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Impact

Igniting Confidence and Leadership Skills for Life

Impact to Date

WCA reaches young women athletes at a critical stage, strengthening their confidence to become future leaders at a time when society tells them they can’t. Our expert mentors help them tie coaching to leading, so they not only see their potential, they have the confidence they need to achieve it.

1,100+

Young athletes have benefited from the positive influence of a WCA coach.

170+

Over 150 young women have participated in WCA's Leadership Academy.

4+ Years

For four years, WCA has been developing the next generation of female leaders.

14 Cities (and growing)

WCA has a growing presence in Northern and Southern California and is expanding to new regions.

Backed By the Best

Pro Teams in the NFL, NBA, WNBA, NWSL and more support WCA's mission.

Thank You!

Together, we're empowering girls through sport. Our partners help young women coach today so they lead for life.

WCA coaches are positive role models for youth players

What Our Coaches Say

We surveyed our coaches about their WCA experience.

100%

The number of coaches who wanted to coach again.

4.5/5

The rating our coaches gave their mentors.

Top Skills

Top 5 leadership skills coaches reported learning - communication, adaptability, proactivity, creativity, problem solving

"My experience coaching for WCA opened my eyes to the world of leadership and responsibility. Not only did I love working and connecting with the young girls on my team, but I also learned how to communicate well and how to advocate for myself.”

"Working with WCA has been one of the most meaningful experiences of my athletic and coaching journey. They help you push your limits, build confidence, and connect with inspiring coaches and athletes who genuinely care about your development.”

"I really love coaching and working with the kids on their skills and they help me with my leadership. I even enjoy working with the difficult parents because it gives me a opportunity to improve my problem solving skills and ability to de-escalate a given situation."

What Our Champions Say

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"Sexism has been gravity for women's sports, holding us back. We still have so much work to do. It'll take people - all of us - saying, hey, we're going to defy gravity, so let's do it."

Tara VanDerveer

Former Head Coach, Stanford University Women's Basketball, WCA Champion

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"You cannot be what you cannot see. Having women be coaches and having young athletes see these women as role models and exemplars of what could be, what can be, ultimately will be."

Lisa Borders

Former President of the WNBA

What Our Community Partners Say

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I am very thankful for this collaboration, as we had players on the waitlist who wouldn't be playing if it weren't for WCA."

AYSO, Los Angeles County

Division Leader