Coach Across America is the first nationwide effort to mobilize highly trained AmeriCorps members as coaches at Sports-Based Youth Development organizations around the country.

Your job description |
As a Coach Across America member, you will use your love and knowledge of sports to serve, teach and support under-resourced youth. You will be part of a dedicated community of youth development professionals at a host organization that provides programming for at-risk youth. Your work will directly address some of the most pressing needs of our nation’s young people: childhood obesity, academic failure and anti-social behavior.

As a CAA member, you can serve in a full-time, half-time, quarter-time, or minimum-time capacity. Each member will receive a small living allowance to offset expenses incurred during service.

Additionally, upon successful completion of service, each CAA member will receive an Education Award that can be used to pay education costs at qualified institutions, receive educational training or to repay qualified students loans. Read more about the Education Award here.

2009-2010 Service Year

Term of service

Minimum number of service hours

Living Allowance

AmeriCorps Education Award

Full -time

1700

$13,000.00

$4,725

Half- time

900

6,639.50

2,362.50

Quarter-time

450

3,138.00

1,250

Minimum-time

300

2,053.00

1,000

Full- time

1700

$5,350.00

Half- time

900

$6,639.00

$2,675.00

Reduced half- time

675

4,779.00

2,038.00

Quarter-time

450

3,138.00

1,415.00

Minimum-time

300

2,053.00

1,132.00

Training |

You will receive extensive training in the proven methods of Sports-Based Youth Development (SBYD), along with a toolbox of coaching techniques, team-building activities and the knowledge needed to coach effectively.