Four coaches to represent 3C2A at WeCOACH Academy

Four coaches to represent 3C2A at WeCOACH Academy
June 11, 2024

SACRAMENTO – The 3C2A will be well-represented at the NCAA Women’s Coaches Academy (WCA), beginning on Saturday in Denver, Colorado, with four association coaches members of the 53rd class that will participate in events that provide growth and leadership for women’s coaches across all sports and collegiate levels, including two-year and four-year colleges.

Skyline College Head Women’s Wrestling Coach Olga Camacho, Cosumnes River Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach Angela DaPrato, Ohlone College Head Women’s Soccer Coach Brandie Garcia, and Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Thannia Huerta (Madera Community College) will represent the 3C2A at the program, which is being hosted in partnership with the NCAA from June 16-20.

“The NCAA is proud to once again partner with WeCOACH to host the 2024 NCAA Women Coaches Academy and NCAA Academy 2.0. The NCAA Leadership Development Office serves to educate and empower student-athletes, coaches and athletics administrators through transformative experiences that develop strong, effective leaders, cultivate an inclusive community and enhance the college sports landscape”, said DeeDee Merritt, NCAA Managing Director of Leadership Development. “These Academies for women coaches align with our mission and have had tremendous results in supporting, advancing and retaining women coaches in collegiate athletics. WeCOACH performs a valuable service in providing support and development for women coaches across the collegiate sports landscape. Collaborative efforts such as this allow us to expand our reach and broaden our impact."

A total of 119 women coaches will convene in Denver, with 95 participating in the NCAA Women Coaches Academy and 24 engaging in the advanced NCAA Academy 2.0 program. These women represent 25 different sports, including five of the six NCAA Emerging Sports and come from a diverse range of institutions including NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, 3C2A, NJCAA, and NWAC.

“The Academy experience is truly magical in terms of the powerful knowledge gained and lasting relationships formed. Our graduates leave feeling empowered, inspired and motivated to be the best possible leaders for the student-athletes they coach, and the data demonstrates our Academy graduates remain in the coaching profession at a higher rate than the national average,” said Vanessa Fuchs, CEO of WeCOACH. “Thanks to generous donor support, we awarded over $50,000 in scholarship funds to 43 coaches, furthering our mission to support women coaches and ensuring affordable access for all WeCOACH programming.”

Over 2,200 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. The NCAA Academy 2.0, exclusively created for WCA graduates, is a master-learning opportunity in a small class setting that progresses on the leadership, strategies, and knowledge gained from their WCA experience.

This is the second consecutive year that the 3C2A, in partnership with its association-wide membership partnership with WeCOACH, has been represented at the WCA.

(WeCOACH)