symposium REGISTRATION
MAY 22-24, 2023
Before April 1 $250 | After April 1 $275
Registration Also Includes:
Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Breakfast
MAY 23, 2023
Ticket to Attend: $50
Ticket Also Includes:
Breakfast
MAY 22-24, 2023
Before April 1 $300 | After April 1 $325
Registration Also Includes:
Professional Development Welcome & Networking Receptions, Breakfasts, and Lunch
MAY 24-25, 2023
Before April 1 $325 | After April 1 $350
Registration Also Includes:
Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Breakfast, Lunch, and (1) Coaching Session
BY THE NUMBERS
4
A STEP UP LIVE
"Basketball After Dark"
Basketball Clinics
Sessions
- X's & O's
- Game Management
- Evaluating
80
NEXT LEVEL LIVE
SLOTS
ARE AVAILABLE
for SPEED INTERVIEWS with Executive Search Firms & College Administrators
20
NEXT LEVEL LIVE
Live Mock Interview Slots Available with Executive Search Firm or Athletic Director
100
HEAD COACHES ACADEMY
First 100 Coaches to Register will receive a FREE Executive Leadership Coaching Session
EDUCATE
CONNECT
EQUIP
INSPIRE
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
JOHNNY ALLEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
FELICIA HALL ALLEN (CO-FOUNDER)
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Hall of Fame Induction
PRESENTED BY WORTH ADVISORS
MAY 23, 2023
7:30 am – 9:30 am
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.
A STEP UP Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2023 to be announced March 2023
Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Charlotte, NC
May 23, 2023
7:30 am – 9:30 am EST
PURCHASE TICKET
HALL OF FAME
CLASS OF 2021 INDUCTEES
Bill Brock
Baylor University
JOLETTE LAW
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
AL GREEN
DUKE UNIVERSITY
(RETIRED)
BILL GUTHRiDGE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
HONORING POSTHUMOUSLY
KARL HOBBS
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
TOMMY LLOYD
GONZAGA
KENNY PAYNE
NEW YORK KNICKS
BOB STARKEY
TEXAS A&M
A STEP UP
charlotte
MAY 22-24, 2023
Registration Cost:
Before April 1 - $250
After April 1 - $275
Registration Also Includes:
Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Networking Reception and Breakfasts
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.
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.
GET BOTH 2021 A STEP UP
& 2021 NEXT LEVEL
Replays
$150.00
SCHEDULE
Monday, May 22, 2023 Tuesday, May 23, 2023
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
On Court Skills Development Clinic (Optional)
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Welcome Session & Keynote Speaker
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)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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
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
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
BOB STARKEY
assistant coach
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
c.y. young
florida state
assistant coach
TOMMY LLOYD
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
HEAD COACH
KARL HOBBS
RUTGERS
ASSISTANT COACH
DR. DEBORAH STROMAN
UNC CHAPEL HILL
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
kevin sutton
assistant coach
rhode island
Bill Brock
Baylor University
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION
al brown
assistant
coaching legend
NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION
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
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
NEXT LEVEL
charlotte
MAY 22-24, 2023
Before April 1 - $300
After April 1 - $325
Registration Also Includes:
Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Networking Reception and Breakfasts, and Lunch
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.
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.
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
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
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 22, 2023 Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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
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
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
Kevin Goll
Eastman Beaudine
Search Firm
Nona Richardson
Utah
SWA
Robert C. Vowels, Jr.
Detroit Mercy
Athletic Director
Marie Tuite
San Jose State
Athletic Director
Thorr Bjorn
Rhode Island
Athletic Director
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
Bowlbsy Sports Advisors
Drew Turner
Collegiate Sports Associates
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
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
Lericia Harris
Host & Sideline Reporter
Leslie Satchell
Senior Consultant for the NFL
stretchfirst.com
Scott Garrett
Cleveland State
Athletic Director
Lin Dunn
Hall of Famer
Consultant
Adia Barnes
Arizona
Head Coach
Led Arizona to
2021 Final Four &
National Title Game
Pat Kelsey
College of Charleston MBB
Head Coach
Pokey Chatman
Former WNBA General Manager
& Head Coach
HCELA ACADEMY
FOR CURRENT AND FORMER HEAD COACHES - ALL SPORTS
HCELA
charlotte
MAY 22 - 23, 2023
Before April 1 - $325
After April 1 - $350
Registration Also Includes:
Professional Development, Welcome Reception, Breakfast, Lunch, and (1) Leadership Coaching Session
Our Head Coaches Leadership Academy offers the rare opportunity for Head Coaches to step back from your daily responsibilities, reevaluate your leadership and management style, and continue in the direction you are moving your program or hit the reset button.
The TWO - DAY VIRTUAL Leadership Academy will focus on leadership strategies, coaching philosophies, and insights as well as critical issues and trends that are shaping the game and team cultures.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Current and Former College Head Coaches – All Sports – All Levels
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION PROMO
First 100 Coaches to Register before April 1st will receive a FREE Coaching Session with a Professional EXECUTIVE +
LIFE COACH following the HCELA
First 100 Coaches
to Register before
April 1st will receive a FREE Coaching
Session with a
Professional EXECUTIVE + LIFE COACH
following the HCELA
SCHEDULE
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Opening Keynote Speaker
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Professional Development Classroom Sessions
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception
7:30 am – 8:15 am
Christian Conversation (Optional)
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Classroom Professional Development Sessions
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Classroom Professional Development Sessions
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Reflections/Reset/Check Out
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 THURSday, May 25, 2023
GALLERY OF PAST HCELA SPEAKERS
coach bev kearney
7 x NCAA National CHAMPION
TRACK & FIELD
USA T&F HALL OF FAME
AUTHOR
kevin eastman
COACHING LEGEND
nba world champion
AUTHOR
KELVIN SAMPSON
HOUSTON BASKETBALL
HEAD COACH
2021 FINAL FOUR
FELICIA HALL ALLEN
FELICIA HALL ALLEN &
ASSOCIATES
steve shenbaum
game on nation
Kevin DeShazo
author &
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER &
KEEP CHOPPING WOOD
TERI MCKEEVER
4 X NCAA
NATIONAL CHAMPION
CAL BERKLEY
SWIMMING & DIVING
carlette Patterson
patterson
sports ventures
timothy alexander
author &
motivational speaker
just do it
MIKE HOLLOWAY
9 X NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION
TRACK & FIELD
FLORIDA
MAREN WALSETH
Elevating Leaders
EXECUTIVE AND
BUSINESS COACH
JOHNNY ALLEN
A STEP UP, INC.
FOUNDER
Dr. Julie Rousseau
University of
Southern Cal -
Black Lives Matter Chair
Dr. Jeni Shannon
UNC Chapel Hill
Sports Medicine
Dr. Tracy Shaw
Loyola Marymount University, Assistant Director, Student Psychological Services and Coordinator for Training
Jesse Washington
ESPN’S
The Undefeated
author
Dr. Stephany Coakley, Temple University, Senior Associate AD, Mental Health
Dr. Leonard MooRE University of Texas Professor
GLEN WRIGHT
CEO, WORTH ADVISROS