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coaches' voter engagement pledge
Coaches are a critical part of creating systemic change in athletics. The Coaches’ Pledge is a national program for athletic personnel to receive nonpartisan voter education, registration, turnout, and advocacy tools to support engagement with their student athletes.
By signing the Coaches’ Pledge, you commit to:
- Sharing nonpartisan engagement resources with your student-athletes throughout the year.
- Providing an opportunity for your student-athletes to register to vote.
- Activating your student-athletes on National Voter Registration Day (9/17/2024)
- Uplifting the nonpartisan Coaches’ Pledge with your colleagues and encouraging their sign-on to the program.
The 2024 Coaches’ Pledge is open to any individual that identifies as a member of a college or university athletic department (i.e. athletic director, coach, student development staff).
This program is in partnership with ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, the National Association of Basketball Coaches & the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
past impact
COACHES SIGNED A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PLEDGE
Since 2020, nearly 2,000 coaches have signed a pledge to support voter engagement efforts with their student athletes.
ATHLETES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PLEDGE
With an average of 20 athletes per team, 40,000 athletes have been impacted by the civic engagement pledge in the last two years.
“Accomplishments on the court might make headlines. But first and foremost, coaches are committed to developing and educating student athletes. What better lesson can there be to teach our players than how to become engaged citizens”
