2013 WBCA National Convention

2013 WBCA National Convention
April 5-9, 2013
New Orleans, La.

At the WBCA National Convention, you'll find the perfect mixture of education, networking opportunities and fun. Held during the NCAA® Women's Final Four®, it is the perfect time to connect with colleagues at every level of the sport, celebrate the end of this season and start preparing for the one ahead.

The WBCA National Convention is: 

• Roundtables with your peers;
• On-court education sessions;
• Learning labs on topics important to you;
• 90 booths of exhibitors with products and services to make you program even better;
• Awards recognizing the best in our game;
• X's and O's, recruiting, player conditioning and development, growing a program, and finding the right staff - or opportunity;
• The WBCA High School All-America Game presented by NIKE; 
• Thousands of the finest minds in the game; and
• The NCAA Women's Final Four!

The WBCA National Convention is a combination of celebration, education, networking, recognition and playing the game. It is the annual reunion for women's basketball.

With thousands of the greatest minds in women's basketball gathered in one place, some of the finest education takes place in hallways, restaurants and - OK, let's just tell it like it is -- bars. And there are plenty of those in New Orleans! The WBCA is the forum that brings the women's basketball nation together to celebrate the game and recommit to making it even better.

The Courtside Expo will have 90-plus booths of companies that do business in the basketball world that you can visit, shop, compare and discuss.

You can sharpen your skills with On-Court Sessions - 45 minutes each of great basketball education presented by some of the leading coaches in the game.

More than 12 hours of Learning Labs on subjects selected by WBCA members provide you with the finest professional development possible.

Roundtables so you can share and discuss with, and steal ideas from, your peers.

WBCA Business Meetings and Legislative/Rules discussions held in every membership division - NCAA Divisions I, II and III; NAIA; JC/CC and high school.

Great basketball at the WBCA High School All-America Game presented by NIKE is included with registration.

Be there as we celebrate the top coaches and players in women's basketball. Your ticket to the WBCA Awards Show is included with your registration.

Specialty education programs on timely topics of interest to coaching staffs.

The NCAA Women's Final Four. [Note: WBCA members who are registered for the convention may access the WBCA's block of Women's Final Four tickets through the NCAA's third-party vendor after completing their convention registration.]

Registration fees - It pays to be a WBCA member and register early

Prior to Jan. 4, 2013 -- WBCA members, $295; non-members, $445
After Jan. 4 but before Feb. 28 -- WBCA members, $370; non-members, $515
After Feb. 28 -- WBCA members, $440; non-members, $595
Registration opens noon ET Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012

Note that schedules and lineup may change without notice. Visit WBCA.org for the latest, most up-to-date information.

*Admission is included with convention registration

**These tickets must be purchased separately from convention registration. After completing registration WCBA members will be provided a link to access the WCBA's ticket block through the NCAA's third-party ticket vendor.

Registration for the 2013 WBCA National Convention opens noon ET Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012.

Click here to learn more about WBCA registration and ticket policies.