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Friday Win your Week-

Thank you to our Champ10n Women for a 10 season!

 

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Thank you for your ability to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to the world by sharing your stories and igniting the Power of Team. Our Season may be concluding, but our Journey to Discover How Women Win Our Way carries on. Thank you for a fabulous season and for teaming up to Discover, Design and Do, Winning OUR WAY! We Support Each Other  

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Friday Win your Week-

Thank you to our Champ10n Business Women

 

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​Check out this week’s 10 talks podcast episode to hear HOW WOMEN WIN throughout our 10 season. Thank you for your ability to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to the world by sharing your stories and igniting the Power of Team.

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Friday Win your Week-

Thank you to our Champ10n Women Coaches

 

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​Check out this week’s 10 talks podcast episode to hear HOW WOMEN WIN throughout our 10 season. Thank you for your ability to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to the world by sharing your stories and igniting the Power of Team.

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Friday Win your Week-

with Natalie Paradis,

Global Director of

Diversity Talent Innovation

-DEI- Talent Acquisition at Nike

 

Credentials: Natalie's 10 Moments:​​

  • Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Kansas

  • Previous Senior Executive Coach for InsideTrack

  • NKCreative Marketing Communications/ Management (2007-2015)

  • Nike DEI Leadership Acceleration Academy License (2022)

  • Nike Global Director, Diversity Talent Innovation, DEI

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Where does the capacity of being resilient originate? Women winning often includes coming out of adversity stronger than before. How do we get there?

  2. How do we win our way? The definition of winning is very individualized. What is your way?

  3. How do we stay true to our authentic self? This can show up in different ways across your personal and professional life. What are winning strategies to be who you are freely?

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Friday Win your Week-

Thank you to our Champ10n Women Athletes

 

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​Check out this week’s 10 talks podcast episode to hear HOW WOMEN WIN throughout our 10 season. Thank you for your ability to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to the world by sharing your stories and igniting the Power of Team.

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Friday Win your Week-

with Liz Cumby,

President and Founder of 

Cumby Consulting

 

Credentials: Liz's 10 Moments:​​

  • MBA in Marketing Management from University of Kentucky

  • Organizer for Medtech Women 

  • Marketing Associate at Stanford University (2005-2007)

  • President of Cumby Consulting 

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Growth mindsets are essential to push for success. How do we as women become high achievers? Does what you are doing matter to you or add value to the world? 

  2. How do you manage the boundary of what you want to do and what your boss or coach wants you to do? There are times you may have to sacrifice. How do we get in alignment?

  3. We all make mistakes. How do we learn from these mistakes rather than letting them bring us down? Stay anchored in your why and your value.

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Friday Win your Week-

with Tayyiba Haneef-Park,

Athletes Unlimited

Director of Sport,

Oregon Volleyball Assistant Coach, 3x Olympian for USA Volleyball, Best selling Author

& Entrepreneur at 79 and Park

Credentials: Tayyiba's 10 Moments:​​

  • B.A. in Communication and Media Arts from California State University, Long Beach

  • Competed in 2004, 2008, 2012 summer olympics in volleyball

  • Director of Sport at Athletes Unlimited

  • Author of 'Your Voice Matters"

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How do we raise children as women while in the sports industry? Communication and role modeling is key. Invite your kids into the process. How can women have the ability to go for what they want in all of these areas of their lives?

  2. How do we ask for what we need? Know your worth and what matters to you. What environment will you be supported and successful in?

  3. What do the intersections of race and gender look like while going for what you want? Our environment and experiences shape us into who we are. Where do we find role models?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Ashley Losch,

Captain and

Public Information Officer

for Glendale, AZ  Fire Department

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Credentials: Ashley's 10 Moments:​​

  • 21 years with Glendale Fire Department

  • Graduate from Arizona State University

  • Public Information Office

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. What are your strengths and how do you use them to win in life? Having a purpose and a passion helps build resilience through adversities when working toward your goals. What is yours?

  2. How do you invest your emotional currency? Invest in what matters to you. What does it take for others for you to give emotional currency to them?

  3. How can you manage raising a family while investing in your career as a woman? Work-life alignment is essential to live your 10 life. What is your career industry doing for you and what matters to you?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Nona Lee,

Founder and CEO of

Truth DEI Consulting

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Credentials: Nona's 10 Moments:​​

  • B.A. in Broadcasting and Broadcasting Business from Pepperdine University 

  • Doctor of Law, Oklahoma City University School of Law

  • VP, Associate General Counsel of Phenix Suns (200-2005)

  • Worked for Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-2022)

  • Founder of Truth DEI Consulting

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Why has it taken so long to realize the significance of diversity, equity and inclusion? There is fear of many things: having to confront unpleasant realities, being uncomfortable, or shifting budgets. How can we shrink the gap between DEI and industries? 

  2. What societal changes are we seeing in regards to women stepping into the workplace? Imposter syndrome is very prevalent among women and has been for several decades. How can we be an agent of change for other women to prevent fear from getting in their own way?

  3. How do we respect and own our value as women? Our power is often questioned or challenged as we advance in our professions. How do we gain perspective and confidence throughout these moments?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Karch Kiraly,

USA Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach

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Credentials: Karch's 10 Moments:​​

  • Attained Bachelor's degree at UCLA​

  • x2 Olympic games U.S. Gold Medalist Men's Volleyball (1984, 1988)

  • Named best player in the world by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) in 1986 and '88

  • Olympic Gold Medalist for Men's Sand Volleyball (1996)

  • Volleyball Hall of Fame (2001)

  • Head Coach for U.S. Women's national Volleyball team since 2012

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. What are some observations when it comes to coaching men vs. women? Women tend to have a higher level of emotional intelligence. What else shows up and how does this affect the coaching dynamic?

  2. There is a stereotype that women cannot work well together with other women. How does this show up within elite women’s sports teams? Is it true?

  3. What makes an elite female athlete? Characteristics can be genetic or developed. What makes them a winner, and is it trained?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Ann Meyers Drysdale,

Former Professional

Basketball player and 

Phoenix Mercury President and

Phoenix Suns Vice President 

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Credentials: Ann's 10 Moments:​

  • Became first high school student to play for U.S. National Team (1974)

  • UCLA women's basketball athlete (1974-78)

  • U.S. Olympic basketball team wining silver silver in 1976 games

  • Indiana Pacer's player (1980)

  • Analyst for NBC sports coverage of women's basketball 

  • International Women's sports hall of fame (1999)

  • VP of Phoenix Suns and Mercur

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can we bridge the gap between male and female hires in sport administration positions? As we climb the ladder of advancement, there is less female presence, and males tend to hire other males for these roles. How do we increase female occupancy?

  2. What are winning strategies for increasing female exposure? Fans of a respective sport can often name several male superstars, but only a handful of women athletes. Communication is a great starting point; what else?

  3. Have a voice. The rate of female dropouts from sport is fairly high. How do we prevent this? 

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Friday Win your Week-

with Tonya Johnson,

Louisiana State University

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

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Credentials: Tonya's 10 Moments:​

  • Played college volleyball at LSU from 1987-1990

  • Helped lead University of Texas team to national championships (2020)

  • Head coach at Georgia Tech (2009-2013)

  • Previous recruiting coordinator, nationally ranked

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can women enter and make a name for themselves in the realm of college coaching? Risk vs. reward is a prominent scenario new college coaches face. Where is the balance?

  2. What are ways women can connect through networking to help each other succeed in a male dominated culture? Tonya began the program SOAR for women coaches to support and discuss issues they face regarding their gender. How can we provide similar support worldwide?

  3. How do we honor our authentic self and emotions? Mental health has been less stigmatized across time; however, it is not completely eradicated. What are ways to honor the truth and ask for help?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Nicolette Sanlin,

McKendree University

Head Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach

 

Credentials: Nicolette's

10 Moments:​

  • Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Marketing from Marshall University 

  • Masters of Science in Adult and Technical Education from Marshall University

  • Marketing Graduate Assistant (2006-2007)

  • Target Store Executive Leader (2007-2009)

  • Camp Counselor University of Missouri (2001-2002)

  • McKendree University Coaching (2012-present)

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Are there differences between coaching men and women? All student athletes need validation and to release their emotions, but men often have more difficulties expressing this. 

  2. How can women succeed in higher-power positions? Feelings of self-doubt and societal pressure push women from even considering these types of positions. How can women find courage?

  3. Women who balance family and work face many challenges in both areas. What are the implications? How do we move forward with success in both?

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Friday Win your Week-

with JoAnne Pasternack

President and Chief Impact Officer,

Oliver+Rose

Founder of Athlete Voices

 

Credentials: JoAnne's 10 Moments:​

  • Bachelor's of Psychology and Spanish fro, University of Pennsylvania

  • Master's in Executive Program for non profit leaders

  • Santa Clara University school of Law

  •  Founding member, advisory board of Applied Silver, Inc.

  • Co-founder of Athletes' Voices

  • Serves on non profit board of special olympics of Norther California

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can we give girls the resources to succeed? Girls in today’s society have more seats at the table, but are often silenced if they try to share their opinion with the others surrounding them. Telling girls they have opportunities and giving them the proper tools is the next step.

  2. How can women promote themselves and their value to create a monetary foundation? Women can be easily put down, making it more difficult to stand up for themselves and what they do. 

  3. Where are you if you ask and the answer is no? Often the answer is right where you are; we do not go backwards. There is nothing to lose if you are prepared, articulate what you need and want, and it matters to you.

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Friday Win your Week-

with Kevin Hambly,

Director of Women's Volleyball 

and Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Stanford University

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Credentials: Kevin's 10 Moments:​

  • Bachelor's Degree in recreation, sport and tourism with emphasis in sport management from Illinois (2006) 

  • Collegiate volleyball player at BYU (1992-1995)

  • Won 3 Conference titles

  • Head coach at Illinois for eight seasons

  • Names Volleyball Magazine's National Coach of the Year in 2011

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can we help younger players and coaches separate their identity with their sport and their personal identity? The numbers and results do not define our entire self-worth. How do we get them to understand the identity piece for a positive outcome?

  2. How can we create an industry where women feel confident to have a family and maintain success in their coaching career? Many coaches leave their positions to focus on their family, and on average we see it more with women. Why?

  3. How do we use conflict to the benefit of the team? Conflict arises on every squad – it is human and normal. What are winning strategies to deal with conflict?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Harriet Hopf,

University of Utah

Adjunct Professor

Biomedical Engineering & Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

 

Credentials: Harriet's 10 Moments:​

  • Bachelor's in Biology from Yale

  • MD, Medicine from Geisel School of Medicine Dartmouth 

  • Professor of Anesthesiology at University California San Francisco (1992-2006)

  • Professor at the University of Utah (2006-present)

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. What is your definition of competition? Competitiveness can sometimes come at the expense of collaboration, yet it is a very present quality in athletes. How can we be both competitive and collaborative?

  2. When a woman is in a leadership position, her actions are perceived differently than those of men. Masculine leadership qualities have been noted as beneficial for women advancing within organizations. How can we reframe how women leaders are perceived?

  3. How can we find people to be on our support team? It takes a village. How can we not only recognize who is on our team, but use our team when we need them?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Linda Hampton-Keith,

Temple University's

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

 

Credentials: Linda's 10 Moments:​

  • Lead NC State women's volleyball to 20-win season (2017)

  • Volunteer Coach for Louisville (2021)

  • Associate Head Coach at Arizona State (2011-2015)

  • Worked closely with USA Volleyball Youth Development Programs

  • Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Florida International University

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can assistant coaches make a significant impact within a program? These positions often shift more so than head coaching positions. How can these positions be intentional with their time and effort within their program?

  2. There are many experiences that affect who you are in the present. How do you learn what values you are going to take forward with you and what you are going to leave behind? 

  3. Learning at times involves opening yourself up to past pain and failure. How do we take these lessons as forward momentum in order to work towards positive and consistent change?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Preslie Anderson,

Arizona State University

Volunteer Assistant Coach

 

Credentials: Preslie's 10 Moments:​

  • Bachelor's Degree in Legal studies, Social work from University of California Berkley

  • Master's Degree in Sport and Fitness Administration from Baylor University 

  • Baylor Student athlete

  • All Pac-12 First team (2019)

  • USA Collegiate National Team (2019)

  • Assistant volleyball coach at Aspire Volleyball club.

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can we as coaches foster an environment that allows athletes to be competitive? The way you do anything is the way you do everything. How does gender affect coaching styles between the player and the coach?

  2. How can we keep women in sports regardless of gender dominance? Many young girls are pushed out of sport because they are the only female competing on that team. It is disheartening with the experience of stereotypes and lack of social compatibility at a young age. What’s the solution?

  3. How do we invite more people to invest in women’s sports? Many professional women’s leagues are overseas, which is a difficult adjustment for athletes relocating and adjusting to the new surrounding culture. How do we help these athletes in addition to providing opportunities to play at home?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Julie Culley,

Sports Marketing Manager at Brooks Running

and Former Olympic Runner

 

Credentials: Julie's 10 Moments:​

  • Georgetown University Track and Field Assistant Coach (2014-2020)

  • Georgetown University Director of Track and Field (2016-2020)

  • London 2012 Olympic Finalist in 5000m

  • Professional Track Athlete for ASICS America (2010-2016)

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and Political Science from Rutgers University

  • Master's Degree in Marketing from Georgetown University

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can women champion other women in a male dominated industry? Many adopt coaching styles from those they have grown up around. If these are male-oriented, how do we as females find our own manner?

  2. How can women coach men? How do we get rid of the assumptions of women coaches lacking validity and authority in their own sport? 

  3. There is a social problem particularly for women when it comes to childcare. How do we keep women with families in coaching?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Sanja Tomasevic,

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

for Arizona State University

 

Credentials: Sanja's 10 Moments:​

  • Head Women's Volleyball coach at Arizona State University 

  • B.A. in Communication and Media from University of Washington 

  • Assistant coach University of Miami (2016)

  • Retired Professional Volleyball player (2008-2012)

  • National Champion of Greece (2009 & 2010)

  • PAC-10 Player of the Year (2005)

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How can you find your own coaching style and philosophy as a woman in a male-dominated industry? We often mirror the coaches we had growing up. How can you be a role-model for those you coach?

  2. How do we be our authentic selves without having a female role model? It takes a village. Remember your why.

  3. Patience is key. Women facing gender stereotypes and other societal barriers can be pushed too quickly to get through them. How do we find the balance?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Patti Phillips,

CEO of Women Leaders

In College Sports

 

Credentials: Patti's 10 Moments:​

  • CEO of Women Leaders in College Sports since 2010

  • Created Women Leaders Performance Institute 

  • Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2015)

  • Baker University Hall of Fame (2011)

  • NCAA Champion of Diversity award (2015)

  • University of Kansas Master's degree in Sport and Fitness Management 

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1.  Why are women not as intentional as men about networking? To build and advance your network requires intentional effort and setting time aside to focus on connection. How can we understand the underlying factors and change the narrative?

  2. To earn a leadership position as a woman takes respect and strategization, which can be mixed up with manipulation. How can women be more present in the moment? Can we ‘play the game’ without changing our values and beliefs?

  3. How can we get women to be more open to helping other women? With the gender paradigms and lack of opportunities that exist in today’s society, women often compete with each other rather than for each other. How do we change it?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Katlyn Gao,

CEO and Co-founder of

Professional Volleyball League

LOVB

 

Credentials: Katlyn's 10 Moments:​

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  • B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University​

  • MBA Harvard Business School

  • Associate Consultant for Bain & Company (2001-2003)

  • Director of Global Merchandising for Coach (2007-2010)

  • SVP and GM Global Ecommerce group Lululemon (2016-2017)

  • Co-founder and CEO of League One Volleyball- LOVB

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1.  How can we erase the binary that when somebody wins, somebody else has to lose? This is not the way it always has to be. What is your definition of winning?

  2. How can you as a female develop your leadership skills to lead yourself and others? Find your anchor to look back on when things get tough. Are you an ally for the women around you, male or female?

  3. How can you harmonize your personal and professional lives? Alignment is important. Are you investing in what matters to you? What is your return on that investment?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Lynn Farquhar,

St. Joseph’s University

Head Women’s

Field Hockey Coach

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Credentials: Lynn's 10 Moments:​

  • Old Dominion University Bachelors of business, marketing, management

  • Liberty University Masters in Human Services

  • Syracuse University Master's of Science, Cultural Foundations of Education 

  • 2000 Field Hockey National Champion

  • Head Field Hockey Coach for St. Joseph University

    • Leading Field Hockey NCAA team to being in  top 8​

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1.  How do you Care and Compete? Define and give yourself permission to act out of the stereotype of ‘femininity’. How are you supposed to feel, and how do you want to feel? Who are you and what’s important to you?

  2. How do you honor your authentic self and the Power of Team? Honor who your teammates are and allow them to be their authentic selves. How can you connect with them so they know that you care?

  3. How do you hold yourself accountable as a coach to living the life and values you teach your athletes? Self care is the most selfless thing we can do, yet we often run into trouble finding the time to do so. What are winning strategies that work for you?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Chris Arthur,

Head of Athlete Life -

Athlete Performance Support at High Performance Sport

New Zealand

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Credentials: Chris' 10 Moments:

  • ​University of Otago Bachelors of Physical Education, Physical education teaching and coaching â€‹

  • 2005 Prime Minister's Scholarship attending FIH Coaching Course in Indiana

  • Previous Assistant Coach for New Zealand Jr. Black Sticks

  • 11 years NZ Black Sticks Athlete

  • 1992 Barcelona Olympics

  • Head of Athlete Life- High Performance Sport NZ

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​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1.  Historically, coaches at the elite level are known to be tough and strict, which are qualities stereotypically associated with males. How can females succeed at the same level using their own qualities and strengths, especially when they are not as robust?

  2. How can we as females challenge society to show who we are and what we can create? Results give dependable numbers, but they are not everything. How do we find the balance?

  3. How do women coaches embrace their female identity and succeed at a high performing level? Many institutions are mandating affirmative action by requiring a certain amount of gender balance within teams. Embracing diversity will establish a stronger and more successful company. How can all people help these successes?

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Friday Win your Week-

with Mary Wise,

University of Florida

Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

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Credentials: Mary's 10 Moments:

  • Championships

    • 24x SEC Regular Season Championships

    • 8x NCAA Final Four

  • Coaching Honors

    • 13x SEC Coach of the Year

    • 3x AVCA National Coach of the Year

    • USA Volleyball All-time Great Coach (2006)

    • Past president of American Volleyball Coaches Association

    • At age 21, was the youngest Division I coach ever hired (Iowa State)

  • Achievements and Records 

    • First ever coach to win 100 straight games

    • Most career victories among women D1 head coaches in NCAA history

    • Only female to coach in NCAA Championships match

    • Only female to coach in more than 1 NCAA Final Four

    • First female coach in NCAA D1 history to win 15 consecutive regular season conference matches.

    • First coach to ever win 90% of matches in 1st 16 seasons at 1 school.

    • Reached the 500-win plateau faster than any other Division I female coach.

  • 1981 Graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in physical education

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How do we set women up to be successful according to their own definition? Being results-oriented can bring about difficulties, yet it is important to keep winning. How do we as coaches and players overcome these failures?

  2. How can we separate our identities as individuals and as coaches/players? The family component is huge for female coaches. How do we create balance?

  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a female coach coaching a women’s sport? The role of gender shows up differently across teams. How do you find and emphasize the positives?

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Friday Win your Week-

How Does Struggle

Create Success

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Thank you for joining us on our journey of How Women Win Our Way and continuing to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to women across the world!

 

One important question we’ve asked our women is How Struggle Creates Success. Listen as we hear answers from our CHAMP10N Guests as followed: 

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1. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona State University Head Women's Basketball Coach

2. Carol Hutchins, University of Michigan Head Softball Coach

3. Brittany Abercrombie and Carly DeHoog, Professional Volleyball Players

4. Carli Synder, Professional Volleyball Player and Former NCAA Athlete for the University of Florida

 

Stay tuned NEXT FRIDAY to hear more compiled answers to How Women Win Our Way.

Want to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to other women by sharing how you win? 

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Friday Win your Week-

How 2 Train with

Purpose and PASS10N

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Thank you for joining us on our journey of How Women Win Our Way and continuing to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to women across the world!

 

One important question we’ve asked our women is How 2 Train with Purpose and Passion. Listen as we hear answers from our CHAMP10N Guests as followed: 

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1. Sue Enquist, Former UCLA Head Women’s Softball Coach

2. Brittany Abercrombie, Professional Volleyball Player and Former NCAA Athlete for the University of Southern California

3. Carli Synder, Professional Volleyball Player and Former NCAA Athlete for the University of Florida

 

Stay tuned NEXT FRIDAY to hear more compiled answers to How Women Win Our Way.

Want to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to other women by sharing how you win? 

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Friday Win your Week-

How 2 Change and Win

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Thank you for joining us on our journey of How Women Win Our Way and continuing to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to women across the world!

 

One important question we’ve asked our women is How 2 Change and Win. Listen as we hear answers from our CHAMP10N Guests as followed: 

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1. Melissa Luellen, Auburn University Head Women’s Golf Coach

2. Angie Akers, Retired Professional Beach Volleyball Player and Coach of the Women's Beach Volleyball Olympic Team

3. Carli Synder, Professional Volleyball Player and Former NCAA Athlete for the University of Florida

 

Stay tuned NEXT FRIDAY to hear more compiled answers to How Women Win Our Way.

Want to G.I.V.E.H.O.P.E. to other women by sharing how you win? 

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Anne Walker,

Head Women's Golf Coach for

Stanford University

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. It is not just women coaches that at times experience difficulties with balancing a family and their job; this happens to women across the globe in their own unique situations and professions. Being able to recognize the importance of this balance and respecting the decisions of these women is essential to allowing them to have it all, whatever that may be.

  2. Engage and Empower your Support Team. Come together with the strength of being able to rely on each other rather than having one person dominate all categories. How do we change the management of expectations and instead anchor in the Power of Team to enter into high performance? How can you win as a coach and as a human? It is difficult to go through all of these things alone – having good assistant coaches and volunteers is essential when unexpected situations arise. 

  3. Generally, women often over perform and outwork themselves to prove themselves as a female in their respective position, whereas males are often overconfident to begin with and immediately trusted by those surrounding them. The women do not get that trust right away; they need to prove it, often to an overextending amount, while males can enter into a position with high expectations regardless of their performance or previous experience. Additionally, when women receive the validation of being great or excelling at their position, they often do not accept it and keep pushing above and beyond.

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Anne Walker,

Head Women's Golf Coach

for Stanford University

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Credentials: Anne's 10 Moments:

  • Stanford University

    • 2018 NCAA Semi-Finalist

    • 2017 NCAA Semi-Finalist

    • 2016 NCAA Runner-up

    • 2015 NCAA Champions

  • University of California, Davis

    • 2008-2012 Head Golf Coach

  • University of California, Berkeley

    • 2006-2008 Associate Head Golf Coach

    • 2002 B.A., Geography w/Honors

  • Concordia University-Irvine

    • 2011 M.A., Coaching and Athletic Administration

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Limit head games when there are big decisions to be made with your athletes; female athletes on average will fill that void themselves with negative rumination. Speak with individuals alone and in person prior to making a big team announcement so they can be more emotionally prepared for that announcement within the group setting. Cultivate an open and communicative environment where athletes feel comfortable coming to you when they do not understand a decision or want more information about how they can improve their game. They may not like the answers that they get, but at least they will walk away understanding your reasoning behind your coaching.

  2. It’s okay to be competitive; however, it is how you channel your competitiveness that matters. It could be your worst enemy, or it could be one of your best qualities as a player and as a teammate. We do not have control over a lot of things within sport. Take your competitiveness and use it when examining your own personal process goals. Make sure these goals are personal rather than outcome based, or players will begin to focus on the wrong things when practicing for game days.

  3. The system of coaching is not setting up women coaches for success. To have a family of their own and run their own team of players and other coaches on their staff is quite a battle. Many women stop coaching in order to put their family ahead of everything else, giving up their career and something they desire to do. Ask for what you need and try changing the system one commitment at a time.

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Erin Lindsey,

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

for Santa Clara University 

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. On average, many women need to feel satisfied within their career and that they are actually making a difference in others’ lives. Chasing the money and focusing on the financials may create a feeling of emptiness and not allow you to be your true self. Let’s change the way society thinks about the head of household gender dynamics. Women can be the breadwinner of their families, and it can be just as justified for women to take a job somewhere else and have the rest of the family move along with them for that job - these things do not just happen to men, 

  2. Speak up for what you want, but remember - you can always change your mind. If you try something and it’s not for you, why continue doing it if the benefits don't outweigh the disadvantages? For women, these family dynamics can look a lot different across the board. Some families want children, some don’t, some want to stay home, some want to keep working - having these conversations within your own family and making sure gender stereotypes do not completely control the situation is a great winning strategy for living your best life.

  3. Empower your own female players to have these conversations with themselves. Most of the time, we are not aware of our own gender expectations, especially when we are younger. Giving your players the insight of what this means and your own experiences with them will help make these younger females aware of societal norms and how they have more control than they think.

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Erin Lindsey,

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

for Santa Clara University

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Credentials: Erin's 10 Moments:

  • Volleyball Coaching History

    • 2019 – Present, Head Coach – Santa Clara University

    • 2017 – 2019, Assistant Coach – Stanford University

    • 2016 – 2017, Assistant Coach – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    • 2011 – 2016, Head Coach – Dartmouth College

    • 2005 – 2010, Assistant Coach – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      • Helped develop 3 AVCA All-Americans and 7 All-ACC players

      • Recruited 3 AVCA All-Region and All-ACC players

  • Volleyball Player at UNC at Chapel Hill

    • 4-year starter and 2 -time captain

    • All-ACC honors

    • 2-time AVCA All-Region accolades

    • Conference Player of the year

  • Education

    • 2011 – MA, Sport Administration, UNC at Chapel Hill

    • 2000 – BA, Exercise and Sport Science, UNC at Chapel Hill 

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Expectations play a big role in how players perceive their coaches. Athletes will have gendered expectations based on whether they are male or female and respond differently based on these expectations. As coaches, it is important to know yourself and how you coach so you are able to tackle these expectation biases and be transparent in what you will give to your athletes rather than getting trapped in these stereotypes.

  2. Without young women having a female coach as a role model, many female athletes may have the desire to be coached by men due to the stereotypes that exist of male coaches pushing them hard compared to females who stereotypically formulate relationships and show their care for their players. Not all coaches are like this - it is a stereotype - however, since these exist, it is important to find your own coaching philosophy, whether it falls into these stereotypes or not, so you can find the players that are a good fit for your program.

  3. There are a lot of societal expectations for how each gender should act in a marital relationship. Some men may feel obligated to be the breadwinner of the family due to these norms, though it can assuredly be the women as well. If a female coach has a higher salary, it can bring up difficult conversations when it comes to moving or children. Additionally, being a female coach with children posits curiosity from administrators, whether it be simply on the stereotyped precedent that you are a woman or because they are trying to formulate a relationship with you and create open communication when seeking time for family. 

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Cassidy Lichtman,

Professional

Volleyball Player

and Founder of Non-Profit

Progress Through Athletics -P/ATH.

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Honor what is important to you, especially from a place of curiosity. Women have a tendency to have the desire to start with grace; they know they do not know everything, and everybody is a learner. Asking the right questions without being defensive or accusatory will help everyone to learn about whatever the topic is rather than making it all about you.

  2. Leave a legacy that you will be proud of. Many coaches have the ability to reignite the passion they have for the sport strong enough for next-gens to be able to do what they do as coaches. Especially when coaching women, it is important to allow them the opportunity to grow as a leader to be able to coach both women and men.

  3. Use your passion to step into the change that matters to you. If there are experiences you wish you could change from a coaching perspective, be the change that you want to see in the world. Use what you have learned from past experiences and take it to the next level. 

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Cassidy Lichtman,

Professional Volleyball Player

and Founder of the Non-Profit

P/ATH- Progress through Athletics

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Credentials: Cassidy's 10 Moments:

  • USA Volleyball Athlete

    • 2015 Pan American Cup (Gold)

    • 2014 Pan American Cup (Silver)

    • 2013 Pan American Cup (Gold)

    • 2012 Pan American Cup (Gold)

    • 2011 Pan American Games (Bronze)

  • Stanford University

    • 2016-17 Assistant Coach

    • 2007-2010 Player for Stanford Cardinal

      • Competed in 2 Final Fours

      • 4 Consecutive Pac-10 championships

      • 2-time AVCA First Team All-American

      • 3-time All-Pac-10 conference honoree

    • 2007-2011 Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Political Science, History

  • 2019 – Present, USA Volleyball Board of Directors

  • 2020 – Present, Professional Athlete – Athletes Unlimited

  • 2019 – Present, Founder of P/ATH, nonprofit

 

 

​WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Women coaches coaching women players can often form a stronger relationship with each other since they know where exactly they are coming from with a gender perspective. Ask your players what they think their opinions are, especially as a young girl in order to teach them that their opinion matters and they can formulate one on their own. Helping youth girls in sport will create more pathways for them to follow that into their far future instead of deterring them early. 

  2. Be transparent when it comes to why you are doing what you are doing as a coach. Have a reason and a why behind everything that you do. Not being able to have those conversations with players may lose respect from these athletes and it begins to formulate an environment of arrogance and closed doors. 

  3. Establish the standard and protect the culture. Communicating these expectations early in the season will make conflict resolutions flow much easier when it arises later on. If conflict does come up, players can remind each other of the standard and what is expected of them at the program they are competing in. The coach can also step in if it becomes necessary. Make sure to repeat these expectations throughout the season, not just one and done.

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Carli Snyder,

International Professional Volleyball Player

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Ask a lot of questions as a player. Show your interest in growing and learning, especially when playing at the next highest level. Find the time to invest in your own development as a player and as a person. From a coaching perspective, give these kids the opportunity to boost this by aiding in identity development and what they are working towards in the role that they hold.

  2. What are the things that make you feel good in your sport? Playing at an elite level comes with a lot of pressure and stress. You must fight every day in practice and games to play your best, and a lot of failure is going to show up; sometimes constantly. Find short term wins that you can measure versus being so results oriented.

  3. Communicate with your athletes the reasoning behind your decisions you make. Athletes will need to retrain their brains when they come in at a higher level of sport and all of a sudden are not the best player on their team anymore. Help them fit into your program to rise up when failure or change comes up and to be on the same page throughout this development. 

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Carli Snyder,

International Professional

Volleyball Player

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Credentials: Carli's 10 Moments:

  • Professional Volleyball Experience

    • 2021-2022 RC Cannes

    • 2020-2021 VB Nantes

    • 2018-2020 ASPTT Mulhouse

  • 2018 University of Florida graduate, International Studies

  • 2014-2018 University of Florida

    • 2017 AVCA All-America Second Team

    • 2017 VolleyballMag.com All-America Second Team

    • 2015 & 2016 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention

    • Three-time AVCA All-Southeast Region (2015-17)

    • 2016, 2017 All-SEC

    • 2017 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

    • 2014-15 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

 

WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How does struggle create success? Struggling to fail will show up for many people in collegiate sports, especially at the beginning of your career when you are trying to gain trust from your teammates and coaches. Rewire your brain to feel a sense of reward when something feels right, even when it does not appear right to other players. Do your job that your coach gives you and the rest will fall into place.

  2. How do you train with purpose and passion? Treat your team how you would your family. Have conversations about what your desired outcomes are and how you will get there. Express your love for each other and recognize that the struggle everyone is going through is going to push you to your best. Be together as one. 

  3.  How do you change and win? Winning can be short term or long term, and it is important to have goals within both of those categories. It is based on your own definition of winning, so be sure to create that definition to have clear cut goals that are attainable for your future. 

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Sharon Clark,

Butler University

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

and President of the

American Volleyball  

Coach's Association 

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. The male system is based on hierarchy. The female system is based on a web of interconnected relationships. Men can often go back and forth at each other on the court or field and be completely fine afterwards, whereas women may encounter similar disputes and the damage within the team will still be occurring weeks later. 

  2. As women, when we get hurt, we either withdraw or attack; however, as women we have also been socialized not to attack. Anger and aggressiveness is penalized within the female paradigm. If you are hurt, you bury it and do not express any type of aggressive feelings. We must teach our athletes how to healthily express aggression between each other as well as how to emotionally accept aggression directed at you. 

  3. What do you want and what is your plan to get there? As a coach, it is your job to help athletes discover this within themselves, either as an athlete or also as a person depending on your coaching style. For athletes, coaches cannot decide these things themselves. They may have an idea of where they want you to end up in your career, but without your own personal goals and desired outcomes, it will be a struggle getting there.

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Sharon Clark,

Butler University

Head Women's Volleyball Coach

and President of the

American Volleyball

Coaches Association

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Credentials: Sharon's 10 Moments:

  • Butler Volleyball All-Time Wins Leader

  • Seven 20-Win seasons at Butler

  • 12 Winning Seasons at Butler

  • 2010 NCAA Tournament Appearance

  • University of California-Davis head coach with 97 wins.

  • Humboldt State (Arcata, CA) head coach

  • 2005 Graduate of NCAA’s Women Coaches Academy

  • Winner of the NCAA Ethnic Minority Postgraduate Scholarship

  • 1985-1988 Clark played collegiate volleyball at Cal State-Sacramento.

  • 1989 Bachelor of Science degree in education, Cal State-Sacramento

  • 1994 Master’s degree in sports administration, Cal State-Sacramento

 

WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. In the coaching arena, men are usually compared to women no matter what the accomplishments are. Due to gender stereotypes and societal norms, men have more room to be more aggressive, assertive, or loud compared to women. When women act this way, it becomes more to do with their gender than it does their coaching abilities. 

  2. How do you recruit? Your ability as a player to have a conversation with a coach will let them know if you are able to come and compete in their program. Being able to be emotionally intelligent when having discussions or interviews with players and looking for signs of what you are looking for is a good way to recruit; you just need to know what you’re looking for. Ask players what coaches they have had in the past and what they liked and didn’t like about those individuals.

  3. Continue to groom women into coaching. At the youth level, girls learn at a very early age to be more coddled and less critiqued than men because of gender stereotypes of being too ‘weak’ or unable to handle it emotionally. Teaching them young that women are just as able to be coached by other women as they are men will help them to become more open to feedback and be able to be coached by people who will not sugarcoat things.

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

​

Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Melissa Leullen,

Auburn University

Head Women's Golf Coach

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. The relatability aspect has been emphasized throughout many of our conversations with women coaches and athletes. Having a relationship with your coach or athlete is important to many females within the sports industry, whereas with men, it is more transactional. “Women must bond to battle, and men must battle to bond” -Kathleen DeBoer. If men are presented with a secure opportunity to get better at their craft, they will invest what they need in order to get to where they want to be. On the other hand, women are more thorough with who they work with and are less transactional in these relationships. 

  2. Athletes will demand authenticity from us. After recruiting an athlete, as women, we cannot succeed without being authentic to our athletes. Though in a way it is still transactional - the athlete came to you to be a better player and to win, and you as their coach promised that to them - the authenticity component is still important to make that relationship work. Without it, cohesion may be lacking, and the relationship will not flourish.

  3. There has been a huge transformation within the coaching industry when it comes to gender. Many female coaches nowadays even prefer coaching other women, which is perfectly okay. Similarly, with male coaches, it has become more normal and accepted for them to coach female athletes compared to the past. 

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Melissa Luellen,

Auburn University

Head Women's Golf Coach

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Credentials: Melissa's 10 Moments:

  • 20 Years as Head Coach, 5 x Conference Coach of the Year

  • 16 x NCAA Championship Appearances, 12 x NCAA Top-10, NCAA Team Title

  • 2015 - Present, Head Golf Coach Auburn University

  • 2003-2015, Head Golf Coach, Arizona State University

  • 2001-2002, Head Golf Coach, University of Tulsa

  • 2019 Inductee, Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame

  • 2014 Inductee, WGCA Coaches Hall of Fame

  • 2000 Inductee, University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Played 11 Years on the LPGA Tour

 

WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How do you change and win? Embrace challenges and anchor in your competitive spirit to help move through tough patches. Surround yourself with those who love the game as much as you and emulate the same level of passion that you do. 

  2. Rest and recover. This can appear as many different things depending on the person. Find something that re-energizes you, whether that be physically resting, spending time with family, or going out with friends, and make sure to carve out time in your schedule to do these things. Rest and recovery is equally as important to training and preparation in order to come back refreshed and sharp. 

  3. Take lessons from your role models as you grow and mature throughout your career. We are never done learning, and having a support team around you to help push through the difficulties and celebrate the good is a great winning strategy to keep absorbing new knowledge. 

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Brittany Abercrombie and

Carly DeHoog,

Professional Volleyball Players

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. To get good at anything, you must be uncomfortable and you must struggle. When working with women, listening to their story and who the person is are essential winning strategies to establish the foundation when “going for it” and convincing them to struggle. For men, this part usually comes near the end after the struggle has even begun. These are stereotypical averages that have been observed across research within sport environments, regardless of the gender of the coach.

  2. Honor that men and women may go about their paths in different ways, but the competitive spirit is still the same. When it comes to competitive men and competitive women, the outcome goal is the same, it is the process that may vary between the groups. Recognizing the importance of gender both as a coach and as an athlete will help set you up for success to ask for what you need and be able to compete in the environment you are in, no matter the gender variables. 

  3. Focus on the short term wins. In this game, what is your commitment? In this practice, what is your intention? What is your desired outcome based on your current challenge? Take these commitments one at a time to make them more measurable and sharp. This way, you can hold yourself accountable and still contribute to the team, even if you believe you did not do your best. 

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Brittany Abercrombie and

Carly DeHoog, 

Professional Volleyball Players

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Credentials: Brittany's 10 Moments:

  • Professional Volleyball Player for ADAM Voleybol Spor in Gaziantep, Turkey and the Puerto Rico National Team.

  • Former Volleyball Student-Athlete at the University of Southern California

  • Plays professional volleyball internationally (Poland, Germany, Puerto Rico, and Turkey)

  • B.A. International Relations, Business minor

  • Marks Scholar Award (2015, 2017)

  • 2017 AVCA Third Team All-American

  • 2017 ESPNW National Player of the Week

  • 2017 Two-Time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week

  • 2016 Rice Adidas Invitational All-Tournament Team

  • 2015 Pac-12 All-Conference Team

  • 2015 Women of Troy Baden Invitational All-Tournament Team 

  • 2015 AVCA All-Pacific South Region Team

  • 2015 USA Collegiate National Team

  • 2014 Under Armour All-American

  • 2014 Max-Preps No. 4-ranked Recruit

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Credentials: Carly's 10 Moments:

  • Professional Volleyball Player for RC Cannes and Orebro VBS.

  • Former Volleyball Student-Athlete at the University of Washington

  • Plays professional volleyball internationally after graduating in 2017

  • 2017 AVCA All-America Third Team

  • 2017 Volleyball Magazine All-America Second Team

  • 2017 All-Pac-12 Team

  • 2017 All-Pacific North Region Team

  • 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

  • 2016 PAC-12 Champions

  • 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

  • Ranked No. 18 on the annual Senior Aces list by PrepVolleyball.com

  • Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50 list of the nation

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1.  It is important to connect with your why. Why do you play this sport? Everyone’s answers will vary, but being intentional and keeping your why in the front of your mind will help you to keep going and push forward. Ask each individual on your team why they are here, what do they want while they are here, and why do they want this. 

  2. How does struggle create success? Set small, specific commitments before each game or practice to hold yourself accountable and have something to focus on while practicing your craft. See your game or practice for what it is; how did you perform objectively? Take what you learn from those experiences and move forward with that new knowledge to apply in future situations. Learn what to filter in and tune in to with all the noise surrounding you, especially in a game, to find what can calm you and get you back on track.

  3. Consistency is key. If you as a coach are mostly calm and collected during practices but become more emotional and harsh on game days, it can make athletes become more overwhelmed in these pressure situations because they are not used to seeing that and have not practiced managing it. The same goes for coaches who are more expressive and charged during practices; if you are suddenly calm and quiet on game days, the players may not react how you originally desired them to.

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Angie Akers

Retired Professional

Beach Volleyball Player.

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Say yes to the unknown. It can be scary, but anchoring in your strengths rather than in fear will help to keep moving forward through struggle and find success. Learning from failure is a great way to learn, even though it can be hard mentally and emotionally. Find what works for you and use that to overcome those doubts as a winning strategy for forward momentum.

  2. We as women think about wanting it all: A partner, a family, a career, and everything in between. Having the courage to say yes to opportunities and be able to be on the same page as anyone involved with your life goals will help you to achieve them. Be smart about your journey and recognize failure when it occurs in order to learn and move on. Just saying yes does not mean you will succeed. Use your competitive spirit to go for it and you may just end up as a gold medal olympic coach. 

  3. What does it mean as a coach to be demanding and ask for accountability? Sometimes it can be difficult to do so without being mean or hurtful, especially with the higher emotional intelligence and  importance of a relationship with female athletes. A broken relationship for female athletes will often deplete them of competitiveness. Being a more aggressive or harsh toned female coach may not resonate well with female athletes; being able to communicate this with athletes and have them differentiate anger vs. feedback will help these athletes to respond positively rather than become emotionally hurt.

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Sue Enquist, 

Former UCLA

Head Softball Coach

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Credentials: Sue's 10 Moments:

  • Only person in NCAA Softball history to win a national championship as a head coach and as a player

  • Produced 65 All-Americans and 15 Olympians

  • Inducted into 6 Hall of Fames including

    • UCLA Hall of Fame​

    • Women's Sport Foundation

    • USA Softball Hall of Fame

    • National Fastpitch Coaches Association​​

  • Received multiple National Coach of the Year and Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors

  • 2007-present Leadership & Development Consultant for UCLA Athletics

  • 2015-present Founder and CEO of ONE Softball

  • 2006-present Owner of Sue Enquist Coaching

  • 2012-present Director/Recruit Education Consultant for NCSA Athletic Recruiting

  • 2011-present Consultant to Wilson Sporting Goods

  • Former professional surfer

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How do you teach your female players to tolerate discomfort, failure or conflict? Coaching is a deeply personal industry where you lay your integrity, reputation, and love for the game on the line. Not everybody has the same level of love and integrity for the game that you may, and you are vulnerable to being misunderstood. Think of the 3 rings: The inner ring is the awareness of how you enter into the sport as a leader and as a coach with your team.The next layer is how you interact with your team and the conditions you are creating for today’s athlete. The last one is the idea of the game itself; and most mistakes or imperfections are within the inner ring.

  2. As a female coach, you can still create an emotionally safe environment with super high standards; you do not have to be demeaning to get what you want. Have high standards and enjoyment within your sport so when you leave it you are still able to give back to it. The sport gave you a living, now you can give the sport a life. Let your athletes leave your program with their passion still intact.

  3. How do you train with purpose and passion? Everybody’s job at their respective role is to make the lead person the most uncomfortable. Usually within teams there are multiple players on your roster at each position; never accept that secondary role, execute your job of pushing the person in front of you to make yourself and that person your best self as an athlete. Organize it in a way where they can objectively evaluate themselves and their teammates without emotion. 

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Friday Win the Week-10 Talks with

Angie Akers, 

Retired Professional

Beach Volleyball Player,

former Federation Coach for Beach Team Netherlands

and 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Gold Medal Coach for Team USA- April Ross and Alix Klineman.

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Credentials: Angie's 10 Moments:

  • 2020 Olympic Gold Medal winning Coach of April Ross and Alix Klineman (August 6,2021)

  • 2016 Olympic coach for the women’s top volleyball program in the Netherlands

  • 2009 5th place finish in FIVB World Championships in Stavanger, Norway

  • 2007 Represented Team USA in the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • 2002 Began her beach volleyball career and was named “Rookie of the Year”

  • 2001 Angie finished the Boston Marathon in personal best, 3 hours and 24 minutes

  • NCAA Volleyball player for the University of Notre Dame and is school’s all-time ace and kills leader

    • Helped Notre Dame reach 6th place in national rankings, the highest the program ever achieved

    • Named All-Freshman, All-American Team, All-District, and All-Conference

  • 1997 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University of Notre Dame

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How do you change and win? One of the most important things is to rely on other people and ask for help when you need it. Make sure everyone within your team or organization are on the same page. Have conversations about your core values, team expectations, and how your program competes. You do not have to do everything by yourself; the standard or expectation for women coaches is to try to do it all and not ask for support, but this is not a great winning strategy for your team and most importantly yourself.

  2. Reliability is important from a player-coach relationship perspective. When female athletes have female coaches, they will understand and relate more to components such as body insecurities or hormonal changes and responses, which are areas that male coaches coaching female athletes may not be able to fully understand or empathize with.

  3. Pay attention to how players receive feedback you are giving them as coaches. On a general level, female coaches are more apt to give feedback in a positive, caring way, whereas males are more direct and may come across as more stern. Though this is definitely not true for all female and male coaches, it is still important regardless to understand your players and the ways in which they take feedback. Are your players more responsive to hearing feedback in a direct, harsh tone? Or are they more likely to succeed if it is brought to their attention in a more empathetic manner? Somewhere in between?

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Women Winning Wednesdays-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer 

 

Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Carol Hutchins, 

University of Michigan 

Head Women’s Softball Coach.

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. One notable thing that differs between male and female coaches is that males often recognize the gender of coach, whereas females will often have a “genderless” view. However, it is important to be aware of the gender differences that occur amongst coaches and the different dynamics with male players having a female coach, female players having a male coach, and so forth. Female players who enter into a program with a female head coach may not initially respond well to this dynamic due to female stereotypes of being “motherly” and caring. When the female coach is then hard on them or more stern, it may be an adjustment for these players who have never experienced this before.

  2. How do you care about, honor, and love yourself when you fail? Can you come to accept this failure and still strive for perfection and contribute where you can? Being able to separate your identity as an athlete or as a coach from who you are personally as an individual is essential to be able to anchor in your strengths and be able to separate these areas of your life.

  3. Every day is a learning day. Be able to find joy on the journey of learning rather than focusing on the frustration that comes along with failure. Being able to define what winning means to you and your team is another great strategy to have that open communication and be on the same page. 

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Women Winning Wednesday-

10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Sue Enquist

Former UCLA 

Head Women’s Softball Coach.

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Women athletes often have higher expectations for women coaches. The standards of what they think a coach should be are usually stereotypically male; however, they also often accept a more transactional relationship with male coaches, but expect a deeper connection within relationships with women coaches. The gender paradigm is more enforced within the gender than it is across the gender.

  2. Unmerited acceptance. You do not have to like everybody; you must love them. You must love your teammates whether they have earned it or not, because you are all striving and working for the same goal. Though setting high standards and raising expectations can be a great winning strategy, sometimes lowering those will actually help the team be more successful. We all come from different backgrounds; whether it be socioeconomic status, race, or personal fitness and relationships goals, we must be willing to accept each other and our backgrounds in addition to the coach having enough emotional intelligence to go back and forth between the variety.

  3. Endless curiosity. Do you like who you are as a player and a teammate? Are you owning what you want and going for it, being competitively great against yourself rather than your teammates? How can you honor your vulnerability while simultaneously anchoring in your strengths?

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Friday Win the Week-10 talks with Carol Hutchins,

University of Michigan

Head Softball Coach

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Credentials: Carol's 10 Moments:

  • Championships

    • 2005 NCAA Title, Women’s College World Series

    • 22 Big Ten Regular Season Championships

    • 10 Big Ten Tournament Championships​​

  • 2005  USA Women’s Softball Coach

    • ​USA Women’s Softball Elite Team Coach

  • Hall of Fame Honors

    • 2011 Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

    • 2006 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame

    • 2000 Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame

  • Coaching Honors

    • 18-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year

    • 9-Time NFCA Regional Coach of the Year

    • 2-Time NFCA National Coach of the year

  • 1976-1979 Played both basketball and softball for Michigan State

  • 1981 Indiana University, Master’s degree in Physical Education

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How Do You Win Every Year? It is never given or guaranteed that you will have a successful season or be a champion. Do not take a single day for granted. It is important to teach your athletes to be consistent in your own self and your emotions as you go along with wins and losses. Stay in the moment; take what you learn from failure and move on. Ups and downs are a part of the game, and finding something you can take away from the downs and keep focusing on the ups will propel you towards success using things under your control.

  2. Be your authentic self as a coach. You can only coach so much without integrating your own personality within your philosophy. We may have a role model we look up to and try to mimic our own coaching styles to theirs, but eventually we will mold that into our own unique style that we feel most comfortable and effective with. Hold your athletes to a standard you set within your program along with the ability to be personable; most of these athletes are young people, and especially having female athletes, connection is usually an important component to a coach-athlete relationship. 

  3. What works for your athletes individually and collectively, and how can you create the best environment for them? Practice should be at a higher level of difficulty than the actual game. Putting players in adverse situations will help prepare them for the highest level of competition that exists. Sometimes this can be challenging for players because it pushes them outside of their comfort zone. With this comes a lot of education and growth, as well as empathy once and if athletes hit their breaking point. At the end of the day, we are all human, and being aware of that as a coaching staff as a whole will help players be healthy both physically and mentally.

 

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Women Winning Wednesdays – 10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

 

 Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Kirsten Bernthal Booth,

Creighton University

Head Women’s Volleyball Coach.

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Sport forces people together as a team with inevitable conflict. How do you get players to buy into your program and its culture and make it all worth it? Coaching is a very difficult task with all of the different components that goes into how to do it successfully. You may not have the best athletes in your gym or the most resources in your department, but cultivating joy into your own attitude and leading by example will remind athletes how much fun it can be to play the sport you teach them. 

  2. New coaches often copy the people that they have been coached by within their careers as athletes. Though this may work for some, it’s important to be aware of how you are feeling when coaching and the interactions that you have with players and staff so you can adapt along the way. Emotional intelligence is critical to develop into an authentic coaching role and find what works for you and the program you want to achieve. Is doing what you are doing getting you the results you want?

  3. Communicating who you are as a coach and what your program is about is critical when recruiting. If you as an athlete do not truly want to be a part of this program for whatever reason, that is okay – there are plenty to choose from for what you really want. Do not join our team if you do not actually want to be here. Look for players that understand what your program is about and who truly want to be a part of it.

 

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Friday Win the Week- 10 talks with Kirsten Bernthal-Booth, 

Creighton University

Head Women’s Volleyball Coach

 

Credentials: Kirsten's 10 Moments:

  • Booth’s program was in the AVCA’s Top 25 poll each of the last nine years and reached 10 of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments including:

  • 2016 - Elite Eight, 

  • 2015 - Sweet Sixteen 

  • Seven straight outright BIG EAST regular-season titles.

  • 2015, 2016 and 2018 AVCA Regional Coach of the Year 

  • 2015, 2016 and 2019 BIG EAST Coach of the Year 

  • Under her guidance, Creighton has been a national seed in the NCAA Tournament three of the last six seasons (2015, 2017, 2018)

  • During her time at Creighton, Booth has had players named Conference Player of the Year (3x), Libero of the Year (3x), Freshman of the Year (3x) and Scholar-Athlete of the Year (3x)

  • 2011 inductee into Truman State’s Athletic Hall of Fame

  • Education

  • 2000 Master’s degree in higher education administration with an emphasis in athletic administration from the University of Iowa.

  • 1997 Bachelor’s degree in communications, Magna cum laude – Truman State University

  • 1997 Missouri NCAA Woman of the Year

  • 1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the year

  • 1996 MIAA Player of the year.

 

WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Life is bigger than the sport you are playing. Have intelligence and consistency with your players so they know every day what they are going to get from you as a human being. Show that you care about your players to lay the foundation for your program and how you want to be better every day.

  2. Confidence breeds winning. Fostering the level of expectation while playing at a highly competitive level comes with communication, adapting and adjusting, and never staying comfortable. Getting outside your comfort zone drives you to be better and advances your program, especially from a recruiting perspective. 

  3. Communicate about conflict before it arises. Remind your team that if you have a conflict with somebody, that you are not involving other people around you; go directly to the person in order to find a solution and resolve the conflict. Be clear in how you want to be communicated with as a player and as a coach, and give everyone in your organization the space to voice so. 

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Women Winning Wednesdays – 10 Talks with

Carlette Patterson and

Kathleen J. DeBoer

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Carlette and Kathy discuss

How Women Win

after hearing from

Charli Turner Thorne,

Arizona State's 

Head Women's

Basketball Coach

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. How are we going to reinforce mistakes in an authentic way? Being intentional with your staff and even watching your own film as coaches will help you to recognize when your coaching is effective vs. when it is surface level. Athletes are aware of the difference, and being able to differentiate between these two perspectives is a matter of getting better or staying stagnant. 

  2. Mindset Mastery. Honor being vulnerable and being in relationship with your teammates and coaches. Having your words and actions aligned as a coach is essential to help athletes enter into the growth mindset and be able to conquer failure in a healthy manner, rather than allowing external pressures to override any mental practice that has been done before competition.

  3. How do we coach our female players up without separating from the relationship with them? Women athletes generally expect more vulnerability and realness out of a relationship with their coach; we are in this struggle together. Ask your athletes if this is the best that you can give to this group of people. Are you owning your role and doing your part as a teammate? Being truthful is necessary for being connected and having a sense of purpose within an organization. 

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How Women Win Our Way-

with CHAMP10N Guest

Charli Turner Thorne,

 Arizona State University

Head Women’s Basketball Coach

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How Struggle Creates Success

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. Transformative approach to coaching: Put the woman ahead of the athlete. Make sure they are in a good place as a person first before focusing on their identity as an athlete. How we help athletes personally as well as professionally can be equally beneficial and create a championship culture.

  2. There is no success without struggle. There is no growth without failure. Success starts at the end of your comfort zone. Teaching your athletes that there is no such thing as failure - everything is a learning opportunity - will help to cultivate a growth mindset. Embracing failure is necessary at this high level of play, especially for high female competitors who may lack self-compassion when they do not achieve what they want to. 

  3. Preparation breeds confidence. If you’re playing it safe, you’re probably not getting better. Focus on the process rather than being results oriented so your players will do the same. Master your mindset – how do you not just let things happen to you, but reframe them in a way that makes you better and stronger as a person and as an athlete?

 

Credentials: Charli's 10 Moments:

  • Inducted Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame 2022

  • Qualified for postseason play 20 of the last 21 seasons including:

    • Led ASU to NCAA tournament 14 times​

    • 6 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances

    • 2 Elite Eight appearances

    • 3 Sweet Sixteen appearances

  • 2016 PAC-12 Coach of the Year

  • 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year

  • 2 Gold Medals with USA Basketball

    • 2009 Head Coach of USA Women's Wold University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.​

    • 2007 Assistant Coach of USA Basketball's U21 Championship Team in Moscow, Russia.

  • Past President of Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Executive Committee

  • 1988 Graduate Stanford University with bachelors degree in Psychology

  • 1990 Masters degree in Education, Washington University.

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How Women Win Part 2- Celebrating Coaches

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Carlette and Kathy have Teamed Up to Discover, Design, and Do – "Winning Our Way".

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WINNING STRATEGIES

  1. There are 3 things Coaches today can think about- Learn your craft, Learn yourself, and Learn who your athletes are. 

  2. Setting up Women 4 Success- find a support network of other trustworthy women/ people. Someone maybe outside of the sport, someone close who can tell you when you’re out of line, or someone who can talk shop with you. 

  3. Learn How 2 Grow- “feel the fear and do it anyway”. Lean into the discomfort, it’s what coaches ask athletes to do daily! Modeling this is huge, it’s how we get better and if coaches won’t do it, it’s unrealistic athletes will do it. 

 

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Carlette and Kathy have Teamed Up to Discover, Design, and Do – "Winning Our Way".

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  • We'll learn from Kathy’s 2004 book, Gender & Competition.

  • We'll learn how men and women approach work and play differently.

  • Plus, help us in our discovery to create CHAMP10N CHANGE by honoring how "Women are Equal and Different".

 

We Want 2 Connect With:

  • Professional and College Coaches and Athletes, Retired Athletes in Business

 

Carlette-

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  • Founder of Patterson Sports Ventures, 1999.

  • 30 + years of comprehensive experience in business and sports leadership, partnering with corporations, sports and philanthropic entities, to develop and facilitate coaching, training programs and curriculums.

 

Kathy-

 

  • Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

  • Prior to that, she was the commissioner of general services for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and senior associate athletics director at the University of Kentucky.

 

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