Resources & Tools
Downloadable guides, policy templates, conversation starters, fact sheets, and pledge cards — all free, all grounded in Coach Winn's framework, all ready to use in your program today.
Coach's Vaping Warning Signs Guide
Complete guide: warning signs, conversation framework, sample scripts, and culture-building strategies. 8 pages.
Pre-Season Conversation Framework
A ready-to-use script for your preseason performance talk that addresses vaping without lecturing.
Performance Data Reference Card
Printable reference card for coaches: the exact performance stats that make the anti-vaping case to athletes.
Team Culture Strategies Guide
Strategies for building a vape-free culture: team agreements, accountability systems, and peer leadership.
Why Athletes Vape: Parent's Guide
Understanding the specific pressures that make youth athletes vulnerable to vaping — and what you can do.
Conversation Do's & Don'ts
How to open the vaping conversation with your child-athlete: do's, don'ts, sample scripts, and follow-up strategies.
Parent Warning Signs Reference
Physical and behavioral signs that your child may be vaping — what to look for at home and after practice.
Supporting Recovery: Parent's Roadmap
If your child is already vaping, this guide walks you through the support process step by step.
Performance Impact Comparison
One-page summary of exactly what vaping does to athletic performance: lung capacity, recovery, reaction time, endurance.
Peer Pressure Response Scripts
Printable pocket cards with ready-to-use responses for common peer pressure situations. Keep one in your bag.
30-Day Quit Plan Worksheet
A structured 30-day quit plan with daily check-ins, trigger identification, and replacement strategies.
Athlete's Vape-Free Pledge Card
A personal commitment card to sign and keep. Simple, powerful, and yours.
Vaping Prevention Policy Template
Complete policy template with all 6 required components. Customizable for schools, leagues, and youth sports organizations.
Staff Training Curriculum
Full training curriculum for coaches and staff: recognition, reporting, conversation, and support. Includes facilitator notes.
3-Phase Education Model
Structured education model for rolling out vaping prevention across your organization — awareness, skills, and culture phases.
Annual Prevention Compliance Checklist
Complete implementation checklist for running a year-round vaping prevention program in your organization.
Trusted Organizations & Programs
These organizations provide evidence-based resources, quit programs, and research on youth vaping.
CDC: E-Cigarettes and Youth
The definitive source for current youth vaping statistics, health data, and prevention resources.
This Is Quitting
Text-based quit program from Truth Initiative. Text DITCHVAPE to 88709. Free, confidential, designed for teens.
My Life, My Quit
Free coaching for teens who want to quit vaping — available via text, chat, or phone. Trained teen coaches.
Smokefree Teen
CDC-backed resources including a free app with quit tools, tips, and motivation specifically for teens.
1-800-QUIT-NOW
Free, confidential quit line available in all 50 states. Counselors trained to work with youth and families.
NIDA for Teens: Vaping
National Institute on Drug Abuse teen-facing resources on vaping, nicotine addiction, and brain development.
Related Academy Chapters
These chapters in the Youth Sports Toolkit Academy directly support your vaping prevention work.