring activities night, grassroots soccer fundraiser
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15. •Program/Partnership Outcomes
•Improved Quality of Delivery
•Accountability - 95-100% attendance
•Respect - Improved grades, attitudes
•Graduation rate – 96% of PG students
graduate high school, 90% go onto college,
97% are first in families to go to college
•Different view of outside world by students
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25. Recognize Your Program Needs
And Community Resources
More bodies means more attention in
class and on the field
More attention to students means more
results and accountability
Colleges/Universities (Student Groups,
Athletic Teams)
High Schools/Private Schools
Existing Community Programs
MLS/USL/NASL/WPS Professional Clubs
Police Departments/State Police
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