Our Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy is a virtual program modeled after our longstanding premier NCAA  Women Coaches Academy that is open to Youth, Club, Middle School & High School Women Coaches across all sports.  This program aims to provide leadership development programming that elevates your holistic coaching  effectiveness by learning advanced leadership skills and strategies that directly affect personal and team success. Within our community of coaches at the youth & high school level, we recognize the challenges you face to stay and advance in the profession. Register today for our Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy and together, we will learn best practices for navigating those challenges. 

Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy Class #4

All participants must be a WeCOACH member (membership required to register for the Academy). Not a member? Sign up here! or use the non-members registration to become a member and register at the same time! 

Questions or need help? Email: events@wecoachsports.org

Cost & Scholarships

$75 Early Bird Registration fee (July 24 – September 6)

$100 Registration Fee (September 7 – October 30)

All registrants must be a WeCOACH member (active membership required to register for the Academy). Membership price included in all non-member registrations or you can sign up for a membership here!

Scholarship applications CLOSED August 26. Recipients will be notified on August 30.

Registration Requirements
  • All participants must be a WeCOACH member (membership required to register for the Academy).Not a member? Sign up here or use the “Non-Members Registration” to purchase your membership and register for the Academy all in one step!
  • Registration priority will be given to current or aspiring Youth, Club, Middle School & High School Women Coaches (head, assistant, associate or volunteer), strength & conditioning coaches and/or athletic trainers.
  • Allies may register and will be selected to attend if space is available.

*If you attended a previous Youth and High School Women Coaches Academy you are welcome to participate again, but please understand some sessions will be similar.

Schedule

10:45 – 11:15 am    Welcome Coaches & Icebreakers/Get To Know One Another- Vanessa Fuchs, CEO, WeCOACH

 

11:15 – 11:45 pm    Effectively Coaching Gen Z: Insights from the Marine Corps-Major Evita Mosqueda, United States Marine Corps &  Melissa Schwab, Elmhurst Head Women’s Golf Coach & Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach 

11:45 – 12:00 pm    BREAK

12:00 – 1:00 pm      Disrupting Through Conflict & ConversationDr. Jen Fry (WCA #1), Founder & CEO, JenFryTalks

1:05 – 1:55 pm        Confidence and Mental ToughnessTami Matheny, Mental Game Coach at Refuse2LoseCoaching, Author & Jon Gordon                                             Team Member

1:55 – 2:10 pm         BREAK

2:10 – 3:05 pm        Understanding the College Recruiting Landscape for High School CoachesRenee Lopez, M.E.S.S., President, RL                                                 Academy Recruiting Educator/Leadership Development Training

3:05 – 4:00 pm        Small Group Discussion

4:00 – 4:10 pm        BREAK

4:10 – 5:00 pm        Optimizing Performance Through Improved Mental FitnessLinda Martindale, Certified Mental Fitness Coach

5:00 – 5:40 pm        Survey & Action Plans/ Team WeCOACH (Programming)

5:40 – 6:00 pm        GraduationTeam WeCOACH

  • All sessions are mandatory.
  • To protect the integrity of the authentic conversations that transpire, sessions will not be recorded.

 

 

Academy Session Topics

Session Topics May Include:

  • Program Culture; Confidence and Mental Toughness; Understanding the College Recruiting Landscape; Leadership Communication; Conflict Resolution

*Please note the above topics are tentative and may change once the schedule is finalized. 

Application Timeline

Registrations Accepted: (Early Bird) July 24 – September 6, (Regular Registration) September 7 – October 13

Scholarship Applications Due: August 26

Scholarship Recipients Notified: August 30

2024 Class #4 Email (schedule, etc.): Week of October 21-25

Press Release issued announcing 2024 Class #4: October 28

2024 Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy: November 1

Cancellation Policy
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY

All cancellations subject to a 15% non-refundable administration fee.  Cancellation requests received more than sixty (60) days prior to the event are eligible for a full refund less administration fee.  Cancellation requests received thirty (30) to sixty (60) days prior to the event are eligible for a 50% refund less administration fee. Cancellation requests made within thirty (30) days prior to the event are non-refundable and may not be applied to future event registrations, no exceptions.  Cancellation requests must be made in writing. Please contact us with your request.

Partners

Thank you to our partners!

 

 

2024 Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy #4

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