Coaching For Change Inc.

COACHING FOR CHANGE, INC

MISSION STATEMENT

Empowering urban teens to overcome social and structural barriers to education and employment by teaching workforce skills through sports apprenticeships

Coaching For Change, Inc. is a unique sports program that uses sports to improve college and career readiness skills to high school students. 

Today I spoke with founder  Marquis Taylor about Coaching For Change's mission and their upcoming 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.

Mr. Taylor founded Coaching For Change while in graduate school in 2010 and it has been running now for eleven months. Working with the Boys and Girls Club and the Keith School in Brockton, the organization creates employment opportunities in athletic environments for high school students in the greater Brockton area.

The application process is available through the Boys and Girls Club, where teens fill out an application as they would for any job, complete with references and recommendations. Teens are then trained to coach youth sports, educated about social issues in their community, and taught entrepreneurial, marketing, and financial skills through various programs.

Marquis Taylor expressed that too often teenagers are considered to be the problem in their communities. His organization strives to empower teens to be part of the solution to the problems in their community, while allowing them to earn money and learn skills that will allow them to succeed at college or in their future careers. 

On Saturday November 10th Coaching For Change will be partnering with the Mayor's Youth Council for a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at the Boys and Girls Club at 233 Warren Avenue from 2 to 6 p.m. The objective of the tournament is  for an opportunity for teens to work together, interact in a positive way, and promote a healthy lifestyle.

Ages: Boys and Girls 14-19

Date:  Saturday, November 10, 2012

Location: Boys & Girls Club of Brockton

 Time: 2 - 6 pm

Sixteen Teams

Registration: You can register as a team or an individual: $40/per team and $15/per individual