For Coaches

    Coaches Are
    People First, Too.

    People > Performance.

    Coaches spend seasons helping athletes carry pressure, expectations, setbacks and success. But who is checking in on the person doing the coaching?

    Me 1st Then Sports™ currently has two ways to show up for coaches.

    Check in on them.

    Recognize them.

    A youth basketball coach kneeling beside a teenage athlete in quiet conversation on an empty outdoor court after practice

    Two ways
    to show up for coaches.

    A coach in a quiet moment alone away from the sideline

    Campaign 01 · Check in on the coach

    Coach, Are You Good?

    Who checks in
    on the coach?

    A Me 1st Then Sports™ / CAREGD™ campaign that turns the check-in toward the people who spend so much time checking on everyone else.

    Three youth sports coaches in conversation on an outdoor field at golden hour

    Campaign 02 · Recognize the coach

    Coach Appreciation

    What did this coach
    give you that stayed?

    A recognition experience that helps athletes, alumni, families and sports communities tell coaches what their presence and coaching meant — while those coaches are here to hear it.

    Coach, Are You Good?™

    The question is
    for the coach this time.

    Coaches manage athletes, expectations, families, culture, preparation and results.

    Coach, Are You Good?™ creates a reason to stop asking only what the coach is producing — and ask what the coach may be carrying.

    PressureConnectionHopeSupportReadiness

    Patterns, not people.

    Explore Coach, Are You Good?™

    Coach Appreciation™

    Don't wait until
    the tribute video.

    Some of the most meaningful things athletes and alumni say about coaches are said years later.

    Coach Appreciation™ gives people a way to say those things now.

    What did this coach
    give you that stayed?

    1. 01Choose the coach.
    2. 02Leave what stayed with you.
    3. 03Decide how your message may be used.
    4. 04Let the coach hear it.

    Private by default.

    Participation does not equal permission for public storytelling. Contributors decide how their message may be used.

    Recognize a Coach

    Bring Coach Appreciation™
    to your community.

    Sports organizations can create coordinated recognition experiences for groups of coaches — while CAREGD provides the infrastructure and the organization activates its existing community.

    • Athlete alumni
    • Letterwinner groups
    • Teams
    • Families
    • Former players
    • Sports organizations
    Bring Coach Appreciation™ to my organization
    A coach standing at midfield watching athletes walk off the field at sunset

    A CAREGD™ Sports Initiative

    Check in on the coach.
    Recognize the coach.