EVENTS & MASTER CLASSES
Come be part of the conversation.
Throughout the year, the Global Community brings women in high school athletics together with people whose experience is worth hearing — for honest conversations about leadership, the work, and everything nobody prepares you for.
Every conversation is open to everyone. Nothing here requires membership.
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Registration is open and free. Join us live, or catch the conversation afterward.
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LaChina Robinson
Master Class with LaChina Robinson
Her journey as a woman in sports
LaChina Robinson is an ESPN studio host and WNBA analyst. She played four seasons at Wake Forest, spent seven years in women’s basketball at Georgia Tech, and co-founded Rising Media Stars, which mentors young women of color pursuing careers in sports broadcasting.
LaChina joins the Global Community for a candid conversation about her journey, the experiences that shaped her, and what she has learned along the way.
- Date
- Monday, November 9, 2026
- Time
- 11:00–11:30 a.m. Central
We are lining up the next round of Master Classes.
In the meantime, every previous conversation is below — free, open, and ready when you are.
What happens in a Master Class
GCWHSS Master Classes bring accomplished leaders and some of the most respected voices in sports into conversation with women working in high school sports.
Our guests are people at the top of their fields whose experience, expertise, story or work can help athletic administrators, coaches and other women in high school sports lead more effectively and better serve their student-athletes.
These aren’t formal presentations. They’re casual conversations. Come listen, learn and take away what is useful to you. We make time for questions at the end, but there’s no pressure to ask one.
Can’t join us live? Master Classes are recorded, so you can come back and watch the conversation later.
Previous Conversations
Some remarkable people have joined the conversation — coaches, athletic directors, broadcasters, executives and advocates from across sport.
They’re here, free to watch, whenever you want them.
Recording available
Val Ackerman
Master Class with Val Ackerman
Val Ackerman was the founding President of the WNBA. She served as President of USA Basketball, which oversees the U.S. men’s and women’s Olympic basketball programs. Most recently, she was Commissioner of the BIG EAST, retiring on August 31, 2026.
- Date
- Monday, October 26, 2026
- Time
- 11:00–11:30 a.m. Central
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Recording available
BoxOut Sports
Turn Your Program Into a Brand Worth Following
Your athletic program is more than wins and losses.
The best programs build a brand their whole school and community can rally behind.
Join GCWHSS and BoxOut Sports for “Turn Your Program Into a Brand Worth Following,” a Master Class designed to help high school athletic leaders tell their program’s story and build a consistent, recognizable brand.
We’ll share insights and best practices from designers behind the NBA, Notre Dame and Ohio State, made practical for high school athletics.
You’ll learn how to:
- Tell your program’s story with content that looks the part and gets shared.
- Spotlight athletes and big moments in ways that grow your audience and strengthen connection to your program.
- Build a consistent, recognizable brand without adding hours to your week.
- Date
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Time
- 11:00 a.m. Central / 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Free and open to everyone.
▶ Watch the Replay
Recording available
Dr. Jacob Yorg
Say the Hard Thing: The Psychology of Difficult Conversations
- Date
- Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Time
- 11:00 a.m. Central
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Also happening in the Global Community
Mentor Program
The 2026–27 cohort is underway, pairing women in high school athletics with mentors who have done the work.
Global Community Awards
Nominations are open for the Leslie Moore Legacy Award and the Peg Pennepacker Paving the Way Award.
Be part of the next conversation.
Joining the Global Community connects you to women across the country who are doing the same work you are — the same long days, the same difficult decisions, the same rooms where you are sometimes the only woman there.
Membership is free.