USTA Coaching and WeCOACH Announce New Strategic Partnership

WeCOACH is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with USTA Coaching, a new entity established by the USTA with a national platform created to support, elevate and expand the tennis coaching community across the United States.

As a Mission Partner with WeCOACH, USTA Coaching will join us in various initiatives designed to recruit, develop, support, and retain women in coaching at all levels of the sport from grassroots to the highest levels. Our support and sponsorship of USTA Coaching’s new program, Serving All: Aspiring Coaches powered by WeCOACH aligns with USTA Coaching’s mission to educate and serve coaches to create inspiring tennis experiences for players of all levels. Our collaboration reflects a shared commitment to long-term growth of the game at every level.

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April 23: DII & DIII Development Program

From Burnout to Balance: Learn How to Reduce Stress and Reconnect to Your Purpose This Season

If you are feeling constantly tired, overwhelmed by coaching demands, and fighting feelings of burnout, you are not alone. A 2023 NCAA-led survey of 6,000 coaches reported about one-third of collegiate coaches experience mental exhaustion, feelings of overwhelm, and difficulty sleeping on a near-constant basis. The data is clear: coaching takes a toll on your mental health. And it’s only getting harder.

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The WeCOACH Mission

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

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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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UPCOMING EVENTS

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April

2026

Monday, 12:00 pm to 12:00 pm

USTA Coaching Serving All: Aspiring Coaches powered by WeCOACH Applications Close May 4

Thank you for taking an interest in USTA Coaching Serving All: Aspiring Coaches Program powered by WeCOACH (the “Program”) to promote the next generation of female tennis coaches! The Program seeks female collegiate tennis players interested in pursuing a career in coaching tennis. The program consists of monthly, 60-minute webinars from June 2026 – January […]

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April

2026

Thursday, 11:30 am to 01:00 pm

DII & DIII Development Session: From Burnout to Balance

From Burnout to Balance: Learn How to Reduce Stress and Reconnect to Your Purpose This Season If you are feeling constantly tired, overwhelmed by coaching demands, and fighting feelings of burnout, you are not alone. A 2023 NCAA-led survey of 6,000 coaches reported about one-third of collegiate coaches experience mental exhaustion, feelings of overwhelm, and […]

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May

2026

Wednesday, 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

WeELEVATE: Inside the Mind of an AD, What Gets You Hired

Join us for this dynamic WeELEVATE session, “Inside the Mind of an AD: What Gets You Hired,” a candid and interactive panel discussion designed to give you direct access to the perspectives of experienced athletics directors across multiple levels of sport.

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 25% of the 20,341 total NCAA men’s & women’s teams.

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.

NCAA Demographics Database

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Women of Color head coaches lead 8% of NCAA women’s teams and only 1% of NCAA men’s teams. Out of 20,341 total head coaching opportunities for NCAA men’s & women’s teams, only 981 are led by Women of Color.

NCAA Demographics Database

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At the youth level, only 26% of youth sports head coaches are women.

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