4D LEADERS and MORE DIRECTORY
KANSAS CITY FOR-PROFIT & NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
4D Leaders empowers parents and coaches to develop exceptional leaders through youth sports participation. We conduct youth all sports camps and publish a monthly newsletter. Our goal is to contribute to develop good people and the leaders of tomorrow through transformative, coaching and parenting.
Pioneers in pediatric health care, dedicated to transforming the lives of children through exceptional care, groundbreaking research and innovative education. Join us in our journey to make a lasting impact on children’s health and well-being.
Connecting Kids to Sports — We provides positive, game-changing solutions for children in under-resourced communities, to provide sports equipment when needed and to encourage physical activity participation in children’s lives. ShareWaves is finding ways to connect kids to sports through our #Ready2Play initiatives.
AdventHealth Medical Group in Kansas City is a network of primary and specialty care providers delivering high-quality, compassionate care. With offices across Johnson, Miami, Douglas and Franklin counties, our team of more than 175 physicians and advanced practice providers offers an unparalleled continuum of care. Our mission is to contribute to the good health within the communities in which we operate.
Through it’s “Shut Out the Stigma” program, BCBS seeks to eliminate the negativity around the subject of behavioral health and bring awareness to this important conversation. Through education, BCBS strives to encourage parents and coaches to provide positive support and encouragement to young athletes.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
A think tank that is exploring existing and new ideas, programs and organizations involved with contributing to the safety and well-being of sports participation. Project Play is an important national initiative of the Aspen Institute. Launched in 2013 by the Sports & Society Program of the Aspen Institute, the award-winning initiative convenes leaders, identifies gaps in access to quality sport activity, and mobilizes organizations for action to create positive, safe environments for youth sports participation.
Headquartered on the East Coast. The Jed Foundation (JED) is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults, giving them the skills and support they need to thrive today…and tomorrow.
Authorized by Congress to help abuse prevention, education, and accountability take root in every sport, on every court and field. Dedicated to ending sexual, physical, and emotional abuse on behalf of athletes everywhere. A downloadable app was recently made available. (LINK)
Headquartered in the West Coast. PCA is committed to creating positive healthy youth sports alliances by working with school systems and youth organizations to reach into communities with their programs. Their efforts help coaches to create and maintain positive youth sports environments.
NCC promotes and educates coaches on the use of transformative versus transactional coaching styles/techniques. This begins with the coach doing an inward appraisal and commitment to develop the whole person of their athletes and then consistently projecting that purpose. It is applied and utilized as coaches’ primary precept of why they are coaching – for the good of their athletes. Treating their athletes as people, not a means to an end.
Headquartered in MN, Players Health is associated with liability insurance for youth sports participation and have a mission to create the safest and most accessible environments for athletes to play the sports they love.
