WeCOACH Youth & High School Academy Scholarships
WeCOACH is proud to offer Youth & High School Academy Scholarships to a limited number of Women Coach participants each year to help offset expenses. Full and partial Youth & High School Academy scholarships are outlined below. Scholarship recipients are selected from the Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy applicant pool based on financial need, compelling Youth & High School Academy application responses, and satisfying the eligibility criteria specified by the donor (if applicable).
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Youth & High School Academy Scholarships (virtual) = $134/year to cover Academy tuition & annual WeCOACH membership dues. Fund an Academy Scholarship for a current youth, club, middle or high school woman coach to participate in our virtual Academy cost-free. Donors may name the scholarship in honor or memory of a woman coach or male ally coach who has impacted your life and recipient conditions may be specified such as: sport, title/position, athletic affiliation, ethnicity, etc. Our goal is to fund these Academy Scholarship opportunities in perpetuity. Monthly, quarterly & annual recurring payment options are available. After payment is submitted, complete this form to have your Scholarship posted on the WeCOACH HS Academy webpage.
WeCOACH Youth & High School Academy Scholarships
These scholarships cover full Academy costs.
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Hudl Scholarships
Our partner Hudl, has generously provided full tuition scholarships for 10 women coaches to participate in the 2023 Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy. A minimum of five (5) scholarships will be awarded to women coaches of color.
Lauren McLelland Memorial Scholarships
Lauren McLelland was a former captain & women’s soccer player of mine at Lees-McRae College who exemplified a Servant Leader to her team and everyone who met her. She lived out 3 attributes as a student-athlete for four years and then later in the Navy: Loving, Serving, & Caring. We lost her to suicide in August of 2023.
In memory of Lauren McLelland, a total of four (4) tuition scholarships will be awarded to youth/club/middle/high school soccer coaches who live out the attributes of loving, serving, & caring just as Lauren did. (Renee Lopez Academy, Scholarship Donor)
Charlotte Moran Memorial Scholarship
Charlotte Moran was an administrator for Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association and the Region I Olympic Development Program as well as impactful female leader in soccer. She inspired so many women to become coaches and this scholarship reflects that mission. Those who receive this award will benefit from Charlotte’s legacy of inspiring the next generation of women coaches. (Dr. Missy Price, Scholarship Donor, US Club Soccer Vice President of Education & Development, WeCOACH Board Member, WCA #35 & Academy 2.0 #1 grad).
The Charlotte Moran Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a female soccer coach at the club or high school level, any position (head/asst coach, volunteer, etc.). Recipient will be selected from the 2024 Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy applications.
Louise Waxler Scholarship
Louise Waxler is the Executive Director of McLean Youth Soccer. Her impact on the sport of women’s soccer is felt throughout the youth to professional landscape. She has been recognized by many as a pioneer of women’s soccer in the U.S., especially when it comes to advocating for women coaches and leaders in the sport. This scholarship represents all that Louise embodies and will be used to support the next generation of women leaders in soccer. (Dr. Missy Price, Scholarship Donor, US Club Soccer Vice President of Education & Development, WeCOACH Board Member, WCA #35 & Academy 2.0 #1 grad).
The Louise Waxler Scholarship will be awarded to a female soccer coach at the club or high school level, any position (head/asst coach, volunteer, etc.). Recipient will be selected from the 2024 Youth & High School Women Coaches Academy applications.