Maddie Beal to Attend NCAA Women Coaches Academy
5/15/2023 4:30:00 PM | WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Beal among 102 women coaches that will travel to Denver, May 22-24
CHICAGO – DePaul women's volleyball assistant Coach Maddie Beal has been selected as a participant in the  52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy that will take place in Denver, Colorado May 22-24, hosted by WeCOACH.
As part of the 20th-anniversary celebration, a record-setting 102 women coaches, of all experience levels and sports will be participating in the WCA 52nd Class. The classes include representation from NCAA Divisions I, II and III as well as NAIA, community colleges, the U.S. national team, and internationally.
Over 2,100 graduates have participated in the NCAA WCA, a program designed for women coaches to elevate their holistic coaching effectiveness by learning advanced leadership skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. Participants focus on non-sport-specific concepts in an environment that fosters inclusion across the sports community.
Beal concluded her first season with the Blue Demons in November of 2022 and was recognized in April by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a Thirty Under 30 honoree.
Founded in 2011, WeCOACH is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches in all sports and levels through year-round professional growth & leadership development programs. Prior to Title IX, over 90% of women's collegiate sports teams were coached by women. Today, 50 years later, data indicates that number has decreased to a stagnant 41% in all three NCAA Divisions, with only 7.3% women coaches of color. Five percent of women coach men's teams, and at the youth level, the data is hard to estimate, approximately less than 20% of teams are coached by women. As part of its year-long Title IX 50th Anniversary campaign, WeCOACH launched MOVE the NUMBERS to help change the landscape for women coaches and to impact history for the next 50 years. For more information, visit wecoachsports.org/50th.
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As part of the 20th-anniversary celebration, a record-setting 102 women coaches, of all experience levels and sports will be participating in the WCA 52nd Class. The classes include representation from NCAA Divisions I, II and III as well as NAIA, community colleges, the U.S. national team, and internationally.
Over 2,100 graduates have participated in the NCAA WCA, a program designed for women coaches to elevate their holistic coaching effectiveness by learning advanced leadership skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. Participants focus on non-sport-specific concepts in an environment that fosters inclusion across the sports community.
Beal concluded her first season with the Blue Demons in November of 2022 and was recognized in April by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a Thirty Under 30 honoree.
Founded in 2011, WeCOACH is a one-of-a-kind nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches in all sports and levels through year-round professional growth & leadership development programs. Prior to Title IX, over 90% of women's collegiate sports teams were coached by women. Today, 50 years later, data indicates that number has decreased to a stagnant 41% in all three NCAA Divisions, with only 7.3% women coaches of color. Five percent of women coach men's teams, and at the youth level, the data is hard to estimate, approximately less than 20% of teams are coached by women. As part of its year-long Title IX 50th Anniversary campaign, WeCOACH launched MOVE the NUMBERS to help change the landscape for women coaches and to impact history for the next 50 years. For more information, visit wecoachsports.org/50th.
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