Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars for these exciting events. Open to all NWALA members and prospective members.
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BOOK CLUB MEETINGS
7:00pm-7:45/8:00pm CST
Location: Zoom links for each meeting will be sent to members. Not a member? Just contact us by filling out the form below to become one. It's free!
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Facilitator: Renee Saunders, Skutt Volleyball Head Coach
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The book for the entire 2024-25 School Year: Winning Ways Of Women Coaches, Edited by Dr. Cecile Reynaud
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Meeting Dates (all Sundays)
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August 25: Dr. Reynaud will be a guest speaker!
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September 15: Chapters 1-3 Guest Speaker--Rachel Balkovec, author of Chapter 2 entitled "Getting a Coaching Position, Growing as a Coach"
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October 27: Chapters 4 & 5 Guest Speaker--Denise Corlett, author of Chapter 4 entitled "Thriving as an Assistant Coach"
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November 24: Chapters 6 & 7 Guest Speaker--Melissa Luellen, author of Chapter 7 entitled "Working With Administrators"
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December 15: Chapters 8 & 9
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January 19: Chapters 10 & 11
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February 23: Chapters 12 & 13
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March 16: Chapters 14 & 15
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May 4: Chapters: 16-20 and discuss the book(s) for 2025/26
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COACHING CONVERSATIONS: Interactive discussions about issues important to our members.
7:00-8:00pm CST
Location: Zoom Links for each meeting will be sent to members. Not a member? Just contact us by filling out the form below to become one. It's free!
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Facilitator: Rhonda Revelle, Nebraska Head Softball Coach
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Meeting Dates (all Mondays)
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August 19: STARTING STRONG--Sharing strategies to get off to a successful start with players, coaches, and parents. ​
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September 16: Samantha Ekstrand, NFCA Legal Counsel, will join Coach Revelle to discuss best practices for all on and off the field/court.
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October 14 (NOTE: This is a change in the original date!): Special Guest, Amy Williams, Nebraska Head Women's Basketball Coach, will join Coach Revelle to discuss the importance of coaching with a growth mindset. Amy and Rhonda will share how their friendship and trust is game changing for both of them. They will stress the importance of coaches having and being mentors as well as having an inner circle.
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January 20: Special Guest, Carol Hutchins will join Coach Revelle. Coach Hutchins served as the Head Softball Coach at the University of Michigan for 38 years. She is the winningest coach in NCAA Division I softball with 1,707 wins. In a discussion entitled LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, Coach Hutchins will discuss what she would have kept in the windshield--keeping the main thing the main thing.
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March 10: Special Guest, Renee Saunders, the Head Volleyball Coach at Omaha Skutt, will join Coach Revelle. Coach Saunders led her team to 9 consecutive State Championships. She will discuss the sustainability of a culture of excellence--the invisible and not so invisible work.
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