What is the InSideOut Initiative?
The purpose of the InSideOut Initiative is to transform the current “win-at-all-costs” sports culture where the value is often defined by the scoreboard, into one that defines and promotes sports as a human growth experience.
The InSideOut Initiative provides a blueprint for systemic change. We must become aware of the purpose of sport in our children’s lives, align school communities around this purpose, provide education to school community stakeholders and hold all involved accountable to clearly defined expectations.
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8.23.17
8.17.17
InSideOut Team – An Update from Grand Rapids, Minnesota
The WHY WE PLAY InSideOut Team Cohort of athletic administrators along with their Coach Implementation Teams met on August...
8.16.17
Grassroots Change
From the August/September 2017 issue of Athletic Management: As a school leader, sometimes you can’t help but feel like...
8.14.17
Expanding Our View, Twisting Our Lens, Redefining Our Purpose
With the start of another school year, we are provided with a fresh start and an opportunity to provide great experiences for the...
8.8.17
What Makes Educational Athletics Different
In a previous blog post I discussed the importance of “starting with why.” My “why” is centered on the belief...
8.3.17
Four Steps to Move Coaches Down the Transformational Continuum
One of the things I love most about my job is the constant collaboration I share with my coaches. Many of our conversations...About Us
JODY REDMAN
A nationally-recognized facilitator and speaker, Jody Redman is a former collegiate basketball player who has served as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director and Administrator at both the high school and collegiate levels. Her leadership skills and passion for education-based-athletics led her to develop an extensive curriculum aimed at reclaiming the purpose of sports.
JOE EHRMANN
Joe Ehrmann is an author, coach, All-American football player, former professional football player, Syracuse University alumnus, and recipient of myriad award and honors, such as Syracuse University’s All-Century Team, the Baltimore Colts’ Man of the Year Award, the NFL’s Ed Block Courage Award Recipient, and “The Most Important Coach in America” by Parade Magazine.
What Others Are Saying
“I think it’s a critical program that’s needed to change the culture from ‘win at all costs’ to more of a transformational type of coaching and education-based athletics. We feel like coaches can make a difference. They can stand in the gap, and they’ve got a real opportunity to make a difference. We just need to give them the tools to do it with. We need to start that conversation.”
D.W. Rutledge, Executive Director of the THSCA
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