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Become A Coach
Our program teaches you to Coach Today so you can Lead for Life. You’ll inspire emerging athletes and become a role model for kids while preparing to build a world where opportunities for women to lead abound.
Apply For Coaching roles
WCA connects you with Youth coaching roles in San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, San Carlos, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, South San Francisco, Redwood City, Oakland, and more Bay area cities.
Get Paid to Be a Role Model
As a WCA coach, you will earn money while you inspire kids and stay connected to your sport. No previous coaching experience necessary.
Build Leadership Skills
A pre season leadership academy and experienced mentors support your growth on and off the field.
How to Start Coaching
As a coach, you'll have the unique opportunity to motivate and guide young athletes while honing your own leadership abilities. You'll work alongside a co-coach and receive support from two dedicated mentors throughout the season, ensuring you have the guidance and resources you need to succeed.
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Apply to Coach
Help us get to know you and your why that's motivating you to step up and coach.
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Attend the Leadership Academy
Get to know your co-coach and mentors while Inspiring coaches get you ready for the season.
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Start Coaching Your Team
Dive in, become a role model for younger kids, and help them realize how much they are capable of!
Why Coaching?
It's not just about guiding the next play; it's about shaping futures - on and off the field. Here's the scoop on how joining the Women's Coaching Alliance (WCA) as a coach can be a game-changer for you and young athletes.
Encourage Young Athletes
Imagine being that person who lights up a kid’s day, who turns "I can't" into "I can and I did!" That could be you.
Leadership Development
Whether you’re dreaming of running your own team one day or leading in the boardroom, the skills you gain here will stick with you. Plus, they look pretty great on a resume.
Mentorship and Support
Joining WCA means you’re part of a community. It’s all about support, laughs, and maybe a shared victory dance or two.
Real Stories. Real Impact.
Never coached before? Wondering what it would be like to coach? Hear from some of our coaches and their experience coaching a youth team.
Your responsibilities as a coach will include:
Teach skills to kids of all levels
Motivate kids to learn, while having fun
Plan and adapt practices and games
Communicate with parents and stakeholders
Coach one practice per week and games throughout the season (weekdays and weekends, with holiday breaks)
As a coach, you'll receive:
Co-coach partnership
Sample practice plans
Leadership Academy coach training
Weekly 30-minute mentor check-ins
Get paid for your time and work.
To be eligible to coach, you must meet the following requirements:
Minimum age of 15
Reliability, promptness, and dependability
Signed agreement and work permit (if under 18)
Attendance at Leadership Academy training in person
Middle school, high school, college, or club-level playing experience
Coach Today.
Lead for Life.
100+
young women have already joined
What Our Champions Say
"That's what inspired me and connected me with this mission. It starts with good leaders. I wish when I was younger that I had these female role models to follow. Someone who brought me hope through my journey, someone to look up to, someone who would be proud of what I did. I feel blessed and happy to be where I am but I wonder how the journey would have been having a role model who I could identify with."
Diana Flores
Flag Football World Champion
"Women need to coach girls flag football. We need to build up the whole ecosystem of women coaching."
Steve Young
Former Champion NFL Quarterback
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