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A STEP UP
ASSISTANT COACHES SYMPOSIUMS

PRESENTED BY WORTH ADVISORS

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CHARLOTTE, NC

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BOOK YOUR STAY AT OUR HOST HOTEL

The Hilton Hotel University Place, Charlotte NC

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A STEP UP  (ASU) Special Discount Rate: $150 per night 

(Good thru May 6, 2024, while rooms last)

symposium REGISTRATION

MAY 20-22, 2024

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$250

$275 After April 15

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Registration Also Includes:

Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Breakfast 

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MAY 20-22, 2024

$300

$325 After April 15

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Registration Also Includes:

Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Breakfast 

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MAY 21, 2024

Ticket to Attend: $50

Ticket Also Includes:

Breakfast

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REGISTRATION OPEN

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY APRIL 15, 2024

BY THE NUMBRS

BY THE NUMBERS

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A STEP UP LIVE

"Basketball After Dark"

Basketball Clinics

Sessions

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- X's & O's

- Game Management

- Evaluating

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80

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NEXT LEVEL LIVE

SLOTS

ARE AVAILABLE

for SPEED INTERVIEWS with Executive Search Firms & College Administrators

20

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NEXT LEVEL LIVE

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Live Mock Interview Slots Available with Executive Search Firm or Athletic Director 

100

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HEAD COACHES ACADEMY

First 100 Coaches to Register will receive a FREE Executive Leadership Coaching Session

EDUCATE

CONNECT

EQUIP

INSPIRE

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The aim of the Symposiums is to help coaches understand what it takes to build a championship program and enhance their contributions to their team, community, and the profession. Coaches are also given the opportunity to network with Athletic Administrators, Executive Search Firms, Leadership Thought Leaders, and some of the best coaches in the business from across the nation.​

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

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JOHNNY ALLEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) 

FELICIA HALL ALLEN (CO-FOUNDER)

A Step Up, Inc. Directors
Virtual Hall of Fame Induction
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

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Hall of Fame Induction

PRESENTED BY WORTH ADVISORS

MAY 21, 2024

7:30 am – 9:30 am

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The A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Selection Committee consists of various Board Members as well a respected coach representing each NCAA Division I, II, and III. Selection criteria included: respect among colleagues for high moral character and integrity made significant contributions to the game and/or teams coached, must be a current College Basketball Assistant Coach or Retired as a College Basketball Assistant Coach who has been a part of winning Championship caliber programs.

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A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2024 to be announced March 2024

 

Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Charlotte, NC

May 21, 2024

7:30 am – 9:30 am EST

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HALL OF FAME
CLASS OF 2021 INDUCTEES

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Bill Brock

Baylor University 

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JOLETTE LAW

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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AL GREEN

DUKE UNIVERSITY

(RETIRED)

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BILL GUTHRiDGE

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

HONORING POSTHUMOUSLY

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KARL HOBBS

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

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TOMMY LLOYD

GONZAGA

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KENNY PAYNE

NEW YORK KNICKS

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BOB STARKEY

TEXAS A&M

HALL OF FAME
INNAUGURAL CLASS
2019 INDUCTEES

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A STEP UP
charlotte


MAY 20-22, 2024

Registration Cost:

$250

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Registration Also Includes:

Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Networking Reception and Breakfasts

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For College Assistant Coaches at ‘all’ levels of their career that considers themselves Life-Long Learners’ who want to learn from the Profession’s Best and for those considering College Coaching. Become an asset to your head coach, pick up new drills, learn how to strengthen relationships across campus, become more relatable to recruits and gain new insight on how to motivate your most valuable assets on your team - your current student-athletes.
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WHO IS IT FOR? 

Assistant Coaches at ‘all levels’ who want

to learn from the Best In the Business
+ Aspiring College Assistant Coaches are

also welcome to attend.

2021 Symposium Replays

2021 A STEP UP Symposium Replays Only

$75.00

VIDEO 

PACKAGE

DEAL

GET BOTH  2021 A STEP UP 

& 2021 NEXT LEVEL

Replays

$150.00

SCHEDULE

Monday, May 20, 2024          Tuesday, May 21, 2024

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

On Court Skills Development Clinic (Optional)

 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Opening Welcome Session & Keynote Speaker

HOF Inductee Panel

 

7:15 pm – 8:30 pm

Welcome Reception

7:30 am – 9:00 am

Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

 

9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Professional Development Sessions

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch on Your Own

 

1:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Professional Development Sessions

 

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Basketball After Dark (Optional)

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

7:30 am – 8:15 am

Christian Conversation (Optional)

 

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Professional Development Sessions

 

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Check Out/Evaluation

GALLERY OF PAST SPEAKERS

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JOHNNY ALLEN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

A STEP UP, INC.

jolette law

assistant coach

south carolina

NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION

kevin eastman
Corporate & Sports

Team Speaker

nba world champion

AUTHOR

mike boynton

Oklahoma state

head coach

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KENNY PAYNE

nba - NEW YORK KNICKS

steve shenbaum

game on nation

FELICIA HALL ALLEN

CO-FOUNDER

A STEP UP, INC.

GLEN WRIGHT

CEO, WORTH ADVISORS

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BOB STARKEY

assistant coach

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

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c.y. young

florida state

assistant coach

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TOMMY LLOYD

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

HEAD COACH​

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KARL HOBBS

RUTGERS

ASSISTANT COACH

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DR. DEBORAH STROMAN

UNC CHAPEL HILL

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darryl jacobs

rising coaches

SOCIAL JUSTICE PANEL

carmen maciariello

coaches 4 change

SOCIAL JUSTICE PANEL 

gary charles

ceo - abis

advancement of 

blacks in sports

social justice panel 

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kevin sutton

assistant coach

rhode island

Bill Brock

Baylor University

NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION 

al brown

assistant

coaching legend

NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION

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DR. Leonard Moore

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

social justice panel

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aisha foy

AUTHOR

kentucky

student - athlete​

development panel

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Jonathan jones

AUTHOR AND

TEDX SPEAKER​

student - athlete​

development panel

EDWARD JONES

BAYLOR STUDENT - ATHLETE​

DEVELOPMENT

student - athlete​

development panel

MODERATOR

MODERATOR

MODERATOR

MODERATOR

MODERATOR

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CAROL OWENS

NOTRE DAME

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

DR. DEBORAH STROMAN

UNC -CHAPEL HILL

Shamaree Brown
ACC Director of

Student-Athlete

Development & Compliance

Dr. Tomika Ferguson

Interim Asst

Dean/Asst

Professor

ROB LANIER

GEORGIA STATE

HEAD COACH

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NEXT LEVEL 2023

NEXT LEVEL
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MAY 20-22, 2024

$300

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Registration Also Includes:

Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Networking Reception and Breakfasts, and Lunch

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Receive personalized coaching from college administrators focused on helping you become more effective in the interview process and in your new role as a head coach.

Gain insight about how to create and/or tweak your action plan and portfolio by observing the successful habits and missteps that relatively new head coaches have experienced on their journey to becoming a college head coach.  Examine your coaching philosophies and unchallenged assumptions about leadership and how to build a successful program.

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WHO IS IT FOR? 

Assistant Coaches with five (5) years or more of college coaching experience looking to take the next step to become a head coach.

NEXT LEVEL Replays Only

$95.00

VIDEO
PACKAGE
DEAL

GET BOTH

2021 A STEP UP  & NEXT LEVEL

Symposium Replays

$150.00

2021 Symposium
Replays

25

More than

25 College Administrators

NEXT LEVEL

10

EXECUTIVE

SEARCH FIRMS

NEXT LEVEL

20

SLOTS AVAILABLE

FOR LIVE MOCK

INTERVIEWS

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NEXT LEVEL

80

SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR

SPEED INTERVIEWS WITH EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS AND COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS

NEXT LEVEL

SCHEDULE

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

On Court Skills Development Clinic (Optional)

 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Opening Welcome Session with Keynote Speaker

HOF Inductee Panel

 

7:15 pm – 8:30 pm

Welcome Reception

7:30 am – 9:00 am

Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

 

9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Professional Development Sessions

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Networking Lunch with Administrators/Search Firms

 

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Professional Development Sessions

 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Networking Reception

Monday, May 20, 2024               Tuesday, May 21, 2024

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

7:30 am – 8:15 am

Christian Conversation (Optional)

 

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Professional Development Sessions

 

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Check Out/Evaluation

gallery of past NEXT LEVEL speakers
eXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS & ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS 

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Chad Chatlos
Turnkey Sports

Search Firm 

Katy Young Staudt

Turnkey Sports

Search  Firm

Jeff Hathaway

CarrSports Consulting

Search Firm

DeLaina Jordan

Parker Executive Search

Search  Firm

Terry Tumey

Fresno State

Athletic Director 

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Mike Thompson

CarrSports Consulting

Search Firm

Adam Gordon

Rising Coaches

Search Firm

Glenn Sugiyama

DHR Intertntational

Search Firm

Keith Tribble

Brentwood Partners

Search Firm

Jeff  Schemmel

College Sports Solutions

Search Firm 

Herb Courtney

Renaissance Search & Consulting

Search Firm 

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Kevin Goll

Eastman Beaudine

Search Firm 

Nona Richardson

Utah

SWA

Chrissi  Rawak

Delaware 

Athletic Director

Robert C. Vowels, Jr.

Detroit Mercy

Athletic Director 

Marie Tuite

San Jose State

Athletic Director 

Thorr Bjorn

Rhode Island

Athletic Director

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Kevin Anderson

CarrSports Consulting

Search Firm

Grant Higginson

Parker Executive Search

Search Firm 

Kurt Patberg

Athletic Staffing & Consultants

Search Firm 

Dell Robinson

Spelman Johnson Intercollegiate 

Search Firm

Kyle Bowlsby

Bowlbsy Sports Advisors

Drew Turner

Collegiate Sports Associates

Chrissi Rawak

Delaware

Athletic Director

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Jason Donnelly

Furman

Athletic Director  

Lee Reed

Georgetown

Athletic Director 

Tanya Vogel

George Washington

Athletic Director 

Marcus Blossom

Holy Cross

Athletic Director 

Jill Shields

Kansas State

Athletic Director  

Sherryta Freeman

Lafayette

Athletic Director 

Dr. Edward Scott

Morgan State

Athletics Director

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Ken Halpin

Winthrop

Athletic Director 

Amy Folan

Central Michigan

Athletic Director 

Scott Garrett

Cleveland State

Athletic Director

Jill Bodensteiner

St. Joseph's

Athletic Director 

Lisa Campos

UT San Antonio

Athletic Director

Daniel Feig

USC Upstate

Athletic Director

Dennis Gates

Cleveland State

Head Coach

2 x Horizon League COY

MODERATOR

MODERATOR

MODERATOR

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Lericia Harris

Host & Sideline Reporter

Leslie Satchell

Senior Consultant for the NFL

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Scott Garrett

Cleveland State

Athletic Director

Lin Dunn

Hall of Famer

Consultant

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Adia Barnes

Arizona

Head Coach 

Led Arizona to

2021 Final Four & 

National Title Game

Pat Kelsey

College of Charleston MBB

Head Coach

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Pokey Chatman

Former WNBA General Manager

& Head Coach

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