Project Coach is a program that uses sports as a means to engage, connect, and empower adolescents and youth living in Springfield, MA. Teenagers are trained and employed as coaches for elementary aged children living in their communities. The major objective of the program is youth development. Sport involvement provides an excellent medium through which leadership qualities can be developed, while also teaching and reinforcing the importance of positive health and social behaviors. It is our belief that the knowledge, skill, and behavior learned in sport environments have the potential to generalize to a variety of other domains (e.g., school, community, and family).