Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)

What Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) does

The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1985 that serves more than 1,200 collegiate women's lacrosse coaches across 550+ member institutions spanning NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and the WCLA club level. Its core mission is to develop the sport, support coaching education, and represent the interests of women's lacrosse coaches and student-athletes at the collegiate level.

IWLCA operates an integrated platform of products and services. The IWLCARecruits platform, built in partnership with SportsRecruits, hosts 35,000+ student-athlete profiles and provides college-bound players with a recruiting database. The IWLCA Tournament Series, headlined by the Champions Cup, draws thousands of athletes annually. Additional offerings include the Job Board, Educational Access Subscriptions, the annual convention, awards programs, and partnerships with Hudl, USA Lacrosse, and Nike. The association runs on a standard association management stack (iMIS, Constant Contact, GetEfficient, SurveyMonkey) and is led by Executive Director Liz Robertshaw with a 6-person staff.

The business model is membership dues-driven, with institutional tiers ranging from $150 (WCLA) to $450 (NCAA DI), supplemented by individual coach subscriptions ($125), job board postings ($50-$200), convention revenue, and corporate partnerships. Growth is dependent on expanding institutional membership, scaling tournament participation, and deepening partnerships, with no external funding rounds disclosed.

Name

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA)

Legal name

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association

Website

https://iwlca.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IWLCA is a non-profit professional association founded in 1985 that serves 1,200+ women's lacrosse coaches across 550+ member institutions, offering membership, recruiting tools (IWLCARecruits), tournaments, job boards, and coaching education programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collegiate Athletic Coaching Association

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Collegiate Athletic Conferences & Associations (MPAKACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

College Recruiting & Scholarship Advisory / Athlete Placement (HSADAEAL), Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs) (MPAKAFAF)

Keywords

• Collegiate coaching association
• Athletic membership organization
• Coaching professional development
• Student athlete recruiting
• Sports governance advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Northborough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Membership Dues: Collegiate coach membership is institutional-based, covering all coaching staff members at a college. Pricing varies by division: DI - $450/year, DII/DIII/NAIA - $350/year, WCLA - $150/year. Emeritus Coach membership available as one-time $99 payment for qualifying former coaches.
2. Job Board Postings: The IWLCA operates an online job board serving member institutions. Full-time college coaching positions post at $200/month; Part-time positions are priced at $50/month; Other paid positions (high school, sales, etc.) at $100/month; Volunteer/Graduate positions at $50/month.
3. Educational Access Subscription: Annual subscription of $125 for youth, high school, club, and international coaches. Provides access to online video library, diagrams, documents, IWLCA webinars, member discounts, and mailing list access.
4. Convention and Events: The IWLCA hosts an annual Convention (November 2026 event) which serves as a revenue stream and member engagement opportunity. Convention attendance requires active IWLCA membership or Educational Access Subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The IWLCA sells institutional memberships to NCAA, NAIA, and WCLA women's lacrosse coaching staffs, with tiered annual dues covering all coaches at a member school. It complements membership with the IWLCARecruits student-athlete recruiting platform (partnered with SportsRecruits), an online coaching job board, an annual convention, awards programs (All-American, Players of the Week, Coaching Staff of the Year), divisional coaches polls, and the College Player Officials Academy (with USA Lacrosse) for developing officials.

Product overview

The IWLCA operates a membership-based platform dedicated to advancing women's collegiate lacrosse. The core offering includes institutional memberships for NCAA, NAIA, and WCLA coaches with tiered pricing, complemented by an Educational Access Subscription for non-collegiate coaches. Key platform components include the IWLCA Online Job Board for recruiting, the IWLCARecruits platform (in partnership with SportsRecruits) for student-athlete recruiting, the IWLCA Tournament Series for recruiting events, the annual Convention for professional development, IWLCA Players of the Week awards, Coaches Polls for divisional rankings, Game Day & Stat Forms resources, the College Player Officials Academy (CPOA) in partnership with USA Lacrosse, and comprehensive Awards Programs including All-American selections and coaching honors. The organization serves over 1,200 coaches across 550+ member institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IWLCA Institutional Membership Annual institutional membership for NCAA, NAIA, and WCLA women's lacrosse coaching staffs, covering all coaching staff members with tiered pricing (DI $450, DII/DIII/NAIA $350, WCLA $150). Includes NCAA advocacy, professional development, recruiting resources, award program eligibility, and partner discounts.
• Emeritus Coach Membership One-time $99 lifetime membership for former NCAA or NAIA coaches who were IWLCA members for at least 15 years and are not currently coaching at high school or club level.
• IWLCA Educational Access Subscription Annual $125 subscription for youth, high school, club, and international coaches providing access to the online video library, diagrams and documents, IWLCA webinars, member discounts, and mailing list access.
• IWLCA Online Job Board Online job board for IWLCA member institutions to advertise women's lacrosse coaching positions, with weekly reminder emails during hiring season and connections to 550+ member institutions and 1,200+ coaches. Posting fees: full-time college $200/month, part-time $50/month, other paid positions $100/month, volunteer/graduate $50/month.
• IWLCARecruits Official IWLCA recruiting platform, in partnership with SportsRecruits, connecting 1,200+ collegiate women's lacrosse coaches with 35,000+ student-athletes for college recruiting purposes.
• IWLCA Tournament Series Recruiting-focused tournament series created by college coaches to simplify and strengthen the recruiting process, with events drawing strong attendance from DI, DII, DIII, and NAIA programs.
• IWLCA Annual Convention Annual convention providing education, networking, professional development, and award ceremonies for women's lacrosse coaches; the 2026 event is scheduled for November 18-20, 2026. Attendance requires active IWLCA membership or Educational Access Subscription.
• IWLCA Players of the Week Weekly award program recognizing outstanding offensive and defensive student-athlete performances across NCAA Divisions I, II, III, and NAIA during the regular season.
• IWLCA Coaches Polls Weekly divisional polls releasing rankings for NCAA Divisions I, II, III, and NAIA women's lacrosse programs throughout the season.
• IWLCA Awards Programs Comprehensive annual awards calendar including All-American and All-Region nominations, Senior All-Star Selections, Community Awareness Awards, and Coaching Staff of the Year recognition across all NCAA divisions and NAIA.
• College Player Officials Academy (CPOA) Collaborative initiative between the IWLCA and USA Lacrosse to recruit and train the next generation of girls' lacrosse officials through classroom training, on-field experience, mentorship, and immediate paid officiating opportunities.
• IWLCA Game Day & Stat Forms Downloadable forms and supporting resources for game day operations, including stick check cards, penalty recording forms, card communication guides, and video review protocols for member coaches.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 3,800 student-athletes participated in the IWLCA Champions Cup tournament
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HudlcoreTechnology or IntegrationSports technology platform listed as an IWLCA partner, providing video analysis and performance tools for member coaches and programs.
• Sports Recruits (iwlcarecruits.com)coreTechnology or IntegrationIWLCA's official recruiting platform partner through IWLCARecruits, connecting 1,200+ collegiate women's lacrosse coaches with 35,000+ student-athletes for recruiting purposes.
• WeCOACHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoaching organization partnership providing additional resources and collaboration for women's lacrosse coaches.
• Elite TournamentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTournament partner for the IWLCA Tournament Series, which was created by college coaches to simplify and strengthen the recruiting process.
• NikeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAthletic apparel brand partnership providing equipment and branding support for IWLCA events and programs.
• Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Officiating Association (CWLOA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting women's lacrosse officials and officiating development through the sport.
• USA LacrossecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative partner for the College Player Officials Academy (CPOA), a program to recruit and train the next generation of girls' lacrosse officials. USA Lacrosse is the National Governing Body for lacrosse.
• Trina Mangano Scholarship FundminorOthersNamed scholarship program established by IWLCA in honor of Trina Mangano to help the next generation of officials. Awards five $700 scholarships annually.
• Armor LacrosseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEquipment partner offering IWLCA members 10% discount with code IWLCA10. Provides lacrosse equipment and gear.
• Draw Pro LacrosseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTraining equipment partner offering 5% off the Draw Pro Lacrosse Trainer plus free shipping for IWLCA members.
• Southern DrawminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLacrosse equipment partner offering the Southern Draw with tent stakes at $1150 plus free shipping, free team logo/name engraving, and $50 donation to Morgan's Message for every sale.
• Changing the Game ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoaching education partner offering 30% off list price when purchasing 5 or more books.
• Elevate Sports EquipmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports equipment partner offering 10% discount with code IWLCA10.
• Warrior LacrosseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEquipment partner offering competitive team pricing packages for the 2026-27 season and beyond.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• SportsRecruits: Technology partner powering IWLCARecruits and a broader athlete-recruiting marketplace. Comparable because it operates the recruiting platform infrastructure IWLCA depends on and competes indirectly for the same coach-athlete recruiting relationships across multiple sports.

Direct peers

• Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA): Direct peer as a membership-based professional association for women's collegiate basketball coaches, with analogous institutional membership structure, awards programs, advocacy role with NCAA, and recruiting/job board services.
• WeCOACH: Peer and active GTM partner of IWLCA. WeCOACH is a women's coaching advocacy organization serving head coaches of women across multiple sports, making it a thematic and operational comparable in advancing women's collegiate coaching.
• American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA): Direct peer for collegiate volleyball coaches operating the same institutional-membership-plus-advocacy model with NCAA. Provides the closest functional analog in coaching association structure, awards, polls, and convention programming.
• Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA): Direct peer and mirror organization for men's collegiate lacrosse coaches. Operates with an identical membership-based advocacy and professional development model for the male counterpart of the same NCAA sport, making it the closest structural comparable.
• National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA): Direct peer as a smaller, sport-specific collegiate coaches association serving field hockey coaches across NCAA divisions. Mirrors IWLCA's structure, scale, and niche collegiate-coach advocacy model.
• College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA): Direct peer collegiate coaches association serving swimming and diving coaches, with a similar institutional membership model, awards programs, NCAA advocacy, and small staff footprint analogous to IWLCA.

Broad incumbents

• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA): Broader professional association providing coaching education, certification, and professional development — a comparable model to IWLCA's Educational Access Subscription, though serving strength coaches across all sports rather than one collegiate sport.
• USA Lacrosse: National governing body for lacrosse in the United States and a strategic partner of IWLCA via the CPOA. Compares as the broader umbrella organization governing the sport, including youth, high school, collegiate, and national team pathways that overlap with IWLCA's membership.

Others

• Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Officiating Association (CWLOA): Adjacent ecosystem organization serving women's collegiate lacrosse officials. CWLOA is a strategic partner of IWLCA focused on officiating, making it a thematic peer in the same sport governance ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iwlca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@iwlca6886
• Facebookfacebook.com/IWLCA
• Instagraminstagram.com/iwlca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/intercollegiate-women's-lacrosse-coaches-association-iwlca-

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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