At the core of Value of Sport is the belief that the values learned in Sport, can positively shape one’s life and help us become better people, partners, parents, teachers, business and community leaders and philanthropists. These values include:
Accountability
- Teaches responsibility for your actions
- Awareness that there are rules and expectations in life
- Allows you to have power in stressful situations
- Powerful connection between your actions and a result
Best Effort
- Makes you aware of the full power you have
- Empowers you to reach new heights
- Greater awareness of the value your mind plays in your life
- Allows you to Grow
Build Lifelong Relationships
- Shapes the way you see the world
- Allows you a safe place to explore new ideas
- Gives you a sense of belonging
- Understanding the give and take in a relationship
Discipline
- Allows you to stay focused on reaching your Goals
- Provides stability and strength in your life
- Grants you the strength to persevere in tougher times
- Pushes you to new heights
Embracing Failure
- Moves you past a negative and keeps you tracking to your Goals
- Overcoming challenges allow you to grow
- Makes success feel ever better
- Inspires you to attain more
Goal Setting
- Gives clarity of purpose
- Provides you a long-term vision with short term motivation
- Allows you to develop a plan
- Helps you know where you’re going
Life Coaches
- Help you set and meet your Goals
- Allow you to find clarity of your Purpose
- Encourage you to ‘get out of your comfort zone’
- Provide motivation when you need it most
Teamwork
- Increases communication skills amongst peers
- Shows you the power of working together
- Reduces bullying
- Increases inclusion
Value of Sport believes:
In the short term we can positively affect:
- Manchester School Systems’ goals for Attendance, Behavior and Course Completion
- Grow the local Youth Sport and Art Programs
- Increase Inclusion and Decrease Bullying
In the Long-Term we can positively affect:
- Alcohol Abuse and Drug Addiction
- Hunger and Poverty
- Violence
- Unemployment
