Collaborating with organizational partners is an integral component of FSU COACH. While partners provide guidance real-world perspective and support the mission of the Center, the Center in turn aids the organization in the form of best-practice and current research, education, and development in sports and coaching. If you represent a sports organization interested in supporting or receiving support from FSU COACH, please contact the Director, Tim Baghurst.
International Organization for Health, Sports, and Kinesiology (IOHSK)
IOHSK is an international, non-governmental, non-profit, and professional organization funded by Xplore Nations, a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) in the United States, which aims to promote high-quality research worldwide in the areas of health, sports, and Kinesiology. IOHSK is multilingual, multiethnic, and multicultural and comprises universities, colleges, institutions, and individual members from across the globe. Its mission is to provide students, educators, coaches, professors, practitioners, and professionals in the fields of health, sports, and kinesiology with access to educational resources and opportunities. IOHSK supports its members’ education, research, and professional development through workshops, internationally distinguished scholar lecture series, conferences, publications, scholarships, and grants.
Tallahassee (TLH) Reckoning is Tallahassee's first-ever women's soccer franchise in the city's 200-year history. TLH Reckoning houses a pre-professional team and reserves team that play May to July, with both teams competing in the USL W League and USL Academy, respectively - (the only fully connected women's pathway in the world). TLH Reckoning is also the only women's soccer-specific player development center in the region; developing and training the best of the best for college and professional ranks. Breaking geographic and institutional barriers TLH Reckoning is owned and operated by one of the most prolific architects of the modern women’s game across the nation – former United Soccer Coaches President, co-founder of the Girls Academy league, Washington Spirit founding executive, FSU women’s soccer and W League alum; a female minority and a fierce advocate for girls and women in soccer.
Founded in 2011, WeCOACH is a one-of-a-kind501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches in all sports and levels through year-round professional growth & leadership development programs. Prior to Title IX, over 90% of women’s collegiate sports teams were coached by women. Today, over 50 years later, the data indicates that number has decreased to 46% in Division I, 41% across all three NCAADivisions, with only 6.2% women head coaches of color (Division I). Only 5% women coachmen’s teams. At the youth level, the data is hard to estimate, approximately less than 20%of teams are coached by women. WeCOACH launched MOVE the NUMBERS in 2022 to help change the landscape for women coaches and the student-athletes they lead. If she can see her, she can be her. For more information visit MOVE the NUMBERS.
The Florida Coaches Coalition is a statewide coaches advocacy organization dedicated exclusively to supporting high school coaches and athletic programs across Florida. The Coalition focuses on elevating the profession by advocating for fair compensation, professional development, and improved working conditions for coaches. FCC brings together coaches, school administrators, and strategic partners to promote best practices, expand access to resources, and create statewide initiatives that strengthen the athletic experience for student-athletes. Through research, legislative advocacy, and hands-on support, the Florida Coaches Coalition exists to ensure that every high school coach in Florida is respected, valued, and equipped to succeed.
Coaches' Tool Chest creates the ability for coaches and athletic directors to be more effective and time efficient in their roles. They do online coach education that offers all the content a coach needs to be properly certified in their state. For the athletic administrator who needs to track certification and ensure compliance, their one certificate and common date approach makes that job simple and allows the athletic administrator to focus more on supporting coaches and athletes. For the coach who is looking to increase their knowledge on how to best support their athletes, their coursework focuses on delivering information that is both useful and actionable. It is a blend of required courses such as Concussion and Sudden Cardiac Arrest and athlete focused topics such as Building Resilience and Sharpening Your Athlete's Mental Game. Best of all? Each year all the content is updated so that learning feels fresh and a coach continually grows their skillset over time.