Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) So You Want To Be A Coach
Opening the door for young minority women …
NEW! Class of 2008 Resumes online. Click here for full list.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the So You Want To Be A
Coach workshop is to provide an educational and professional foundation for
minority female basketball players in order to better prepare them for entering
the coaching profession. So You Want To Be A Coach workshop is two and
a half days of superior programming. The goal is to increase the number of minority
female basketball players who aspire to coach. The coaching lessons shared with
these participants will assist in identifying, recruiting, and retaining minority
women in the profession of coaching.
QUALIFICATIONS: The program is made possible through the NCAA Matching
Grants for the Advancement of Minority Women Coaches. For qualification, the
potential candidate must have exhausted her final year of basketball eligibility
at a four-year institution OR has graduated within the past year. In addition,
the candidate's head coach has to nominate them, and must be an active WBCA
member.
2008 PROGRAM DETAILS: The workshop will be held April 4-6, 2008
during the WBCA National Convention in Tampa, Florida. The participants will
have the opportunity to meet and learn from some high level professionals, visit
the WBCA Exhibit Hall and attend NCAA open practices.
Each participant is honored with a certificate of completion, and their resumes
are placed on the WBCA Career and Resource website powered by Athleticlink.com,
a website career center listing candidates who desire a job in sports. * 2009 details will be posted upon receipt of 2009 grant.
IMPORTANT FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Permissive legislation allows for Division
I (Bylaw 16.11.1.13), Division II (Bylaw 16.11.1.10) and Division III (Bylaw 16.11.1.14) institutions to pay
for a student-athlete's actual and necessary expenses to attend Nike's So You
Want To Be A Coach workshop.
The WBCA Board of Directors encourages all WBCA head coaches who have minority
female athletes interested in coaching women's basketball, to nominate their
players.
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Here is what coaches are saying about "So":
"The future of women's basketball coaches looks bright with the success
of this workshop."
---Carol Owens, Head Coach, University of Northern Illinois
"This opportunity was truly priceless."
----Candace Holmes, Morgan State University
"I am grateful for the experience and have learned so much about the profession
of coaching as well as networking and selling myself…I would suggest it
to everyone who is interested in coaching."
---LaShowann Smith, Alabama A&M
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Twenty-Nine
Minority Women Score Jobs - Check out where the "So" Class
of 2005 have landed jobs!
The 2008 Nike's So You Want to be a Coach program was a huge success. Listed below are the participants along with their resumes. If you are hiring for an entry level coaching position, graduate assistant or other positions, please look through the resumes of our program participants as these young ladies are the future of coaching in women’s basketball.
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