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Contact Information:
Dr. Brenda Bredemeier
University of Missouri
- St. Louis
369 Marillac Hall
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 516-6820
Email:bredemeierb@umsl.edu
Dr. David Shields
University of Missouri
- St. Louis
306 Marillac Hall
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314) 516-5799
Email: shields@umsl.edu
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The Sports, Character &
Citizenship Program
Begun in the Fall
of 2004 by faculty members of the University of Missouri - St. Louis, Drs. Brenda
Bredemeier and David Shields in collaboration with Characterplus, This
collaboration of sports-involved organizations works through education,
research and advocacy to promote coaching practices and sports cultures
that contribute to positive character and citizenship development.
Latest News: Dr. David Shields was named a Sports Ethics Fellow by the Institute for
International Sport in
conjunction with the 2007 National
Sportsmanship Day. Dr. Shield's
nomination was put forward by the Positive Coaching
Alliance at Stanford University
and confirmed by the University of Rhode
Island's Institute for International Sport,
the sponsor National Sportsmanship Day.
Research and Presentations
Current Projects:
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2006 Characterplus conference: The coalition will sponsor a "sports and character" day
in conjunction with the regular 2006 Summer Characterplus conference.
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Sports and
Character Awareness Day: In Spring 2006, the coalition is planning
an awareness day in which schools will be encouraged to focus on the
theme of sport and character.
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Youth Sport
Summit: Next Fall, the plans are to contact the heads of major youth
sports organizations throughout Missouri, inviting them to a "youth
sport summit" that will craft and endorse a set of core principles.
The summit will serve three main objectives: expand the coalition;
increase dialogue within and across youth-serving sports
organizations regarding effective strategies for promoting character
and citizenship; and, publicity.
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