WOODSTOCK, GA. This soccer club shares The Art of Learning perspective that “what happens along the journey is more important than medals or titles” and aims to provide valuable life experiences for the players while striving to improve their skills. Eric Ritter, the Director of Coaching of the girls’ program for 13-19-year-olds, is using The …
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National Soccer Coaches Association of America
KANSAS CITY, KS. The NSCAA is the largest coaches’ organization in the United States with more than 26,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. The Art of Learning was reviewed in the fall issue of Soccer Journal, the official publication of the NSCAA, which is sent to their entire member …
Public School Athletic League
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY. PSAL is the longest running scholastic athletic program in the country. Their five coordinators orchestrate interscholastic competition in 21 sports for 40,000 student athletes attending 200 different New York City Public High Schools. To raise awareness of the book, we donated 50 copies to the PSAL Wingate Award dinner, which honored …
Agoura High School IB Program
AGOURA HILLS, CA. Andrew Staiano is using The Art of Learning as a teaching tool in his Theory of Knowledge class and sharing it with the Agoura High School soccer team. Andrew says: “I would like to use these books with my soccer players in order to help explain the art of the endgame, the …
The Taft School
WATERTOWN, CT. Ginger O’Shea is a teacher of psychology as well as a volleyball coach at The Taft School and is using the book with 30 students and athletes. “By offering [methods for] introspection and self-awareness I can help my students learn more about who they are and where they are going in life to …
Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY)
GROTON, MA. This organization’s mission is to reinforce healthy and respectful behavior among children, teens and communities. Says Alice Anne Barbo, its former president: “The Groton-Dunstable Alliance for Youth (GDAY) used the books donated by the JW Foundation as a part of our Parent-to-Parent Network book discussion series. We provided copies to the libraries in …