This qualitative transcendental phenomenological study describes the lived experiences of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II (DII) women's soccer coaches during preseason. A two-pronged conceptual framework that includes path-goal leadership theory and sensemaking theory guided the inquiry, and data was collected through two rounds of in-depth interviews with NCAA DII soccer coaches. This study will contribute to the extant scholarship on the NCAA, sport coaching, and the preseason period. More specifically, this study addresses a gap in literature by illuminating NCAA DII experiences and examining perceived experiences and leadership behaviors of coaches within the NCAA DII soccer preseason. Findings from this study indicate that NCAA DII women's soccer coaches describe their experiences with preseason through a balance of coaching the player and the person, implementation of physical, mental, and social environments, and maintaining a realistic lens. Additionally, NCAA DII women's soccer coaches describe their own leadership behaviors when implementing preseason through flexibility. Overall, this research offers a more profound understanding of the preseason period from the perspective of NCAA DII women's soccer coaches. It emphasizes the significance of leadership behaviors in the implementation of preseason and identifies potential avenues for improving decision-making during this period through coaching education. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]