Substance Abuse Program Delivers For Tennis Players

--Brief Program Description: Substance use among youth is a concern for all. All Stars is a school or community based program designed to delay and prevent high risk behaviors in middle school age adolescents (11 to 14 years old), including substance use, violence, and premature sexual activity by fostering development of positive personal characteristics. A highly interactive program, All Stars involves 9-13 lessons during its first year and 7 to 8 booster lessons in its second year.

All Stars is based on strong research that has identified the critical factors that lead young people to begin experimenting with substances and participating in other high risk behaviors. The program is designed to reinforce positive qualities that are typical of youth at this age; it works to strengthen five specific qualities that are vital to achieving preventive effects:

  • Developing positive ideals and future aspirations
  • Establishing positive norms
  • Building strong personal commitments
  • Promoting bonding with school and community organizations
  • Promoting positive parental attentiveness


    • Proven Results:

  • Increased commitment to avoid substance use and other high-risk behavior.

    • Increased adoption of a belief in positive peer group norms that make substance use, violence and premature sexual activity unacceptable • Reduced Substance abuse by 40% to 60% • Reduced sexual activity by 80% • Increased belief that substance use and high risk behaviors would interfere with ones desired lifestyle. • Increased bonding to school

    All Stars is guided multilayer program that is delivered to all students or group members on a weekly basis. The program is packaged in three different formats, each designed to meet a specific need. In each format, students are engaged through:

  • Small group activities
  • Group discussions
  • Enjoyable and meaningful worksheet tasks
  • Videotaping
  • Games
  • Art activities


    • Students receive a personalized certificate documenting voluntary commitments. Commitment rings, symbolic reminders of commitments made, are optional. The booster program uses similar methods with an additional community service component.

    Parents and important adults participate through homework assignments. Parents also participate in separate training meetings and receive an audio CD that presents seven strategies for positive parenting.

    The teacher format is designed for use by classroom teachers. It is recommended that delivery be augmented with the assistance of school guidance counselors. This format involves:

  • Thirteen 45 minutes classroom lessons for the core program
  • Eight 45 minute classroom lessons for the booster program
  • Optional one on one meetings with individual students
  • A celebration ceremony to conclude this program


    • The specialist format is designed for use by prevention professionals from community prevention agencies who visit schools or organizations as outside experts. It has the same classroom lessons and activities as the teacher format.

    The community format is designed for use in non-classroom settings including after school programs, church and community programs, recreation programs, and day camps. The program the same activities as the other two formats, but the lessons change to:

    • Nine 60 minute group meeting lesson plans in the core program • Seven 60 minute group meeting lesson plans in the booster program

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