Tiffin University Head Women's Soccer Coach Melissa Bigg recently attended the NCAA Women Coaches Academy.

The NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA), hosted in partnership between WeCOACH and the NCAA, is a 4-day educational training program available to NCAA coaches of all experience levels. The WCA is designed for women coaches who are ready and willing to increase their individual effectiveness by learning advanced skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. Participants will focus on non-sport specific concepts in an environment that fosters inclusion across the sports community.

The Academy is for women coaches at NCAA Division I, II, or III member institutions. Since the first WCA session in 2003, 46 Academies have taken place, producing more than 1,700 graduates.

"The NCAA Women Coaches Academy held by WeCOACH was an amazing experience," said Bigg. "The academy allowed me to grow and learn new things not only as a coach but about myself. I am very grateful for the opportunity and the new network of women's coaches I have made. I look forward to applying some of the values and lessons learned at the academy in my coaching and future experiences."