Power of the Huddle

Simply put, more needs to be done than what has been done in this field to date.  We’ve learned that conversations need to go deeper to shift attitudes and behaviors, and to have lasting impact on a departments’ or teams’ culture.  We’ve learned that tailored curriculum and trainings are needed for different groups ranging from senior leadership to student-athletes -- surgical strategies to most effectively engage and transform participants.  We’ve learned that everyone must be involved in training discussions about these issues.  We’ve learned that we, as a culture, need to re-think how learning is defined.  Finally, we’ve learned how to make impact in sport organizations, to actually move the needle, and we can’t wait to partner with organizations who believe what we believe.

Led by Jeff O’Brien, longtime director of MVP and MVP National, the NCAS has been inspired to synergize our learning into a research-based model called Huddle Up.  Huddle Up leverages the transcendent power of sport to eradicate gender violence, in all of its forms, and the sexism underpinning this abuse.  In sport, the huddle is a powerful symbol of togetherness, a place where teammates convene to reinforce their union, challenge & support one another, and communicate strategy.  In the huddle, teammates forget past set-backs, galvanize conviction, and always have a unified front against the opponent.  Huddle Up harnesses that power by challenging, educating, and empowering participants to be “all-in” to defeat our opponent – sexist abuse.

Are you ready to join the huddle?