Laying the foundation for athletic success—at every age, every stage.

This workshop category focuses on helping coaches understand how to develop athletic skills that last a lifetime. Through age-appropriate, developmentally sound instruction, coaches will learn how to build movement competence, confidence, and motivation in young athletes—while avoiding burnout, injury, and early dropout.

Participants will leave with a clear understanding of the LTAD framework, how to recognize and teach physical literacy in their setting, and how to balance performance goals with long-term growth.

Workshops in this Category Include and can be customized to your coaches:

The Fundamentals First Approach: How to coach movement quality before sport-specific skills—and why it matters.

Physical Literacy in Practice :Age-specific drills and progressions to build balance, coordination, agility, and confidence.

Building Multi-Sport Athletes: Why early specialization can be harmful—and how to develop versatile, resilient athletes.

LTAD 101: A Coach’s Guide to Long-Term Athlete Development Understand the key stages of growth and development—and what to do (and not do) at each phase.

Designing a Season for Development: Structuring practices and progressions that serve both present and future performance.

Because strong minds build strong athletes—and coaches shape both.

This workshop category equips coaches with the tools to develop mentally resilient, emotionally aware athletes while strengthening their own ability to lead with clarity, calm, and confidence. Coaches will learn how to support performance under pressure, help athletes recover from mistakes, and create environments where emotional safety is as valued as physical skill.

Grounded in sport psychology and youth development, these workshops offer practical, age-appropriate strategies that help coaches build trust, improve communication, and foster mental agility & strength rooted in self-awareness—not fear.

Workshops in this Category Include and can be customized to your coaches:

Mental Agility for Coaches & Athletes: Tools to stay focused, adaptable, and emotionally grounded under pressure.

Emotionally Literate Teams: What it means to coach the whole athlete—and why emotional intelligence is a competitive edge.

The Comeback Code for Coaches: How to help athletes come back from setbacks.

The Coach’s Mindset: Practical strategies to manage stress, stay regulated, and lead by example.

Because what you say—and how you say it—shapes everything.

This workshop category focuses on the heart of great coaching: communication, connection, and culture. Coaches will learn how to lead with clarity, give feedback that builds—not breaks—athletes, and create a team environment where respect, effort, and belonging are non-negotiables.

From tone of voice to team standards, these sessions show coaches how to intentionally shape the culture they want—one conversation, one decision, and one relationship at a time. Coaches will also explore their own leadership identity, how to adapt to different personality types, and how to model the behaviors they want to see.

Workshops in this Category Include and can be customized to your coaches:

Coaching With Clarity: Delivering feedback that motivates and directs—at every level.

Creating Culture that Creates Success: How to define, build, and protect a team culture.

Coaching the Individual Within the Team: Communication strategies for working with different personalities, learning styles, and confidence levels.

Leadership Starts With You: Exploring your coaching identity and modeling the mindset, energy, and behaviors you expect.

Fueling performance, development, and wellbeing—one bite at a time.

This workshop category helps coaches, teams, and organizations understand how to support young athletes with age-appropriate, accessible nutrition guidance.

Rather than rigid rules or fad diets, these sessions focus on building sustainable habits that fuel energy, recovery, focus, and overall health—especially in growing bodies. Participants will gain the tools to talk about food in a way that supports performance and body confidence, as well as how to recognize red flags like underfueling, disordered eating patterns, or signs of the Female Athlete Triad/RED-S. Delivered by our IYCA Sports Dietitian.

Workshops emphasize age-appropriate, real-world strategies that coaches can use across training, game day, and tournament weekends. Participants will also learn how to create a food-positive team environment where nutrition is about strength, confidence, and energy—not pressure or perfection.

Workshops in this Category Include and can be customized to your coaches:

Fuel to Perform : What athletes should eat—and when—to support energy, recovery, and consistency.

In-Season Nutrition 101 :How to maintain fueling habits through busy school, practice, and competition schedules.

Tournament Season Nutrition: Quick tips for fueling during long weekends, travel, and back-to-back games.

RED-S & Disordered Eating in Sport: Recognizing the signs, knowing what to say, and creating safer sport spaces for all athletes.

Building a Nutrition-Positive Culture: How to talk about food and bodies in a way that encourages confidence and lifelong health.

Understanding her body, supporting her mind, and elevating her experience.

This workshop category is designed to help coaches, organizations, and schools better serve female athletes by recognizing and responding to the physiological, psychological, and social factors that uniquely impact girls in sport.

From puberty to performance pressure, menstrual cycles to leadership development, these sessions unpack what female athletes need—and often aren’t getting—in today’s sports environments.

Coaches will walk away with tools to train smarter, communicate with more impact, and foster confidence and resilience—while creating safer, more empowering spaces for girls to grow and compete.

Workshops in this Category Include and can be customized to your coaches:

The Case for Coaching Female Athletes Differently: Understanding the unique physical, emotional, and social influences on female athletes—and why your approach matters.

The Female Athlete Triad & RED-S: Spotting the signs of under-fueling and hormonal imbalance—and taking action before it leads to long-term health consequences.

Developing Leadership & Voice: Giving girls the tools to lead, advocate, and stay in sport longer—with confidence and purpose.

Injury Resiliency in Female Athletes: Why female athletes are more susceptible to certain injuries—and what coaches can do to reduce risk through movement, strength, and recovery strategies.