Goals
and Strategies
Professional
Development
Community Connections
Applied Scholarship & Research
Professional Development: CARYS provides the highest quality
learning opportunities for nonschool-based sport and physical activity leaders.
· Increase the number of certificated
volunteer youth sport coaches.
· Assist volunteer coaches and physical activity leaders
in further enriching their skills, knowledge, and professional competencies
necessary to provide developmentally appropriate and fulfilling experiences
for young sport and physical activity participants.
· Participate and collaborate with community recreation
and physical activity program leaders to provide education and training opportunities
that are informed by the latest research in the sport and health sciences.
Community Connections: CARYS forms relationships with community
youth sport and recreation agencies to provide training and technical assistance.
· Work collaboratively with community youth sport
and recreation agencies in identifying community and agency needs and developing
programs to address those needs.
· Provide training and technical assistance to community
youth sport and recreation agencies in the development and implementation
of promising practices.
· Assist in the development and use of outcomes to
measure the effectiveness of youth sport and recreation programs in meeting
program goals.
· Serve as a regional information center for community
based organizations and policy leaders involved with the promotion of responsible
youth sport and recreation practices.
Applied Scholarship & Research: CARYS supports applied
scholarship, collaborative research, and dissemination of knowledge regarding
the status, needs, and strengths of community youth sport and recreation programs.
· Conduct collaborative research that informs, supports,
and strengthens community youth sport and recreation programs.
· Partner with complementary CSUF departments and
centers and other relevant external educational institutions to address critical
community issues related to the promotion of healthy children and youths.
Note: The goals and strategies listed in this statement are consistent with those developed by the Center for Community Collaboration on the California State University Fullerton Campus.
