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Empowering Girls for Life

Creating the leaders of tomorrow by empowering girls today.

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08/07/2026

Tomorrow's the big day! 🎉 EGFL 2026 is here!

Coaches Corner, League of Lady Leaders, Wellness Center with Ellie Cooper, Conqueror with Lonni Alameda...

Which session are you most excited for? 👇 Drop it in the comments!

There's still time to register for free! https://bit.ly/4eBE3nj

See you tomorrow! 🙌

08/05/2026

The coaches, players, and leaders they look up to are going to be in that room.

Here's who's taking the stage:
🎤 Coaches Corner — what coaches really look for in a player
👑 League of Lady Leaders — former athletes on life after softball
🧘 Wellness Center with Ellie Cooper — caring for your mind and body under pressure
🏆 Conqueror with Lonni Alameda — coaching through the hardest seasons

A day of personal growth and real talk — tools for her (and you) on and off the field, with a community of families who get it.

⏰ 4 days left. Register for free: https://bit.ly/4eBE3nj

07/29/2026

EGFL 2026 merch is here!

Thanks to our partners at DO Apparel, we put together an exclusive EGFL 2026 collection built for the girls who show up ready — hoodies, crewnecks, long sleeves, and tees. Can't wait to see everyone rocking them on August 8!

⏰ Orders close August 3rd at 4PM EST. Everything ships before the event.

Grab yours before the store closes! 🩷
Link to shop: https://mydoapparel.tuosystems.com/stores/egfl

07/21/2026

Only 19 days until
What are you most excited about? Drop it below 👇

🎟️ Register for free: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026

07/15/2026

EMCEE SPOTLIGHT 🎤🥎
Your host is no stranger to big rooms.
Sydney Supple — Analyst, Play by Play, and Sideline Reporter for the Big Ten Network, ESPN, and more. A former Northwestern softball student-athlete who won three Big Ten titles and started at the Women's College World Series in 2022. She took her degree from Medill and her master's from Syracuse and turned it into a career covering Power Four football, softball, volleyball, and beyond.
She's covered the biggest stages in sports. Now she's bringing that energy to August 8.

🎟️ Registration is free! https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026

07/09/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: MEET THE SPEAKERS 🥎💪
These women are going to change how the girls on your team think about leadership.
The sessions of EGFL bring together powerhouse coaches, former student-athletes, and leaders in mental performance — all in one room on August 8.

Clarisa Crowell — Penn State Head Softball Coach with 300 career wins, 130 and counting at Penn State.

Rachel Becker — Professional Softball Player for the AUSL Talons, entering her fourth season of professional softball & ESPN+ Analyst for Oklahoma State Softball.

Lonni Alameda — NFCA Hall of Fame softball coach (2023), Florida Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2025), and the current head coach of Florida State Softball.

Ellie Cooper — Owner of Ellie Cooper Elite Performance and current Director of Player Performance for Florida State University Softball program.

The girls in your life deserve to be in this room.

🎟️ Registration is free! https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026

07/07/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: LEAGUE OF LADY LEADERS 🥎✨

Four former student-athletes. Four completely different paths. One session that proves the game prepares you for everything.

Hanne Stuedemann - Vanderhorst — Former Ball State softball student-athlete; currently clinician and manager for the world's largest animal health company.
Casey Skeens-Goff — Former Eastern Michigan University softball student-athlete; physical therapist at University of Kentucky Hospital.
Rachel Becker — Professional Softball Player for the OKC Spark, entering her second season & ESPN+ Analyst for Oklahoma State Softball.
Emerson Solano Marusak — Former volleyball student-athlete at Texas Tech University; currently an Enterprise Account Executive at Intel 471.

Their sports taught them discipline, resilience, and how to compete. The rest? They figured out on their own. And on August 8, they're sharing exactly how they did it.
This is what life after the game looks like — and it's worth showing your girls.

🎟️ Registration is free! https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026

07/02/2026

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: COACHES CORNER 🎤

Four powerhouse coaches. Decades of championships. One session you don't want to miss.

Kelly Inouye-Perez — UCLA Head Softball Coach, UCLA Hall of Famer, and the only person in history to win an NCAA softball championship as both a player and a coach.

Kate Drohan — Northwestern Head Softball Coach and the all time wins leader, still dominating the Big Ten leaderboard.

Bonnie Tholl — Michigan Head Softball Coach, 29 years as a top assistant leading Michigan to multiple national championships.

Clarissa Crowell — Penn State Head Softball Coach with 300 career wins, 130 and counting at Penn State.

Together they've changed the standard of the game and they're not done yet. Now they're paving the way for the next generation of standout student athletes and coaches, and that includes your girls.

This is the playbook they don't teach in practice. Your girls get it straight from the source at EGFL.

🎟️ Registration is free! https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026

06/29/2026

What's your team doing August 8?

They should be at Empowering Girls for Life.

The coaches, players, and leaders they look up to. All in one room. FREE.

This is the kind of day your girls talk about for years. Not because of what happened on the field. Because of what happened in that room.

Bring the whole team.
Click to register https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026 — and tag your team and coach 👇

06/23/2026

FREE scholarship. No essay. No application. Just register.

Register for Empowering Girls for Life on August 8 — and your athlete is automatically entered. Winners are selected at random the morning of the event.

Last year's recipients were there because someone told them about this day. Consider this your sign. 🎯

Scholarships could cover:
✅ Travel ball fees
✅ Tournament registration
✅ Equipment
✅ Training

Free tickets. Free entry. Real money on the line.

Click to register https://www.eventcreate.com/e/empowering-girls-event-2026 — and tag a teammate who needs to be in that room. 👇

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