On the Road to 5k: Coaching Boys into Men Project
The Center for Violence Prevention at the University of Northern Iowa project involved infusion of the Coaching Boys into Men® program in secondary schools across Iowa by conducting ten regional trainings and convening athletic directors, coaches and community youth athletic directors.
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Communities
Adults Athletes Boys Coaches Men Students Youth/Adolescents/Young Adult -
Products
PSA/Promotional video: Iowa Coaches Speak Click Here for Video
PSA/Promotional video: Iowa Coaches Making a Difference Click Here for Video
PSA/Promotional video: Iowa Coaches on Teaching Young Men Click Here for Video
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System
Advocacy/rape crisis School (K-12) Sport Therapeutic/mental health -
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Strategies
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Enhance Partnerships
The Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM) training was delivered by the Center for Violence Prevention in partnership with the Iowa High School Athletic Association, the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (IowaCASA) and 7 Sexual Assault Prevention Specialists from member agencies of IowaCASA's 6 regions.
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Build Champions
The CBIM training was delivered to 67 coaches, reaching 5,641 male athletes in sports ranging from football, x-country, basketball, wrestling, soccer, track and field, swimming, golf, baseball and bowling.
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Provide Resources
The project supported development of the CBIM Card Series as well as promotional videos of the coaches and athletes utilizing the CBIM model that can be utilized by the CVP and by the participating schools. Additional Coaching Boys into Men School posters were also developed.
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Educate & Train
The Center for Violence Prevention and a Iowa High School Athletics Association representative in partnership with a local sexual assault victim advocate and/or prevention specialists provided 10 CBIM workshops to high school coaches who coach male dominated sports. In most of the trainings, coaches revealed this was the first interaction they had had with a sexual violence advocate or prevention specialist.
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Measure Impact
The project incorporated findings from pre and post-test evaluation data.
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Raise Awareness
PSAs and CBIM videos are completed and available to coaches. CBIM posters announcing regional trainings were created and dispersed.