Achieving Your Personal Best
Even Field Programs
Online and in-person, our Peer Into Character® programs present real-life experiences from professional and amateur athletes, coaches, officials, and others that provide insight and perspective on character, perseverance, and leadership.
Our purpose is to inspire young people to make caring, principled choices in sports and life and continually strive to be their best in everything they do.
Even Field believes that The Way You Win Matters® because integrity, trust, and mutual respect are essential to quality relationships and principled leadership.
We also are dedicated to improving the culture of childhood sports. Translating the youth sports experience into purposeful character and life-skill development moves us beyond the winning and losing of athletic competition, to develop a "winning" young adult.
70% of kids quit playing organized sports by age 13.
Even Field provides youth coach training in mentoring, relationship-building, and communication skills. For parents, we provide proven techniques and strategies that promote positive child development and achievement on and off the field. In addition, we are seeking to test our learning-based, development-focused sports program model for children ages 6 through 12 (U-13), which emphasizes team culture, skills mastery, leadership, and character.
Explore the programs below to learn more.
“I found Chuck's message to be profound and especially relevant in today's youth sports culture... Having coached at different levels from youth sports through college, I would highly recommend bringing Even Field in to speak with your players, coaches, and parents.”
Billy Sittig: Recreation Program Mgr, Boston (MA) Parks & Rec.
Chuck Wilson on Sports™
These podcasts and videos provide youth sports coaches, parents and athletes with insight and perspective from the playing field while examining issues that impact the game.
Peer Into Character®
This audio and video series presents compelling conversations and personal stories involving character, life skills, and leadership.
Speaker Series, Forums, Clinics and Workshops
We make “Live” presentations through program partnerships with sports leagues, public and private schools, community and faith-based organizations, and other groups serving the needs of young people throughout New England.
Even Field® Sports Program Model for Children
Our The Way You Win Matters® initiative for children ages 12-and-under, is a “kid-centric” model that emphasizes age-appropriate physical, mental, and character development, benefitting all participating young athletes. Guiding our project development is Albert J. Petitpas, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Positive Youth Development (PYD) through sport.
Our purpose is to inspire young people to make caring, principled choices in sports and life and to continually strive to be their best in everything they do.
If you believe in our mission and are in a position to help, please consider making a donation to Even Field. Your gift of any amount, big or small, will be valued and appreciated.
Even Field is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Contributions to Even Field are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
“Even Field’s message to all parents and families is important. It’s about putting the kids first, and developing the whole person, not just the athlete.”
Kate Hernandez: swimming & diving official, sports parent