1. Youth Sports Administrators: Challenges and Opportunities Speakers: Mark Leyman City of Manhattan Beach Manuel Escobar County of Los Angeles Idris Al-Oboudi City of Manhattan Beach

2. Challenges Changing the culture Changing the culture Accountability Accountability Communication Communication Relationship Building Relationship Building Allocating Resources Allocating Resources

3. Opportunities to… Change the culture Change the culture Hold people accountable Hold people accountable Increase communication Increase communication Build Relationships Build Relationships Allocate Resources Allocate Resources

4. Resources National Alliance for Youth Sports National Alliance for Youth Sports SCMAF SCMAF Positive Coaching Alliance Positive Coaching Alliance LA 84 Foundation LA 84 Foundation American Sport Education Program American Sport Education Program Human Kinetics Human Kinetics teampages teampages

5. Youth Community Sports Groups In-House Sports Programs In-House Sports Programs AYSO AYSO Pop Warner Football Pop Warner Football Boys and Girls Clubs Boys and Girls Clubs YMCA YMCA School Districts School Districts Little League Little League Club Soccer Club Soccer Pony Baseball Pony Baseball Flag Football Flag Football Lacrosse Lacrosse Youth Basketball Youth Basketball

6. Communication Board Meetings Board Meetings Pre-Post Season Walkthrough’s Pre-Post Season Walkthrough’s Transparency (Web) Transparency (Web) Bi-Annual Field Use Meetings Bi-Annual Field Use Meetings Clear Guidelines Clear Guidelines Minutes taken by staff Minutes taken by staff

7. Accountability To Provide a Positive Sports Experience To Provide a Positive Sports Experience Policy to support all layers Policy to support all layers Staff, Administrators, Officials, Coaches, Parents, Participants Staff, Administrators, Officials, Coaches, Parents, Participants

8. Field Guidelines and Allocation In-House or adoption of established program In-House or adoption of established program Clear guidelines and expectations for groups Clear guidelines and expectations for groups Standards for field reservations and policy Standards for field reservations and policy Pricing Philosophy Pricing Philosophy Maintenance Documentation Maintenance Documentation

9. Board Meetings Training Programs Training Programs Information Sharing Information Sharing Gain perspective from both sides “big picture” Gain perspective from both sides “big picture” Establish buy-in, timing is everything Establish buy-in, timing is everything

10. Relationship Building Difficulty with annual shift of board members Difficulty with annual shift of board members Importance of “ownership” Importance of “ownership” Win-Win, not adversarial Win-Win, not adversarial

11. Setting Expections/Tone Board Presidents need to set up expectations and set the tone… i.e. “Working the system…” “Kill the umpire…” Board Presidents need to set up expectations and set the tone… i.e. “Working the system…” “Kill the umpire…” City Council Resolution City Council Resolution

12. Research to Support Philosophy Fact based research to support philosophy Fact based research to support philosophy Use of statistics to set realistic perspective Use of statistics to set realistic perspective “Better Sports for Kids, Better Kids for Life” “Better Sports for Kids, Better Kids for Life”

13. Group Discussion Identify:Identify: Three successful elements in your youth sports administration Three successful elements in your youth sports administration Three improvements for policies and communicationThree improvements for policies and communication Three ideas to hold user groups accountableThree ideas to hold user groups accountable

14. Contact Information Manuel Escobar Retional Operations Manager County of Los Angeles mescobar@parks.lacounty.gov 626-369-5146 Mark Leyman Recreation Services Manager City of Manhattan Beach mleyman@citymb.info 310-802-5405 Idris Al-Oboudi Recreation Services Manager City of Manhattan Beach ialoboudi@citymb.info 310-802-5402