TAMPA, MAY 14, 2025 – The University of South Florida women's assistant coach, Sharn Muffett, is one of 17 graduates from the IWLCA's Inaugural Aspire Program.
 
This newly created professional development program targets growing the personal and professional elements of coaching in an intensive nine-month course.  
 
"It was a pleasure to be included in this inaugural program. I am so grateful to be given this opportunity to grow personally and professionally with the help of IWLCA Apsire," said Sharn Muffett. "To think this is only the first iteration of this program, only excites me for how it can continue to evolve, grow coaching in this sport, and in turn further the growth of women's lacrosse."
 
Approved by the Board of Directors in June of 2024, programming for Aspire was led by Sarah McQuade and Julie Muller from e.t.c. coaching consultants. The duo served as the lead facilitators and guided the initial cohort of 17 coaches through a hybrid curriculum consisting of online courses, live webinars, in-person sessions at the 2024 IWLCA Convention, and individual mentoring sessions throughout the academic year.  The goal of the Aspire program is to enhance coaches' professional knowledge, harness personal reflective practices, and build on the critical interpersonal skills needed to thrive in collegiate coaching.
 
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About USF Women's Lacrosse
The University of South Florida announced the addition of women's lacrosse to its now 21-sport varsity athletics department in November of 2021. Fast forward to Feb. 7, 2025, the program embarked on its inaugural season in a 19-6 win over KSU, setting the State of Florida's regular season attendance record (2,386 fans). The Bulls would finish 2025 as the runner-up in the AAC (13-5), drawing over 10,000 fans in Corbett Stadium. The Bulls named eight-time conference coach of the year Mindy McCord to lead the program in May of 2022. McCord, who came to USF with 240 career wins, earned 21 regular-season and conference-tournament titles at Jacksonville University. She led the program to eight NCAA appearances after launching and leading the Dolphins' program over its first 13 years. She developed 13 All-Americans, 81 all-conference selections, and 13 conference Player of the Year honorees during that span, departing JU following back-to-back Sweet Sixteen berths. USF runs a fast-paced, high-scoring offense influenced by the early 1990s Loyola Marymount men's basketball record-setting fast break, which ranked among the national leaders in shots, points per game, and scoring margin numerous seasons during McCord's tenure at JU.
 
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