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May 20, 2025 - May 20, 2025 | Coach Education | Charlotte, NC
In an effort to empower, support, and connect female leaders in field hockey, USA Field Hockey is excited to announce the 2025 Empowerment Coaching Session. Taking place on Wednesday, May 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET in Charlotte, N.C., this expansive offering preludes the High Performance Summit.
The Empowerment Coaching Session will address unique challenges in field hockey for women, aiming to support women and their needs within the sport. The strategies shared won’t just benefit you—they can be applied to your athletes, your staff, and the culture you build. Male coaches and administrators are encouraged to attend to gain deeper insight into how hormonal health and stress affect the women on their teams—and how to better support them.
The Empowerment Coaching Session will take place at the United States Performance Center (USPC) in Charlotte, N.C.
9319 Robert D. Snyder Rd., Suite 416
PORTAL Building
Charlotte, N.C. 28223
It is recommended to stay at Sonesta Select Charlotte University (~$105 per night) or UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center at $179 per night (use discount code 1Q1). The Marriott is located on campus.
Wednesday, May 21
2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Registration will open on April 2, 2025 and close on Monday, May 19. The price to register is $75.
Session Title: More Than X’s and O’s: The Power of Emotional Intelligence
Cate Clark is the Executive Director of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), where she leads national initiatives to support, elevate, and grow the coaching community. With over 20 years of leadership experience in higher education and sport, Cate is a certified practitioner in Emotional Intelligence using the EQ-i 2.0 assessment tool. She is committed to providing coaches with the resources, connections, and platform they need to thrive throughout their coaching journey.
Session Title: How to Work with the Body, Not Against It
Hannah Jaussen works for the United States Performance Center (USPC) as the Head Athletic Trainer for the USWNT. She is primarily responsible for athlete management, GPS monitoring and team periodization.
Prior to joining the staff at USPC, Jaussen served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Navy men's basketball and squash teams. She also was a Co-Investigator for the CARE Consortium Concussion Research at USNA. She joined the Navy athletic department after working at Virginia Commonwealth University and Saint Francis University.
Hannah earned her B.S. in Athletic Training from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She then graduated from Utah State University with a M.S. in Health and Human Movement with an emphasis in Sports Medicine.
Session Title: Hormone Wisdom for Empowered Coaches
Lisa Dunlap is an integrative, adult-geriatric nurse practitioner, hormone optimization coach, public speaker, & healer. She helps high achieving women, restore and revive, optimize their hormones, heal their gut, and overcome burnout so they can live a life they love again. Her expertise includes 11 years as an nurse practitioner, 5 years as a nurse, and 23 years in holistic health. She is certified as a Biote Hormone replacement Provider, energy healer, clinical aromatherapist, and trained in functional medicine, gut health, longevity medicine, mindfulness and self compassion.
Lisa had to nearly die from burnout in order to wake up and start living a life she loved. Now the women she works with, don't have to wait for rock-bottom to heal. She founded Nurse Your Soul in 2020 after transforming her own rock-bottom burnout, debilitating pain, and potentially life threatening diagnosis into spontaneous healing and living her dream life.
Add it to your itinerary! The Empowerment Coaching Session takes place the day before the High Performance Summit. Register for both and unlock your coaching potential.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The speaker list and schedule has been finalized for the upcoming Empowerment Coaching Session, set to take place Wednesday, May 21, the day before the High Performance Summit.Register Now...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In an effort to empower, support, and connect female leaders in field hockey, USA Field Hockey is excited to announce the addition of a new Empowerment Coaching Session. Taking place on Wednesday, May 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET...
