Tusculum Women's Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach Eveline Parsons is Named to 2021 WBCA ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ Class

STORY COURTESY OF WBCA COMMUNICATIONS

ATLANTA (March 15, 2021) — The Women's Basketball Coaches Association, in partnership with WeCOACH, is pleased to announce the class for the 18th "So You Want To Be A Coach" program. Each student-athlete will participate in the one-day online workshop on March 30.

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.

" 'So You Want To Be A Coach' is the longest-running and most popular education program the WBCA offers," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "Each year, the WBCA family of coaches reinforces its support for this important entry-level program into the coaching profession. We are grateful to WeCoach for its partnership, which helps us take this highly successful program to the next level. We expect to see these former student-athletes develop over time into great leaders of and ambassadors for the game of women's basketball."

"In a year marked by the pandemic, we are so thrilled the WBCA continues to prioritize providing this premier program. Our partnership with the 'So' program is helping pave the way for the future of women in coaching, which is so needed to give them an access point," said WeCOACH CEO Megan Kahn. "We congratulate the 2021 participants and look forward to supporting and developing them as they aspire to enter the coaching profession."

Here are the members of the 2021 "So You Want To Be A Coach" program class:

"So" participants will learn about the administrative side of coaching, recruiting, 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.

In addition to this year's participants, former student-athletes selected to attend the 2020 "So" program, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, also may participate in this year's virtual program. Click here to view a list of those persons selected to the 2020 "So" class.

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