Volleyball Trainer Assisstant

COMMUNITY PARTNER

Salvation Army Kroc Corps and Community Center

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP

Duties

USL students willl assist youth in acquiring skills needed to be successful with the sport, monitor student engagement, use and answer questions dealing with do's/don'ts of being a player using tact and a positive approach. Use age appropriate verbage/terminology that reflects you have the best interest of the players at heart. Teach, demonstrate and encourage behaviors that express character development which include but not limited to caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Teach the tactics and skills of volleyball. Students may also teach the actual sport if qualified. Develop and run a regiment/routine of balance/movement exercise without weights or machines, emphasizng calisthenics and repeated movements such as jumping high off the ground.  The routine must be age appropriate and intended to enchance speed and agility with respect to the specific sport.  Teach the rules of volleyball. Make exercise fun and enjoyable to help pariticipants get in shape. Regularly inspect the practice courts to ensure a safe physical environment.

Population served

The center is located in the area of South Phoenix, a very diverse and culturally rich community. However, the demographics of this community fall below the national average in areas such as education, health care, socio-economic status, physical activity and much more. The KROC Center presents opportunities in a state-of-the-art facility to foster wellness, recreation, the arts, education, and spiritual growth.

Community need/impact

This community is part of the statistics cited for increased child obesity, and lack physical involvement. This opportunity will provide the community with access to competitive games, how to be a good sport, develop character and good sportmanship, teach the importance of fitness/daily physical activity which is often times forgotten, and build self-esteem. With positive reinforcement they will gain confidence and have amore positive view of themselves. By interning at the KROC Center, students will be able to take part in building a positive culture within the center that will then pour out into the surrounding community. Participants interacting with USL students will experience positive relationships and be exposed to great models that acdept diversity and encourage a successful future.

The participating youth will experience how everyone makes mistakes, and how handling these mistakes and problems directly affects happiness and a quality of life. In sports, mistakes and errors are minimized. Children understand as part of a team that mistakes can happen. Even professional Athletes make bad choices and make bad plays, but it's not the mistake that counts. What they do from that point forward makes the a good sport/a person people want and enjoy on their team.  The participants will learn how to deal with adversit, errors and challenges in sports. The hope is that they'll be able to transfer that skill to real life and effectively minimize mistakes and/or bad decisions as well as competently recover from set backs.