Coach For College (CFC) is a program that is sponsored by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) that travels to Vietnam to promote higher education to under privileged youth. In addition to education, CFC promotes active life styles through sports and enhances their lives by teaching life skills. I … [Read more...]
Getting Paid to Play
I am a professional athlete.+ACY-nbsp+ADs I really like the way that sounds. As I said last post, I can attribute my growth to my goal setting but at the same time there are many other supporting roles that got me to where I am. I would like to start by thanking God and all of the blessings He has put in … [Read more...]
Goal Setting At Its Finest
I am taking a break from talking about women of the game for this post because as basketball season is quickly approaching I feel that goal setting is important to talk about. There are two different types of goals: short-term and long-term. Long-term goals are good for big picture ideas. They are … [Read more...]
A Basketball Junkie
The next woman of basketball I want to educate the world on is Debbie Antonelli. Debbie Antonelli played basketball at North Carolina State University (NCSU) from 1982-1986 under the legendary Coach Kay Yow where she started three years as a shooting guard. While she was at NCSU she received a two … [Read more...]
Reach for the Summit
The next woman on my list of women that have impacted women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s basketball is Pat Head Summitt, the very successful women+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee. Within the last couple of years Coach Summitt+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s health has taken a crazy turn that has left her with some … [Read more...]
The Transition: Nadine Domond Changes the Game of Basketball
The game of basketball is growing fast in America thanks to coaches that care about the proper development of players. I am going to introduce a few women that are making a huge impact on the game of basketball. These women have already put themselves on the map in the basketball world but I want to … [Read more...]
The Power of 100%
I was working a camp this summer and one of the girls asked, +ACY-ldquo+ADs-How in the world can I get a scholarship when I am from a small town in North Carolina with cows right behind my high school?+ACY-rdquo+ADs She was implying that because she was from such a small town there was no way she was ever going to … [Read more...]
10 Commandments of Leadership
I recently worked a camp with a man named Ryan Goodson. Ryan has created his own basketball development business called Goodson Basketball. He has a way of teaching the players new skills with catchy sayings and repetition. I will write more on some of those methods later but today I am writing … [Read more...]
Who wants a full-ride? A few tips on what college coaches look for during recruiting
The main question that young women have for college athletes is, +ACY-nbsp+ADsAJg-ldquo+ADs-How did you get a full-ride scholarship?+ACY-rdquo+ADs The easy answer is get good grades and work really hard. Unfortunately, that is a vague answer and it does not help young women prepare the way that is necessary to receive … [Read more...]
So You Want To Be A Coach?
+ACI-So you want to be a coach?+ACI This is a common question asked to student-athletes when their eligibility is finished and they have graduated. Sports are a major part of student-athletes' lives so coaching seems to be the obvious profession upon graduation. They think that because they were with their … [Read more...]