What Drives Winning TeamsMaster ClassIn-Person
Thursday, Feb 12, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
Location To Be Announced
Led by Becky Burleigh—who coached the University of Florida women's soccer team for 27 seasons and won an NCAA championship—this master class looks at the human side of coaching: developing athletes' character and creating conditions for strong performance. A central focus will be team dynamics, guided by the question, "What are the top three things keeping this team from reaching its potential?" The session examines the interpersonal issues that hinder performance and offers practical ways to address them.
Becky Burleigh
Becky Burleigh spent 27 seasons leading the University of Florida’s women’s soccer program, guiding the Gators to an NCAA Championship, 14 SEC titles, and 22 NCAA tournament berths. She is one of only two women—and the only one in Division I—to record 500 career wins in NCAA soccer. By the end of her 31-season career, she ranked fourth all-time in Division I wins (513) and eighth in winning percentage (74.5%). Before Florida, she coached Berry College to two NAIA national championships. In 2021, she served as interim head coach of the Orlando Pride in the NWSL before retiring from coaching to work full-time with What Drives Winning, the organization she co-founded with Brett Ledbetter. Inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2024, Burleigh now teaches high-performance coaching as a professor of practice at UF and consults with collegiate and professional teams across sports.