Four USU Student-Athletes Participate in 'So You Want To Be a Coach'

Utah State [University] women’s basketball players Ndoumbe Diop, Ana Pares, Shawnta Pope and Danyelle Snelgro participated in the ‘So You Want To Be a Coach’ program hosted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The two-and-a-half day annual workshop was held in conjunction with the WBCA National Convention and Women’s Final Four in St. Louis, Mo.

The ‘So You Want To Be a Coach’ program was designed to increase the number of minorities in the coaching profession, by providing a workshop based on educational and professional principles to help those interested in the field. Participants had the opportunity to meet and learn from some high level professionals, including St. Louis head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller, Washington assistant coach Fred Applin, Marist assistant coach Keila Whittington and many others.

Western Athletic Conference staff members Darlene Bailey and Mollie Lehman presented a session at the workshop on successful interviewing skills and techniques.

Participants must have exhausted their final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year. In addition, the participant's head coach had to nominate them and must be an active WBCA member. Participants are selected based on their academics, contributions to women's basketball on and off the court, professional resume and a written recommendation from their head coach. The program is made possible through the NCAA Matching Grants for the Advancement of Minority Women Coaches.

In addition to the workshop, Diop, Pares, Pope and Snelgro got to attend the NCAA Tournament semifinal games.

 

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