Apply to the 2025 NCAA Women Coaches Academy in Denver!

The NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA), hosted in partnership between WeCOACH and the NCAA, is a multi-day growth & development program available to collegiate women coaches in all sports, collegiate levels (two-year & four-year colleges, NAIA, NCAA, etc.), and years experience. 

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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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Apply to the 2025 NCAA Academy 2.0 in Denver!

For NCAA Women Coaches Academy graduates only, in 2018 we launched the NCAA Academy 2.0 to help take your coaching game to the next level. Remember that sense of community, passion, and renewed sense of joy for coaching you experienced at the NCAA WCA? We invite you to apply for this master learning opportunity.  In a small class setting this next-level, multi-day transformational training builds upon and advances the leadership skills, strategies, and knowledge gained from attending WCA.

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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!

 
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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2024
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Video Chat presented by University of Mount Union M.Ed. in Athletic Coaching

Presented by University of Mount Union M.Ed. in Athletic Coaching Data-Driven Leadership: Women Coaches Shaping Sports Through Communication and Organizational Effectiveness Discover how female coaches leverage effective communication strategies and organizational management techniques to enhance team performance, engage stakeholders, and achieve sustainable success in sports. Gain valuable perspectives on harnessing data to inform decision-making, drive […]

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December
2024

WeCONNECT Women Coaches of Color Amplified

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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December
2024
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WeASPIRE- We’ve Got an Ethical Dilemma: How Do We Solve It? (Open to members and non-members)

We’ve Got an Ethical Dilemma: How Do We Solve It? Coaches make decisions daily. While most are routine, some decisions will sometimes require deliberation and careful thought. So, how should we, as coaches, make that decision to ensure it is the best option? Using audience participation, this presentation includes an overview of the types of […]

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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

STORIES
OF IMPACT

Celebrating moments that became a movement within our community.

National Coaches Day

National Coaches Day

If She Can See Her, She Can Be Her

If She Can See Her, She Can Be Her

Moments of Impact

Moments of Impact

WeMENTOR

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