Sunday's Convention Schedule

2017 WBCA Convention | Dallas, Texas

*The schedule is subject to change.*

All times Central time.

Sunday, April 2
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. FCA Non-Denominational Service – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom D2-D3

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. CCE one-on-ones (invite only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 5

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Event 1 Merchandise Booth – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Preconvene

8:30 – 11 a.m. WBCA Convention Registration presented by NIKE – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Preconvene

9 – 10 a.m. Assistant Coaches Roundtables presented by NIKE – Sheraton, 3rd Floor Conference Center

  • BLOBs, SLOBs, And Drills To Have In Your Back Pocket by Adam Tandez, Northern Illinois – Houston Ballroom
  • Coaching Transitions by Jeanette Wedo, Franklin Pierce – San Antonio Ballroom A
  • Upgrade Your Package: New Assistant Tips And Tricks by Tobias Pinson, USC Upstate – San Antonio Ballroom B
  • Statistical Categories That Control Winning by Dick Lien – State Room 1
  • Improving Your Social Media Game by Sam Purcell, Louisville – State Room 2
  • Conditioning Beast Drills – Posts by Matthew Houser, Azusa Pacific – State Room 3
  • Play With Pace – Transition Offense & Transition Build Up Drills by Nerlande Nicolas, VCU – State Room 4

9 – 10 a.m. FCA/Kay Yow Heart of a Coach Breakfast – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom C

9 – 10 a.m. Learning Lab: Growing Culture And Developing The Intangibles presented by Andy Grant, HumaneX – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom A2

9 – 10 a.m. Learning Lab: Championship Communication presented by Betsy Butterick, Butterick Creative Consulting – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom B

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tourney Town™ presented by Capital One® – American Airlines Center, Parking Lot E

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. WBCA Coaches Huddle – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 4

10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. NCAA Division I Business Meeting presented by adidas – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom A1-A4

10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. NCAA Division III Business Meeting presented by adidas and Marriott Rewards – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom D1

11 a.m. – Noon Learning Lab: Fundraising presented by Molly Marrin, Regis University; Cayla Petree, South Plains College – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom A2

11 a.m. – Noon Learning Lab: Managing Up presented by Dr. Dianne Murphy, The Pictor Group – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom B

Noon – 1 p.m. A Time To Connect For Men Who Coach Women – Sheraton, 4th Floor Hotel, City View 6

Noon – 1:00 p.m. Roundtables – Sheraton, 3rd Floor Conference Center

  • Attack And Counter System – How To Rapidly Improve Basketball Footwork presented by Ido Singer, Fisher College – Houston Ballroom
  • Utilizing Marketing To Maximize Relationships presented by Ronnie Semro, Southern Methodist – San Antonio Ballroom A
  • Joining The Team – Buy In And Sell Out presented by Brittany Christian, Northwest Kansas Technical College – San Antonio Ballroom B
  • Championship Defense presented by Brittany Simpson, Colorado School of Mines – San Antonio Ballroom B
  •  What I Have Learned From D1 To D3 And From Assistant To Head Coach presented by Dr. Julie Shaw, La Verne – State Room 1
  •  The 5 P’s Of Success For Beginning Coaches presented by LaTonya Watson, University of New Haven – State Room 3
  • The 1 Thing All Coaches Should Practice: Meditation For Busy, Stressed, And Passionate Coaches presented by Lindsey Wilson, Positive Performance Mental Training – State Room 2
  • Building A Defensive System For Your Program presented by Jacob Yorg, Wisconsin-Parkside – State Room 4

12:30 p.m. NCAA Women’s Final Four BOUNCE fueled by POWERADE – Downtown Dallas

1:30 – 3:30 p.m. FOCUS Sunday: The Power Of Personal Accountability And The Challenge Of Success by featured speaker James Amps, AMPS International, LLC – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom A1-A4

  • Awards presented include:
    • ​WBHOF Class of 2017 inductees (video)
    • Russell Athletics Together We R team award
    • Carol Eckman Award
    • Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year
    • Regional Coaches of the Year (video)
    • United States Marine Corps/WBCA National Coaches of the Year
    • WBCA Division I Assistant Coach of the Year
    • WBCA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year
    • WBCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year
    • WBCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year
    • WBCA Junior/Community College Assistant Coach of the Year
    • WBCA High School Assistant Coach of the Year
    • Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play4Kay Divisional winners
    • 1000 Victory Club
    • Victory Club others (video)

5 p.m. NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Game – American Airlines Center