The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) announced the 30 coaches selected to take part in this year's IWLCA Aspire Assistant Coach Program. This professional development program which launched in 2024, was designed to align with the IWLCA's vision to offer an intensive, high-quality continuing education opportunity for current assistant coaches. 

"We're so pleased the Board approved funding for the expansion of the Aspire program for this year, allowing us to serve a greater number of total coaches in the two cohorts," said IWLCA Director of Internal Operations and Programming, Danie Caro in a press release from the IWLCA. "Last year's program was very successful, and our hope is that strategically scaling the program to impact more coaches will result in improved professional development and increased retention rates.

Transylvania Women's Lacrosse Assistant Coach Emilee Heffner was selected as one of the 30 assistant coaches nationwide to participate in the program. 

"I'm incredibly excited for Emilee to be selected for the Aspire program," said Bri McCulley, Head Women's Lacrosse Coach. "This is a valuable opportunity for her to build meaningful connections and continue growing both personally and professionally within the field of lacrosse coaching."

To learn more about the IWLCA Aspire program, go to www.iwlca.org.

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