US Sailing siebel sailors program at ACSC
MISSION: To increase opportunity and promote diversity in the sport of sailing.
VISION: The Siebel Sailors program aims to bridge the participation gap among 10-14 year olds, a group that tends to leave sailing, and to encourage participation among populations and demographics that are under-represented in the sport generally. The program will do this by emphasizing positive, 21st-century coaching techniques, providing a diverse and dynamic youth sports experience, and developing the skills needed to continue lifelong participation in the sport.
VALUES:
What makes Siebel different? If it can be for any skill level and its offered at a variety of Centers, what is the common thread across the program?
VISION: The Siebel Sailors program aims to bridge the participation gap among 10-14 year olds, a group that tends to leave sailing, and to encourage participation among populations and demographics that are under-represented in the sport generally. The program will do this by emphasizing positive, 21st-century coaching techniques, providing a diverse and dynamic youth sports experience, and developing the skills needed to continue lifelong participation in the sport.
VALUES:
- Fun: We are free to find our own enjoyment and play within a supportive community.
- Respect: We grow appreciation and responsibility for ourselves, our team, and the sailing environment.
- Effort: We do our best every day.
- Voice: We speak up and collaborate with each other to shape our own learning and sailing experiences.
- Inclusiveness: We support an inclusive community with diverse activities that encourages everyone to participate.
What makes Siebel different? If it can be for any skill level and its offered at a variety of Centers, what is the common thread across the program?
- The Siebel Sailors Program is a program that Centers participate in. Its designed to shift the discipline and culture of both youth sailing and coaching at partner centers
- US Sailing provides tools, support and resources to Centers to assist the culture shift (fleet of Feva’s, regionally allocated powerboat, national level coach, standardized curricula, skill tracking tools)
- Target demographic is 10-14 year olds and communities under-represented in the sport
- Regional coaches work within a single program offering at centers for Year 1 and steadily expand the “culture” to additional program offerings in Year 2. By Year 3, Centers have adopted the “culture” across all program offerings.
- Centers’ can have the Regional Coach work within any skill level or program offering initially; Centers decide what is best for them.
- The shift in culture is focused around a de-emphasis on specialization (i.e. dinghy racing) and a re-emphasizing of the skills needed to “play for life,” including social skills and life skills as well as sailing skills
