2022 Symposium

The Wisconsin Women's Soccer Advisory Council together with Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association is proud to present the 2022 Women in Soccer Symposium. From within the Wisconsin border and beyond, this event brings together the framework of our sport — coaches, administrators, officials and sports science experts.
 
The Symposium is the pinnacle of the year for our membership to both energize and educate our community leaders, to Celebrate Females in Soccer. We salute the trailblazers who have paved the way for the next generation, to close the gap in equality for an enriched player experience and drive for credible leadership. Our guest speakers are a blend of local, national and international expertise to address on and off the field topics to not only improve our female player’s experience in the game, but also to provide valued career opportunities.
 
Thanks to our partners for supporting and promoting our endeavors—the future of Wisconsin Women in Soccer has never looked so bright!

Betsy Butterick Presentation
Stephanie Gabbert Presention - Peak 9
Lauren Falk Presentation - Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance

Details

Saturday, December 3, 2022
Brookfield Conference Center (325 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005)
$100/person

Groups of 5 or more can receive a discounted rate, contact Melissa Zielinski at mzielinski@wiyouthsoccer.com for more information.

Registration closes November 18.


Parking
There is free parking immediately outside of the convention center.

Accommodations

An event room block has been secured at the adjoining Hilton Garden Inn for a discounted rate of $119/night. Space is limited and the reduced room rate is only available until November 16. Reserve your room here!

Meals
Your event registration includes breakfast, lunch, beverage service throughout the day and entry to the post-symposium social on site.

Philanthropic Partners
Each year we partner with a different philanthropic group furthering our mission to provide a lifelong positive experience by engaging, supporting, and advocating for females in the Wisconsin soccer community. This year's philanthropic partner is The Sports Bra Project! The Sports Bra Project provides new sports bras to girls & women in areas where the lack of access to this basic piece of equipment can prevent participation in sports. For each sports bra donated you will receive one raffle ticket.

Schedule

07:30am Registration
07:50am  Welcome
08:00am Concurrent Session
  Session 1: Lauren Falk
  Session 2: Stephanie Gabbert
09:00am World Cup Game & Breakfast
11:00am Sports Bra Project + Fearless & Capable
11:15am Workshop: Betsy Butterick
12:45pm Lunch + Award Recognition
02:00pm Keynote: Angela Hucles Mangano
03:30pm Social
 

 



 

 

Session Summary

Coach’s Role for Return to Play
Lauren breaks down the impact we can have as coaches for a player’s return from injury. With the most up to date data on the female ACL epidemic, Lauren breaks down common causes and return to play timelines. Coaches leave with a better understanding of their responsibility to advocate for their female player in the rehab process, the importance of coach and community connection for players while injured and applicable activities coaches can incorporate at training for injury prevention.

Confidence Training for Girls

Did you know a girl’s self-esteem peaks at age 9? Stephanie’s background in psychology has helped mold a curriculum for clubs, coaches and parents to better understand their role in building confidence for girls 11-18 years old. By teaching our girls to become advocates for themselves, they will play with higher levels of confidence, courage and resilience so they are more likely to try new things and improve. As coaches, we know this leads to better players, less drama and more fun! 

Relating to Today's Player
Betsy leads us through an interactive workshop to help leaders open lines of communication to best relate to today’s young player. Coaches often cite challenges with player’s short attention span, inability to accept criticism (even if it’s constructive), and an almost constant need for reassurance and validation. This workshop is designed as a toolkit for coaches to better understand who Generation Z is, so we can more effectively coach them.

Keynote - Angela Hucles Mangano 
This year’s keynote features two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Angela Hucles Mangano. Inclusion, equity and advocacy are at the heart of Angela’s work to build diversity in leadership roles. We welcome our keynote’s wealth of knowledge and shared experiences on and off the field to shed light on how we can broaden our definition of leadership.

Meet Our Guest Speakers

Dr. Lauren Falk, P.T, D.P.T, A.T.C., C.S.C.S
Owner - Kinetic Sports Medicine and Performance

Lauren’s passion for sports medicine stems naturally from her time as a 3-sport athlete. Her career started with a decade foothold in college sports at the University of Louisville and Marquette University. She has since expanded to care for youth and high school athletes, both elite and recreational. Lauren is mom to her son and founded Kinetic with her husband. 

Stephanie Gabbert, M.P.A.

Co-Founder & CEO - Peak 9

Stephanie is well versed in the female game having coached at University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State University and Smith College, in addition to the youth game as a club leader and coach of US Youth National Teams. Stephanie now turns her focus to Peak 9, which was founded with a mission to spread the power of confidence in girls. Sport is her tool to empower girls to become confident women of the future. Stephanie is a dog mom of two rescue beagles and a lifelong Badger and Packer fan. 

Betsy Butterick
Communication Specialist

A former coach with experience in DI, DII, DIII and the WNBA, Betsy has embraced her calling as “the coaches’ coach.” Her knowledge is shared amongst athletes, coaches, board members and leadership of all levels. Betsy’s passion is people and using communication as a competitive advantage. Betsy and her wife enjoy adventures in Colorado and are moms to their daughter and are expecting their second child.

Angela Hucles Mangano
2x Olympic Gold Medalist, Angel City FC General Manager, You Can Play Advisory Board and Philanthropist 

A former mainstay of the US Women’s National Team and the current General Manager at Angel City FC of the NWSL. As a Founding Investor in the club, Angela walks the walk and talks the talk when it comes to driving the scope of the women’s game from youth to professional levels.
Angela lends her voice in the board room and in the press box as a lead analyst for ESPN’s ACC Network, Fox Soccer and the NBC Olympics channel. When she’s not on the sidelines, you’ll find Angela and her wife on an adventure with their two children. She is the ultimate role model for our girls and current female leaders to #StayintheGame.

Raffle Donations

InStat Sport
US Soccer Signed Jerseys
Zyn Raffle Basket
Keeper Goals
IDA Gear
Forward Madison Jersey
Chicago Red Stars scarf & camp registration
Busy Coach
American Challenge 
Dutkig
Kinetics Sports MP
Fearless & Capable
Donnelly Chiropractic
Peak 9

Vendors



 

 

 

 

Symposium Registration

Symposium Registration

Event Sponsors

WYSA

WYSA

Forward Madison

Forward Madison

Keeper goals

Keeper goals

Stefans

Stefans

USYS

USYS

Madison 56ers

Madison 56ers

MKSC

MKSC

Zyn

Zyn

The Wiltzius Team at Union Home Mortgage

The Wiltzius Team at Union Home Mortgage

Dr. jon Henry

Dr. jon Henry

Philanthropic Partners

Sports Bra

Sports Bra