“Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards”
Presented by Levi’s® Airing Friday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. on Comcast
SportsNet Bay Area
Former Giants Coach Tim Flannery,
Diamondbacks Manager and Former A’s Coach Chip Hale, 49ers Coach
Tom Rathman and Raiders Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff Named Game
Changer Award Honorees
Warriors Legend Al Attles Presented with
Lifetime Achievement Award
Giants Manager Bruce Bochy, A’s Manager Bob
Melvin, NBA Legend Jerry West and Other Sports Dignitaries Join the
90-Minute Special
Broadcast to Feature a Special Shooting
Competition Among Warriors Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Coach
Steve Kerr
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (@CSNAuthentic), the home of
“Authentic Bay Area Sports,” today announced a partnership with
Coaching Corps (@CoachingCorps) to air the inaugural Coaching
Corps Game Changer Awards presented by Levi’s® on Friday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. This event
supports Coaching Corps’ mission to provide youth from
under-resourced communities access to trained coaches and the
benefits of sports activities and team-based learning. The Coaching
Corps Game Changer Awards will feature Bay Area professional teams
honoring coaches for their work on the field and in the
community.
The honorees chosen – top coaches and Coaching Corps volunteers
who have made considerable contributions to their teams, as well as
the Northern California community – include:
- Tim Flannery, former San
Francisco Giants third base coach and three-time World
Champion
- Chip Hale, former Oakland A’s
bench coach and current Arizona Diamondbacks manager
- Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland
Raiders Hall of Famer
- Tom Rathman, San Francisco 49ers
running back coach
- Al Attles, Golden State Warriors
legend and recipient of the Coaching Corps Lifetime Achievement
Award
For the pinnacle moment of the evening, the inaugural Coaching
Corps Game Changer Awards will honor Volunteer Coach of the Year
award winner, 22-year-old Bay Area native Andrea “Dré”
Quinones-Rivera. Coach “Dré,” now a medical school student at
the University of California, San Francisco, launched the UC Santa
Cruz Chapter of Coaching Corps as an undergraduate. “Sports have
done so much for me in terms of my development and my confidence,”
she says. “I’m so glad I have the chance to pass that on.”
The Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards, hosted by Comcast
SportsNet’s Dave Feldman (@FeldyCSN) and Ahmed Fareed
(@AhmedFareedCSN), along with KNBR 680 and NBC Bay Area’s Kate
Scott (@katetscott), will feature Giants manager Bruce
Bochy, A’s manager Bob Melvin and NBA Legend Jerry
West presenting Flannery, Hale and Attles their awards; a
special musical performance by Flannery and his band, Lunatic
Fringe; and speeches and appearances by Bay Area sports legends
and other dignitaries.
Additionally, viewers will be treated to a special shooting
competition among the Warriors’ Splash Brothers Stephen
Curry and Klay Thompson, and Coach Steve Kerr, as
they engage in an epic game of C.O.A.C.H. (a variation of
H.O.R.S.E.).
“As a network that delivers sports programming throughout the
region, we understand the power of sports to change lives,” said
Ted Griggs, President and General Manager of Comcast SportsNet Bay
Area and Comcast SportsNet California. “We’re excited to be able to
produce an event that celebrates the impact of coaching and
inspires others to get involved with Coaching Corps. With the
honorees and attendees that will be in the building, it promises to
be a wonderful evening.”
“Opportunities to play organized sports with a trained coach are
just not there for many kids living in lower income neighborhoods,”
said Janet Carter, Coaching Corps’ Executive Director. “We’re
excited by the opportunity to raise funds, reach more kids and
increase our impact. To ensure that all kids get a chance to play
sports requires committed partners, so cultivating greater
community and corporate involvement is important,” she said. Since
its founding, Coaching Corps volunteers have reached 50,000 kids
through sports. Its members use coaching to teach kids life lessons
that build character traits critical to success on the field, in
the classroom and in the community. “There is no life lesson that
sports can’t teach,” Carter said.
“We’re incredibly grateful that so many local partners are
lending their support,” said Wally Haas, Coaching Corps founder and
Board President. “Between Levi’s as the presenting sponsor, Comcast
SportsNet and our local teams, we’re excited by the opportunity to
broaden our impact and ensure that all kids have the opportunity to
benefit from playing sports.”
The Coaching Corps Game Changer Awards will be taped Thursday
Feb. 5, at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. After the broadcast
debut (Friday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m.), Coaching Corps Game Changer
Awards, a 90-minute program, will re-air on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2
p.m., Monday, Feb. 9 at 9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb 17 at 9 p.m. and
Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 9 p.m. Visit CSNBayArea.com for additional
air dates and times.
Twitter & Instagram: @coachingcorps, @CSNAuthentic
Hashtags: #coachingcorps, #supportcoachingcorps
About Coaching Corps
Every day, Coaching Corps coaches change the game for kids
living in low-income neighborhoods. Partnering with afterschool
programs, schools and community organizations, we ensure that all
kids have the chance to play sports with a trained coach and
benefit from all the life lessons sports can teach. Persistence.
Empathy. Self-regulation. Optimism. Since its founding, Coaching
Corps has connected 50,000 youth in underserved communities to
caring and capable coaches recruited from the community and nearby
colleges and universities.
To learn more, visit us at: www.coachingcorps.org.
About Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California,
both part of NBC Sports Regional Networks, serve more than four
million households in Northern California, Nevada, Southern Oregon
and Hawaii. Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the television home of
MLB’s San Francisco Giants, NBA’s Golden State Warriors, AFL’s San
Jose SaberCats and the official regional sports network of the San
Francisco 49ers, also features a robust lineup of Emmy
Award-winning news, analysis and original programming. Comcast
SportsNet California offers live coverage of MLB’s Oakland
Athletics, NBA’s Sacramento Kings, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, MLS’s San
Jose Earthquakes and is the official regional sports network of the
Oakland Raiders. Collectively, these networks deliver more than 600
live sporting events per year, over 1,500 live studio shows,
including SportsNet Central, Yahoo SportsTalk Live, Pregame Live,
Postgame Live, Press Conference Live, as well as compelling digital
content, up-to-the-minute scores, highlights and breaking news via
www.CSNBayArea.com and www.CSNCalifornia.com. Follow both networks
on Twitter via @CSNAuthentic.
Comcast SportsNet Bay AreaJay dela Cruz,
415-296-8900jdelacruz@comcastsportsnet.com@delaCruzCSNorCoaching
CorpsStacey Manley, 415-496-5127staceym@coachingcorps.org