BreakThrough Summit

WeCOACH and Hudl were thrilled to bring back BreakThrough Summit in 2020! We went 𝘽𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 with a two-day online event, December 14-15, that featured more speakers, sports, topics and action-oriented dialogue!

The 2020 event included two-time national champion and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Muffet McGraw and in her second stint as emcee, ESPN basketball analyst LaChina Robinson.

Speakers

• Muffet McGraw, Retired Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Notre Dame – One on One Interview with LaChina Robinson – Presented by Morgan Stanley
• Dawn Staley, Head Coach, South Carolina Women’s Basketball and Head Coach, USA Women’s Basketball National Team – Presented by TeamAltemus
• Sue Enquist, Retired UCLA Softball Coach & Founder of ONE Softball
• Betsy Butterick, The Coaches’ Coach & Communications Specialist
• Becky Burleigh, Head Women’s Soccer Coach, University of Florida

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Breaking Through

• Edniesha Curry, Assistant Coach, Maine Men’s Basketball
• Mickey Grace, LA Rams Scouting Apprentice & HS Football Coach
• Lindsey Harding, Assistant Coach, NBA Sacramento Kings
• Kelly Lindsey, Director of Women’s Football, Federation Royale Marocaine de Football
• Moderator: LaChina Robinson

Supporting Women in Coaching

• Beth Launiere, Head Coach, Utah Volleyball
• Amy Huchthausen, Commissioner, America East Conference
• Kevin Blue, Director of Athletics, UC-Davis
• Lindsay Artkin, President, NHL Coaches’ Association
• Jen Brooks, Athletic Director, Ursuline Academy (HS)
• Moderator: Teresa Gould, Sr. Associate Commissioner, Pac-12

Using Your Platform to Drive Social Change

• Nevin Caple, Founder, Return On Inclusion
• Shimmy Gray-Miller, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Clemson University
• Kirk Walker, Assistant Softball Coach, UCLA
• Ginny Gilder, Co-Owner, Seattle Storm
• Moderator: Dr. Amy Wilson, Managing Director of Inclusion, NCAA

How Current Social Movements and COVID 19 Have Affected Student-Athlete Mental Health

• Abigail Eiler, LMSW, Assistant Director of Athletic Counseling, University of Michigan
• Nohelani Lawrence, PsyD, Director of Wellness and Clinical Services, NY Giants
• Amanda Alexander, PhD, Stretch Performance Psychology
• Lindsey Wilson, Co-Founder, Positive Performance Training
• Moderator: Danielle Slaton, Director of External Relations for the School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University

On December 16, 2019, WeCOACH and Hudl hosted the first-ever BreakThrough Summit for women in sports. This FREE, online-only Summit was designed to support, develop and celebrate women in sports – and bring the top women in the industry to you—wherever you are—live.

Speakers included:

Jill Ellis
Former Head Coach, USWNT
Two-Time FIFA World Cup Champion

Dr. Jen Welter
First Female NFL Assistant Coach

LaChina Robinson
Event Emcee, ESPN Basketball Analyst

Kelly Inouye-Perez
Head Coach, UCLA Softball
2019 Women’s College World Series Champion

Betsy Butterick
The Coaches’ Coach & Communications Specialist

Ginny Gilder
Co-owner, WNBA Seattle Storm

Holly Warlick
Former University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Coach

Felecia Mulkey
Head Coach, Baylor University Acrobatics & Tumbling
Five-Time National Champion

Layshia Clarendon
Minnesota Lynx
WNBA All-Star, Pac-12 Analyst

Dr. Nicole LaVoi
Director
Tucker Center for Research on Women & Girls in Sport

Charmelle Green
Deputy Athletics Director and COO
University of Utah

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Watch the WeCOACH Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Jostens below.
Inaugural Recipient: Jill Ellis