GIRLS ON THE RUN CENTRAL NJ (GOTRCNJ) FALL PROGRAM NEEDS COACHES FOR HOLMDEL, MIDDLETOWN, WALL, SHREWSBURY, FREEHOLD
COACHES DO NOT NEED TO BE RUNNERS
Girls on the Run of Central New Jersey (GOTRCNJ) needs coaches for its fall season starting the week of March 30th for Village Elementary Holmdel, Indian Hill Elementary, River Plaza Elementary, Central Elementary, Shrewsbury Elementary, Laura Donovan Elementary and Marshall Errickson. Girls on the Run is a physical activity-based, positive youth development social and emotional wellness program for girls in 3rd through 5th grades. The ten-week program incorporates running to teach critical life skills, encourage personal development and foster team building and community service. Volunteer coaches utilize a curriculum to engage teams of girls in fun, interactive lessons. Teams meet twice a week for 75 minutes for ten weeks, and the program culminates with all teams participating in a non-competitive 5k run on June 7th at Fair Haven Fields.
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Volunteers provide critical leadership and the non-profit organization is currently seeking coaches to facilitate the program with teams of 8 to 20 girls.
Girls on the Run was recently included as a top research-based program in a Social-Emotional Learning Guide developed by researchers at Harvard University and has been recognized by the National Afterschool Association (NAA) as one of the most influential after-school programs in the nation.
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Coaches do not need to be runners but are required to be a minimum of eighteen years old to serve as an assistant, or twenty-one years old to serve as a head coach. All volunteer coaches must complete a background check and attend a three-hour training session.
For more information about coaching GOTRCNJ please contact Donna York, Executive Director at [email protected] or 908.285.9202.
About Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run is a national physical activity-based positive youth development program for 3rd-8th grade girls. Participants develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they are, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care, create positive connections with peers and adults and make a meaningful contribution to community and society. Each session is led by trained volunteer coaches that guide and mentor the girls. The ten-week program concludes with all participants completing a celebratory 5k event which gives them a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Girls on the Run has served over 1.2 million girls since its inception in 1996. More information can be found www.gotrcnj.org.
