Arrillaga Alumni Center. Coaches can
become certified by attending a live workshop sponsored by a
partnering youth sports organization, and as of March 1st, by
completing PCA's new online workshop, found at www.positivecoach .

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ncemcs. The Buccaneers Are One of 20 Teams Participating in a Multi-Year Effort to
Ramp Up Summer Safety Efforts for Athletes During Two-a-Day Practices

ORLANDO, Fla.

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Winners of the Touchstone Energy Kay Yow Basketball Camp scholarship will
attend the overnight basketball camp from June 18-22, 2006.
Conducting the Kay Yow Basketball Camp is Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
inductee Coach Kay Yow and members of her Wolfpack women's basketball team.

Positive Coaching Alliance and Phil Jackson Team with Gold Medal Olympians for the National Youth Sports Awards

About Positive Coaching Alliance:

Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) was formed in 1998 to transform
youth sports so that all young athletes enjoy a positive,
character-building experience.

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ward@ncemcs.com .
Award nominations were received from more than sixteen states. Illustrating Phil Jackson's earlier comment, PCA
has created a way for all youth coaches to emulate the standards of
the winners.

, To help high school teams gear up
for two-a-day practices and the upcoming football season, the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers, the National Football League (NFL), and The Gatorade Company will
educate more than 125 local high school football coaches on training
techniques and skills, as well as proper conditioning and nutrition.

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Applicants will be judged based on their scholastic and extracurricular
activities, an essay that must accompany the application and an extra credit
opportunity.
"These coaches and organizations never sacrifice the larger goal
of building character in the kids they coach. The organization is headquartered at
Stanford University and has Area Coordinators in Los Angeles CA, New
York, NY, Sacramento CA, and Washington D.C. Phil Jackson, former Head Coach of
the Los Angeles Lakers, is PCA's National Spokesperson, and Larry
Brown, Head Coach of the Detroit Pistons, is on the PCA National
Advisory Board.

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, The deadline for the Touchstone
Energy Sports Camps Scholarships sponsored by North Carolina's Touchstone
Energy cooperatives is fast approaching. Winners will be announced by May 1. at the
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The scholarships will send 27 deserving young women to the Kay Yow
Basketball Camp at North Carolina State University and 27 deserving young men
to the Roy Williams Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Kyle Peterson, ESPN
broadcaster, will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

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Applications for both camps must be submitted or postmarked by March 31, 2006 . Campers must have permission from a parent
or guardian to attend either camp and must provide their own transportation to
and from the camp.

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Coach winners exemplify the characteristics of a Double-Goal
Coach(TM) -- one who strives to win while using sports to teach life
lessons .

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This year scholarships are being
offered to the Kay Yow Basketball Camp for female students in 6 -8th grades and
to the Roy Williams Basketball Camp for male students in 6-8th grades. All of the winners stand
out as models in their communities, helping youth athletes get the
most out of their sports experience. For more information, visit www.org

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North Carolina's Touchstone Energy Co-Ops Coach Kay Yow and Coach Roy Williams Join Forces To Benefit State's Youth

Every young athlete
deserves coaches and organizations such as the ones being honored on
Friday, March 11 ," says Jim Thompson, Founder and Executive Director
of Positive Coaching Alliance. PCA will be honoring City of
Fontana Youth Sports with a special "Connector of the Year" Award for
connecting more than 5,000 parents and coaches to the principals of
positive coaching.

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This is the third year North Carolina's Touchstone Energy
cooperatives have partnered with the Kay Yow camp and the first year with the
Roy Williams camp. Both are
scientifically formulated and athletically proven to quench thirst, replace
fluids and electrolytes and provide carbohydrate energy to enhance athletic
performance .

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Teaming with Coach Yow and North Carolina State University and Coach
Williams and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to provide a
unique educational and athletic opportunity for our state's youth is in
keeping with the Touchstone Energy core values of accountability, integrity,
innovation and commitment to community.

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Winners of the
Touchstone Energy Roy Williams Basketball Camp scholarship will attend the
overnight camp from June 11-15th.
Students can also apply directly at http://www. PCA has more than 90
certified trainers in 14 states.

This category is for websites dealing with track and field jumping events (e.

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Rising sixth through rising ninth grade students interested in the
scholarship can contact their local electric cooperative or Suzanne Ward at
1 -800-662-8835, extension 2430 or via email at suzanne.----

PCA to Officially Launch Double -Goal Coach(TM) Certification
Program

Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), the leader in research-based
training for youth sports coaches, parents and leaders, will honor
coaches and organizations that have made a difference in the lives of
youth athletes at the 4th Annual National Youth Sports Awards at
Stanford University on Friday, March 11, 2005 at 6:30 p. Youth Sports Organization winners establish a long-term
organizational culture of positive coaching . - Boca Raton, FL
Sterling House Community Center - Stratford, CT
Sugar Bowl Ski Team - Norden , CA

"Connector of the Year" Award Winner:
City of Fontana Youth Sports - Fontana, CA

Sponsors of the National Youth Sports Awards include KNBR Radio,
The San Jose Mercury News and UPN Bay Area /KPIX TV 5.

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com.
While the event will cover a broad range of technique and skills
fundamentals , one of the most important topics that attendees will learn about
is how to protect their players from heat illness, especially critical during
grueling two-a-days which take place during the hottest days of summer.
Gatorade(R) Thirst Quencher, the nation's leading sports drink, along with
Gatorade Endurance Formula, is backed by 35 years of research.

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Deadline for Scholarship Applications is Approaching

RALEIGH, N.5 million people in 93 of
the state's 100 counties.m.
Members of the Buccaneers coaching staff will educate the coaches on the
fundamentals of the game while instructing them on football drills through
on-field demonstration.

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North Carolina's electric cooperatives serve 2.
Highlighting the evening will be Phil Jackson, nine-time NBA
Champion Coach and PCA's National Spokesperson, Bart Conner, Nadia
Comaneci and Kerri Strug, US Olympic Gold Medal Gymnasts, Jennifer
Azzi, US Olympic Gold Medalist in Basketball and Doug Wilson, San Jose
Sharks General Manager and former NHL All-Star.
PCA offers two ways for coaches to become certified.positivecoach .

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In addition to honoring coaches and organizations, Positive
Coaching Alliance will officially introduce the Double-Goal Coach(TM)
Certification Program with the goal to reach one million coaches in
the next 10 years.
Certified Double-Goal Coaches are paramount to transforming the
culture of youth sports.

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Roy Williams, coach of the 2004 National Champion Tar Heels, and members of
its current team will teach the Roy Williams Basketball Camp. A
committee of three head college coaches from programs at Stanford
University, The University of California at Berkeley and Haverford
College selected the winners.
"The coaches and organizations being honored at the National Youth
Sports Awards are teaching our young athletes to honor the game and
respect each other," says Phil Jackson .
PCA conducts more than 1,700 training workshops every year, and the
new online workshop provides coaches with the opportunity to become
Double-Goal Coach(TM) Certified any time. PCA offers workshops nationwide for
coaches, parents and youth sports leaders to equip them to positively
impact today 's young athletes. The coaches will also learn the value of proper
strength and conditioning exercises and the importance of hydration from the
Buccaneers training staff. Gatorade is the official sports drink of the NFL.

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The coaches and organizations being honored are as follows:

"Double -Goal Coach(TM)" Award Winners:
Mike Doyle Pensauken, NJ Sled Hockey
Ken Gibson Oakland, CA Soccer
Heidi Hewitt Alanson, MI Volleyball
Mike Machado San Jose, CA Football
Rebecca Meyer Berkeley, CA Lacrosse
Albert Ritacco West Babylon, NY Football

"Honor the Game" Award Winners:
Boca Hoops, Inc.
The Buccaneers event, which takes place from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on
Sunday, August 7 at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, is one
of more than 20 camps taking place across the nation this summer as part of a
multi-year effort called the NFL/Gatorade High School Coach Training Camp
program.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL and Gatorade Help Prepare Florida High School Football Coaches for the Upcoming Season

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STANFORD, Calif. Every child deserves a Double-Goal Coach(TM),
a coach who believes that winning is a goal in youth sports but that
there is a second, more important goal of using sports to teach life
lessons.org. This year the camps plan to reach more than 2,500 high school
football coaches and 125,000 high school players with important messages about
proper training and safety.

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Both camps will
work closely with each camper to help develop fundamental skills that will
help the young athletes perform and excel both on and off the court. "My hope is that others will
model the standards these people have set.