WBCA announces 2017 ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ class

ATLANTA (January 30, 2017) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association WBCA is pleased to announce the class for the 15th annual “So You Want To Be A Coach” program. Each member will participate in the three-day workshop held March 29-31 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in Dallas.

The objectives of the “So” 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, and 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.

"We continue to invest in young, aspiring coaches through our ‘So You Want To Be A Coach' program," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "Each year, the WBCA family reinforces our support for this important entry-level program. We have high expectations for these graduating student-athletes and the future contributions they will make to the game of women's basketball."

Here are the members of the 2017 “So You Want To Be A Coach” program class:

Name	Institution	Division
Shelbi Aimonetti	Loyola Marymount	NCAA DI
Abigail Bartoszewicz	Mount Union	NCAA DIII
Essence Baucom	Elon	NCAA DI
Brittany Bigott	St. Thomas	NAIA
Ciaira Briseno	St. Mary's, TX	NCAA DII
Devon Brookshire	St. Mary’s, CA	NCAA DI
Brittany Brown	Florida State	NCAA DI
Jill Brunori	Wake Forest	NCAA DI
Olivia Callan	Shenandoah	NCAA DIII
Noelle Cobb	La Verne	NCAA DIII
Morgan Cooper	Lenoir-Rhyne	NCAA DII
Alexandria Coyne	West Florida	NCAA DII
Bria Emanuel	Campbell	NCAA DI
Peyton Ferris	Montana State	NCAA DI
BreAnna Fraser	Eastern Nazarene	NCAA DIII
Julie Gonzalez-Rodriguez	Mount Olive	NCAA DII
Megan Green	Mary Washington	NCAA DIII
La'Trice Hall	Hartford	NCAA DI
Mickey Hansche	Coe	NCAA DIII
Nola Henry	Co. of Charleston	NCAA DI
Erica Holmes	Denison	NCAA DIII
Sarah Hope	Boston U.	NCAA DI
Erin Horne	Converse	NCAA DII
Caitlin Ingle	Drake	NCAA DI
Kai James	Florida State	NCAA DI
Joi Jones	Appalachian State	NCAA DI
Mercedes Jorge	Embry Riddle	NCAA DII
Megan Kuether	Ohio Wesleyan	NCAA DIII
Kylie Libby	Binghamton	NCAA DI
Hayley Lis	Cal State-Maritime	NAIA
Katelyn Loecker	Oklahoma State	NCAA DI
Deanna Mayza	Hartford	NCAA DI
Mikala McGhee	Florida Gulf Coast	NCAA DI
Savannah Morgan	Emory	NCAA DIII
Bailey North	Wisconsin-Parkside	NCAA DII
Chantel Osahor	Washington	NCAA DI
Maggie Proffitt	Central Arkansas	NCAA DI
Kaylie Rader	Regis	NCAA DII
Amber Reeves	UNC Wilmington	NCAA DI
Hannah Rehbaum	Brockport	NCAA DIII
Kiera Robinson	VCU	NCAA DI
Veronica Ryan	Georgia College	NCAA DII
Kayla Seymour	Davidson	NCAA DI
Miah Shephard	Keiser	NAIA
Allison Silfen	Bowdoin	NCAA DIII
Minta Spears	Vanderbilt	NCAA DI
Brianna Spector	SUNY Oneonta	NCAA DIII
Miah Spencer	NC State	NCAA DI
Jacklyn Stewart	Grove City	NCAA DIII
Taylor Stewart	Illinois State	NCAA DI
Victoria Stewart	Amherst	NCAA DIII
Jayne Stuart	Olivet Nazarene	NAIA
Cha'Ron Sweeney	Georgia Tech	NCAA DI
Siera Thompson	Michigan	NCAA DI
Alexandra Tomlinson	Wingate	NCAA DII
Korbyn Ukasick	Colorado College	NCAA DIII
Leslie Vorpahl	Tulane	NCAA DI
Katarina Vuckovic	Georgia Tech	NCAA DI
Tiffany Webster	Quinnipiac	NCAA DI
Ashley Williams	North Carolina State	NCAA DI
Danielle Williams	Michigan	NCAA DI

“So” participants will learn about recruiting, the administrative side to coaching, how to get hired, skill development, the importance of knowing the rules, and how to balance work and life.

Qualified candidates must have exhausted their final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year. In addition, the candidate’s head coach has to nominate them and must be an active WBCA member. Each participant is selected based on her academics, contributions to women’s basketball on and off the court, professional resume and a written recommendation from their head coach.

Sponsors for the “So” program are the WBCA and a grant provided by the NCAA.

Visit www.WBCA.org for more information on the “So” program.

About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.

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WBCA announces 2017 ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ class

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