So You Want To Be A Coach Program

Sponsored by NCAA Diversity and Inclusion, NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics

2012 Program Details
• 2012 Registration Packet
• Tentative Schedule
• Location: Denver, Colo., in conjunction with the WBCA National Convention and the NCAA® Women's Final Four®
• Housing: WBCA will assist upon acceptance into the program. Participant is responsible for this expense
• Participants will have the option to purchase a ticket to the NCAA Women's Final Four
• Projected Expenses
• Upon completion of the program each participant is honored with a certificate of completion and one-year complimentary membership to the WBCA
• 2012 Frequenty Asked Questions

Financial Assistance
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 WBCA's So You Want To Be A Coach workshop.

Registration
There is no registration fee for this program. Meals and program materials will be provided. Each participant will be responsible for her own travel arrangements and costs. The WBCA will have a limited number of hotel rooms available and will assist in the coordination of roommates, if necessary upon acceptance into the program.

Mission
The mission of the WBCA's "So You Want To Be A Coach" program is to assist female collegiate basketball players who are interested in pursuing a career in coaching women's basketball with professional development and career advancement through education, skills enhancement, networking and exposure opportunities while increasing awareness regarding the availability of talented female basketball players who want to coach. Women of color/minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Objectives
The objectives of the program are to increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, increase the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduce female basketball players to coaches and administrators, raise awareness of the existing talent pool of female basketball players who have a passion and interest in coaching the game of women's basketball. Women of Color/Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Program Eligibility
• Must have exhausted her final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or graduated within the past year
• Must be a women's basketball player who wants to pursue a career in coaching
• Must be a credit to the sport of women's basketball both on and off the court
• Must be nominated by her head coach; head coach must be an active WBCA member
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
• Must be able to attend all three days of the program

Nomination Procedure
Each nominee must provide the following information for consideration:
• Completed nomination form
• One page resume
• One page personal statement
• One page letter of recommendation from nominee's head coach

If you are interested in contacting any of the 2011 WBCA's So You Want To Be A Coach graduates, please contact Stephanie Baron.