November 22

Southern California Regional Workshop

The WeCOACH Mission

Learn more about the mission, vision and values of WeCOACH and how YOU can be a part of this transformative community!

WeCOACH is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit membership organization dedicated to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches in all sports and levels through year-round professional growth & leadership development programs. Our programs focus on offering strategies to navigate the challenges and obstacles women face to stay in, feel supported, and advance in the coaching profession. You’ll gain unmatched empowerment, depth, and richness by integrating & engaging with coaches from all sports & levels.

Our young boys, girls, men and women athletes need positive coaching, strong female role models, and real-life examples of successful women in dynamic careers.

We need YOU! What you do MATTERS! Together, we will MOVE the NUMBERS to support & increase women in coaching!

WeTEACH. WeINSPIRE. WeMOTIVATE. WeLEAD. WeCOACH!

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Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy

WeCOACH will host its fourth annual Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy on November 1. Established in 2021 as the “High School Women Coaches Leadership Academy,” WeCOACH rebranded this transformational program in 2023 to be inclusive of women who coach at the youth, club, middle and high school levels.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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November

2024

Tuesday, 03:30 pm to 04:30 pm

WeCONNECT Timely Issues for Youth, Club, Middle and High School Coaches

Inclusivity and diversity are paramount in coaching. Connect with women coaches of color, exchange experiences, address unique obstacles, and amplify the voices of women coaches of color. Participants may join as many WeCONNECT Huddles as you wish— commit the time, engage regularly in meetings and come prepared to contribute to the conversations. Co-Captains determine the frequency of […]

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November

2024

Wednesday, 01:00 pm to 02:15 pm

WeELEVATE- Landing the Big Chair: Strategies for Interviewing for a Head Coach Opening

Landing the Big Chair: Strategies for Interviewing for a Head Coach Opening This session will dive into the dynamics of a Head Coach search, what athletics and university leaders are looking for in their Head Coach, resume organization and tips, and what assistant and associate head coaches should do to prepare both for the interview […]

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November

2024

Friday, 08:30 am to 04:30 pm

Southern Cal Regional Workshop (Open to Members and Non-Members)

Our one-day workshops are specifically designed to elevate your professional growth through networking opportunities and discussions on critical issues impacting the coaching profession. Friday, November 22 Time: 8:30-4:30pm (tentatively) Location: Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Registration Fee: WeCOACH Members $125 Non-Members $150 Register HERE! Co-hosted in partnership with the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A), The PacWest Conference, […]

The mission of WeCOACH is to MOVE the NUMBERS
of women in coaching, in all sports & all levels.

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Prior to Title IX in 1972, over 90% of women’s collegiate sports teams were coached by women.

Women in Intercollegiate Sport: A Longitudinal, National Study Thirty-Seven Year Update

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Over 50 years later, for all three NCAA divisions, that number has decreased to 41% women head coaches of women’s teams. This means only 4 out of 10 NCAA women’s teams are coached by women. And women head coaches lead only 24% of the 20,255 total NCAA men’s & women’s teams.

2022-23 NCAA Demographics Database

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Only 6% women head coaches lead NCAA men’s teams. Out of 9,291 total NCAA men’s teams head coaching opportunities, only 574 are led by women.

2022-23 NCAA Demographics Database

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Women of Color head coaches lead 7% of NCAA women’s teams and only 1% of NCAA men’s teams. Out of 20,255 total head coaching opportunities for NCAA men’s & women’s teams, only 890 are led by Women of Color.

2022-23 NCAA Demographics Database

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At the youth level, only 26% of youth sports head coaches were women in 2022, up slightly from 24% in 2019.

Aspen Institute Project Play: State of Play 2023 Annual Report on Trends in Youth Sports