In an effort to start a community-wide conversation on the character of sports in metro Kansas City, MO, the NAIA and Champions of Character program have teamed up with local partners to engage youth sports organizations, school districts and parks and rec departments to raise awareness about the quality of the sport experience.

The program seeks to build a "scorecard" of experiences through surveys, roundtable discussions and in-person interviews with players, parents, coaches and administrators throughout the community. The culmination will be a Sports Circle Forum where the survey results and collective experiences will be shared in an evening of interactive discussion with expert panels.

Sports organizations and leagues that participate will be able to take the results from their own participants to identify areas where they have opportunities to improve the sports experience, including tapping into the resources of Champions of Character programming.

For more information on this approach to creating a discussion on character in sports, check out AreYouInKC.org.