Soldiers To Sidelines
Military Makes Great Coaches!
Mission
The Mission and Vision: Soldiers to Sidelines is a non profit organization whose mission is two-fold: 1) Develop our military leaders to become excellent coaches. 2) Integrate them into youth sports so they may inspire, motivate and encourage young athletes to succeed in sports and life. We service all branches of the military, active duty, retired, and wounded, ill or injured. Currently, we develop Soldier-Coaches to work in football and lacrosse in the Washington DC area, but plan to expand to all sports in multiple cities throughout the United States.
Ruling year
2016
Executive Director
Harrison Bernstein
Main address
17461 Taramino Pl
Lewes, DE 19958 USA
EIN
46-5638383
NTEE code
Other Recreation, Sports, or Leisure Activities N.E.C. (N99)
Employment Procurement Assistance and Job Training (J20)
Youth Development Programs (O50)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Soldiers To Sidelines mission is critical to solving four prevailing problems facing our country. We refer to these problems as the STS Core Four Solutions as enumerated below. Our mission is important because there is no finality in solving the core four. There will always be a need for a sense of purpose, quality coaches developing future leaders in underserved communities, a need for a large volunteer military force, and a civilian population that understands and appreciates the sacrifice of military duty. 1. Improve the well-being of the military community by establishing a strong sense of purpose through coaching development. 2. Improving the quantity and quality of coaching leaders in communities throughout our country. 3. Bridging the civilian-military divide at the community level nationwide, by creating understanding of the value of military service. 4. Ensuring the future viability of the all-volunteer military force by directly addressing the
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Soldiers to Sidelines Football Coaching Certification Seminar
The program is a 4 day certification seminar that
culminates with a free youth football skills clinic as a practicum. The objectives covered in the seminar are as follows:
INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PARTICPANTS TO WANT TO MASTER THE ART OF COACHING
CREATE AND FOSTER STRONG BONDS BETWEEN ALL PARTICIPANTS
LEARN THE STS COACHING ETHOS
REFLECT ON PAST EXPEREIENCES WITH GOOD AND BAD LEADERS
LEARN HOW TO CONTROL OUR REPSONSE TO OTHERS’ BEHAVIOR TO PRODUCE A DESIRE OUTCOME
INTROSPECT ON HOW OTHERS’ BEHAVIOR AFFECT THEM
THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT HOW THEIR ACTIONS AFFECT OTHERS
TEACH LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE POWER OF INFLUENCE
TEACH HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND BEHAVE AS A LEADER TO CREATE INTENTIONAL POSITIVE OUTCOMES
TEACH X’S AND O’S THROUGH A THEORETICAL APPROACH
GENERATE ENTHUSIASM TO STUDY DEEPER INTO X’S AND O’S
PRESENT ALL MATERIAL IN A CLEAR AND EGANGING EXPERIENCE THAT IS SURE TO RESONATE FOR FUTURE DECADES
PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH
Lacrosse Coaching Certification Seminar
This 4 Day Seminar certifies coaches to be proficient in coaching lacrosse which culminates in free youth lacrosse skills clinic. The objectives covered in the seminar are as follows:
INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE PARTICPANTS TO WANT TO MASTER THE ART OF COACHING
CREATE AND FOSTER STRONG BONDS BETWEEN ALL PARTICIPANTS
LEARN THE STS COACHING ETHOS
REFLECT ON PAST EXPEREIENCES WITH GOOD AND BAD LEADERS
LEARN HOW TO CONTROL OUR REPSONSE TO OTHERS’ BEHAVIOR TO PRODUCE A DESIRE OUTCOME
INTROSPECT ON HOW OTHERS’ BEHAVIOR AFFECT THEM
THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT HOW THEIR ACTIONS AFFECT OTHERS
TEACH LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE POWER OF INFLUENCE
TEACH HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND BEHAVE AS A LEADER TO CREATE INTENTIONAL POSITIVE OUTCOMES
TEACH X’S AND O’S THROUGH A THEORETICAL APPROACH
GENERATE ENTHUSIASM TO STUDY DEEPER INTO X’S AND O’S
PRESENT ALL MATERIAL IN A CLEAR AND EGANGING EXPERIENCE THAT IS SURE TO RESONATE FOR FUTURE DECADES
PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH
Where we work
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Delaware
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Maryland
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Pennsylvania
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Virginia
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West Virginia
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of one-on-one coaching sessions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Veterans, Military personnel
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
We discontinued one-on-one coaching sessions due to the exponential increase in our scale. Instead of one-on-one coaching sessions, we developed an entire virtual learning management system.
Number of service members, veterans, and military spouses actively coaching athletes
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Veterans, Military personnel
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of job skills training courses/workshops conducted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Veterans, Military personnel
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Certify and develop 10,000+ Soldier Coaches positively impacting millions of athletes per year!
-10 Virtual Coaching Certification Seminars
(2 Football, 1 Men's Lacrosse, 2 Sports Performance, 1Basketball, 1 Military Women's Coaching Seminar, 1 Rugby, 1 Soccer, and 1 Adaptive Sports)
-Certify 500+ New Soldier Coaches per Year to become character-based sports coaches
-Build the best virtual learning platform for coaching and leadership in the country
-24 Webinars- Episodic Social Media Shows to drive engagement and awareness
-Ambassador Program (25+ Ambassadors Nationwide)- Fellowship events, Outreach, Community Sports Clinics
-Membership Development Program Grow to 500+
-24 Live Coaching Events per Year
-Provide Coaching Stipends to Soldier Coaches who participate in our Membership Development Program. The amount of each Stipend will be based on how many continuing education units earned.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Raise funds through diversified channels to include individual giving, corporates sponsorships, special events, and memberships. These funds will support 4 primary services to our constituents:
1) Virtual coaching certification seminars: We employ directors for each sport who provide curriculum content, guest coaches, and awareness for each seminar.
2) Continued education opportunities: We employ a Director of Education who is responsible for creating curriculum content, managing each Soldier Coach's educational progress, and collaborating with each Sports Director.
3) Coaching job placement services: Our sport directors leverage their relationships and contacts within each sport to help our Soldiers Coaches advance in their coaching practice.
4) Live coaching events: We employ a National Ambassador Director who is responsible for leveraging the human capital of our volunteer ambassadors to plan and execute coaching events throughout the country.
We are able to grow in awareness, Soldier Coach stewardship, and revenue generation through strategic partnerships that leverage mutual assets and connections. Such strategic partners include the USO, The Honor Foundation, the Wounded Warrior Project, The Travis Manion Foundation, and Vehicles for Veterans.
We create sponsorship opportunities for companies that align with our mission and promote their initiatives. Sponsorship opportunities include our coaching seminars, online courses, webinars, podcasts, and live events.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our organization is capable of meeting our goals because we have hired the best in the business with expertise in the following disciplines:
Communications and Marketing
Community Relations
Customer Service
Event Planning
Coaching
Learning Technology
Human Performance
Graphic Design
Teaching
Strategic Organization and Planning
Fundraising
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have grown to host 10 virtual coaching certification seminars
We have certified 1919 Soldier Coaches and growing
We have expanded to offer our services to military spouses and Gold Star Families
We have increased the number of our strategic partnerships
We have created a sponsored webinar series to provide free education to Soldier Coaches
68% of our Soldier Coaches are currently coaching and 32% plan to coach in the future
Our Soldier Coaches report that they feel 84% better about themselves after completing our seminars because they coach others.
Our Soldier Coaches operate in all 50 states and 6 countries abroad
Our Soldier Coaches have positively impacted over 95,000 athletes and growing through coaching sports
How we listen
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Soldiers To Sidelines
Board of directorsas of 08/06/2024
Harrison Bernstein
Soldiers To Sidelines
Mike Miller
NFL Players Benefits Association
Rusty Wright
Truist Bank
Scott Urick
Georgetown Preparatory School
John O'Grady
Raytheon
Harrison Bernstein
Soldiers To Sidelines
Marnie Schneider
Game Day in the USA
Timothy McGuire
Gen(Ret.) U.S. Army
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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