Sue Enquist

Hall of Fame softball coach, leadership speaker, and former UCLA head softball coach. She led UCLA to six NCAA championships as co-head coach and head coach and was also UCLA’s first softball All-American.

Belonging in Sport Requires Shared Authority, Not Just Access

At an Aspen Institute roundtable on sport and belonging, sociologist Jay Coakley argued that inclusion requires more than being welcomed: people must be seen, valued and included in decision-making. Participants including Binta Brown, Brandon Bailey, Ezra Frech and Sue Enquist made related cases for sport as a route to agency, representation and social change, while warning that access without shared authority or institutional accountability leaves belonging incomplete.

The Aspen InstituteAug 19, 20265 min read