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More than 200 coaches and leaders seated at round tables inside Camp Randall Stadium for the 2026 BIOS Leadership and Coaching Symposium.

Recap: 2026 BIOS Leadership & Coaching Symposium

More than 200 coaches and leaders gathered at Camp Randall Stadium for our 5th Annual BIOS Leadership and Coaching Symposium, a day of culture-building, research, and inspiration.

BIOS Verified: Research-Informed Sport Practice

Badger Inquiry on Sport (BIOS) conducts research on athletics and serves as a catalyst for great research and sport in Wisconsin and beyond. Through BIOS Verified, BIOS partners with sports programs across the state to strengthen practice, connect research to the everyday work of coaches and leaders, and build deeper relationships across Wisconsin. What is [...]

Yvette Healy, head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers softball team, energetically addresses her players in a dugout huddle during a game. She is wearing a red Wisconsin visor, sunglasses, and a red vest, surrounded by players in white and red Badgers uniforms.

Leading the Pack: Rebuilding with Purpose with Yvette Healy

Yvette Healy on rebuilding a program with purpose — and why the beginner’s mindset never really goes away.

Pictured is Cassaundra Thorpe. Cassaundra is smiling and wearing a gray scarf.

Leading the Pack: Building Leaders in College Athletics with Cassaundra Thorpe

Cassaundra Thorpe on developing leaders in college athletics — and what it really takes to build a career doing it.

Women's Golf Head Coach, Todd Oehrlein, is wearing a red jacket with a red hat. He is speaking to a player who is wearing a black jacket and a red visor. He is holding a range finder and they are on a golf course. The grass is green and there's brush in the background. There are golf clubs next to Todd.

Leading the Pack: Data, Analytics, and the Art of Coaching with Todd Oehrlein

Todd Oehrlein on data, analytics, and the psychology of performance — and how coaches across every sport can find the right balance.

Picture of Camp Randall and Barry Alverez Field. The stadium is full of fans, mostly in red. The fans are watching a football game.

Register: 2026 BIOS Leadership & Coaching Symposium

Save the date — the 5th Annual BIOS Leadership & Coaching Symposium is June 23, 2026 at Camp Randall Stadium. This year’s theme: Building Culture and Developing Your People.

Three people stand on a football field inside Camp Randall Stadium. From left, Maria Dehnert, Peter Miller, and Sara Jimenez Soffa pose for a photo.

UW BIOS Featured in School of Education and On Wisconsin Magazines

BIOS was featured in the UW School of Education and On Wisconsin magazines — a look at our groundbreaking research on the science of leadership in sport.

Posed is Andres Iniesta. He is facing the camera standing in a black suit jacket and a white shirt. He is holding out a soccer ball with his right hand. He is smiling.

BIOS Certificate in Next-Level Leadership with Andrés Iniesta

The Badger Inquiry on Sport (BIOS) Research Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison presents the BIOS Certificate in Next-Level Leadership, an innovative certificate program designed for current and aspiring sports leaders. Taught collaboratively by UW Sports Leadership Professor Jordi Díaz Gibson and football legend Andrés Iniesta, this certificate combines rigorous academic research with elite, practical experience.

Overhead shot of the BIOS Symposium. Tables are seen from the floor above with white linen table clothes. Lights hang from the ceilings and there are papers, pens, and soda drinks on the tables. The lights are red and white. There is a stage with people standing on it at the top left of the picture.

2024 BIOS Leadership and Coaching Symposium – Innovative Coaching in a Changing World

On Thursday, June 27, Camp Randall Stadium opened its’ doors for the 3rd Annual BIOS Leadership and Coaching Symposium. At the third annual BIOS Symposium, we aim to grow as leaders and, in-turn, impact our teams in positive ways on and off the field. Leadership matters. Coaching matters. We aim to support the development of […]

Pictured center is Dr. Peter Miller, BIOS Director and Professor of Education. Dr. Miller is wearing a black sweatshirt. He is wearing glasses. He is talking with his hands. Next to Dr. Miller, is a male student with glasses, dark hair, and a black sweatshirt. Also can be seen are the back of a woman's head. Her hands are crossed and she has brown hair. The table the group is sitting at has open laptops.

Our 2024 Spring Semester: BIOS Projects and Inquiries

It was an exciting and productive semester for Badger Inquiry on Sport (BIOS)! Our team was busy working at the intersection of research and sport. We produced some innovative research, visited hundreds of campus, school and community sites, recruited world-leading scholars as BIOS Fellows, and crafted a research agenda for the year ahead. Athletics and […]