This season all MLQ managers, assistant managers, head coaches and assistant coaches will be required to complete Athlete Ally’s Champions of Inclusion, the first free, comprehensive online curriculum for coaches on LGBTQ+ respect and inclusion within athletics. Designed to educate coaches, athletic directors, trainers and captains at the collegiate, club and K-12 level across the U.S., Champions of Inclusion aims to eliminate geographic and financial barriers to LGBTQ+ education.

Through a series of interactive quizzes and video modules featuring LGBTQ+ athletes, coaches, professors and inclusion experts, curriculum participants learn about sexuality and gender; obstacles faced by LGBTQ+ athletes; how to proactively foster an inclusive athletic community; and how to ensure their own teams and leagues have sustainable, inclusive policies and practices.

Check out the curriculum here. Email MLQ Human Resources Director Lisle Coleman at [email protected] for more information on MLQ’s inclusivity practices.