FOSTERING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CHARITABLE REWARDS.

Play Better is a simple yet innovative program that equips coaches to infuse values into sport, while teaching children to play better soccer. It accomplishes this by changing one thing — the rewards system.

With Play Better, players receive charitable rewards for achieving technical development milestones. The long-term impact is better players who understand positive impact beyond the scoreboard: citizenship, community investment, and personal growth.

HOW IT WORKS

Four simple steps you can customize for your team or club.

1. Choose Your Cause: Involve players in choosing a cause that matters to them.

2. Choose a technical goal: This “win” is a skills improvement metric (Ex: 100 completed passes per game).

3. Invite Parents: Invite parents to reward goals achieved with a small gift to the team’s cause.

4. Take it Online: Collect rewards, encourage participation and give to charity through a Chimp “Giving Group.”