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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
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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. read more
Pictured is the BIOS verified logo. In red color and font reads the letters BIOS with a red circle around the letters. Embedded partially in the circle is a red check mark.

BIOS Verified: Research-Informed Sport Practice
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Badger Inquiry on Sport (BIOS) conducts research on athletics and serves as a catalyst for great research and sport in…

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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
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Yvette Healy on rebuilding a program with purpose — and why the beginner’s mindset never really goes away. read more
Chris Clark is wearing a blue jacket and a white visor that has an Under Armour logo on the side. He is speaking into a megaphone that he is holding. He is outside and the sky is blue.

Leading the Pack: College Sports, Then and Now, with Chris Clark
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Chris Clark, Director of Rowing at UW-Madison, on how college athletics has changed over thirty years — and what still matters most. read more
Pictured is Cassaundra Thorpe. Cassaundra is smiling and wearing a gray scarf.

Leading the Pack: Building Leaders in College Athletics with Cassaundra Thorpe
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Cassaundra Thorpe on developing leaders in college athletics — and what it really takes to build a career doing it. read more
Pictured is Shayla Yon. She is wearing a black shirt and is seated. She is leaning her elbow on a chair. She is sitting down at table. There is a mirror behind her.

Leading the Pack: The Work Behind the Scenes with Shayla Yon
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Shayla Yon, Director of Academics & Career at UW-Madison, on the work behind the scenes in college athletics — and how to build a career doing it. read more
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
Leading the Pack: Data, Analytics, and the Art of Coaching with Todd Oehrlein 2560 1707 Michael Mccann
Todd Oehrlein on data, analytics, and the psychology of performance — and how coaches across every sport can find the right balance. read more
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
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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. read more
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
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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. read more
Pete Miller, Kathy Allen, and Josie Schaefer stand posing for a picture. They are standing in front of a window and Kathy Allen is in the middle. Kathy is holding a Bell Cow.

Bell Cow Award: Kathy Cemensky Allen, a trailblazer for girls in sport
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Bell Cow leaders provide us a model from whom we can learn deeply and meaningfully about coaching. The term “Bell…

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