Women’s Volleyball
York’s Marcelle, Cape Breton’s Disipio headline 18 participants selected for 2021 U SPORTS Female Apprentice Coach Program

Western Athletics
The U SPORTS Female Apprenticeship Coach Program was launched to help to increase the number of females in coaching positions across Canadian universities, by matching apprentice coaches who have recently graduated, with a mentor coach in one of the 11 U SPORTS-sanctioned sport offerings for women.
Elizabeth (Becky) Leblanc was announced as one of the inaugural participants of this program back in August 2020: Participants announced for inaugural U SPORTS Female Apprenticeship Coach Program — U SPORTS. She was awarded the position of Female Apprentice Coach with the Western Mustangs Women's Basketball Team for 2020-21.
Becky, who had previously been on Western's Women's Basketball Team as a player, was thrilled to take on this new opportunity as a female coach.
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In this week's Women in Sport, we're hearing from Lisette Johnson-Stapley about the @USPORTSca Female Apprentice Coach program.
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🟩 what's been learned after first year
🟩 why developing, retaining female coaches in Canada is crucial
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For @UCDinos apprentice coach Sarah Neufeld, coaching female student-athletes goes far beyond the field of play
— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) September 25, 2020
Learn about about the U SPORTS Female Apprenticeship Coach Program ⬇️
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Charlotte Sider (@Varsity_Blues) has benefitted from strong female leadership this season as part of the U SPORTS Female Apprentice Coach Program.
— U SPORTS (@USPORTSca) March 10, 2021
The 2021 edition begins Apr. 1!
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Women’s Volleyball
U SPORTS Staff