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Our Leadership Development Model

Scalable, Grassroots and Community-led

Coaches at WCA pre season training academy

WCA partners with Community Sports Organizations at the local and national level

We collaborate with community sports organizations whose leaders understand — without needing to be persuaded — the importance of having more young women in coaching roles and of grounding coaches in positive youth development. When these beliefs exist inside an organization, everything else follows: the coaches grow faster, the kids feel it, and the program becomes something the whole community is proud of.

Read more about how WCA coaches are trained & developed.

Steve Kerr Coach Golden State Warriors Poses with WCA Staff

The WCA Model

Our Model develops leaders from recruitment to real-world impact

Partner

with sports organizations

Partner with sports organizations such as AYSO and Parks & Recreation to identify coaching needs.

Engage

community leaders to recruit potential coaches

Engage community leaders, school administrators, athletic directors and coaches to identify and recruit young women who play sports.

Connect

with potential mentors

Engage experienced coaches and accomplished leaders to volunteer as mentors for WCA coaches over a 3-month season.

Train

new coaches

Train new coaches via in person & video-based learning that teach clear and consistent coaching methodologies, leveraging positive coaching and research-based youth development principles.

Pair

coaches with mentors

Pair coaches with experienced mentors to facilitate meaningful relationships and integrate leadership skill development into coach experience.

Gain

actionable feedback

Collect feedback from coaches, mentors and players' parents with an eye to continually increasing the impact of the WCA experience.

Create

post-coaching career paths

Partner with local employers to create a path to internships and jobs so WCA coaches can put their new leadership skills to work.

What Our Champions Say

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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

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"Coaching serves as a springboard into leadership roles outside of sports, helping girls develop communication skills & build confidence."

Patti Phillips

CEO, Women Leaders in Sports