Hinds-Clarke Selected To WBCA 2020 ‘So You Want To Be A Coach’ Program

RICHMOND, Va. – Senior Jaide Hinds-Clarke was selected to take part in the 2020 Women's Basketball Coaches Association 'So You Want To Be A Coach' program. The 18^th annual event is a three-day workshop with speakers provided by WeCOACH on April 2-4 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.

"I am very excited for Jaide to have this opportunity," head coach Aaron Roussell said. "Having been a part of this program in the past, I have seen first-hand how eye-opening of an experience this is for these lucky participants. I have had former players in this program and have hired staff members from this pool and each of them have talked glowingly of what they learned from this opportunity."

Hinds-Clarke, a senior from Westwood, N.J., has already been accepted into the VCU graduate school for sports leadership. She also has been to the NCAA inclusion forum two years in a row. Hinds-Clarke will graduate in May 2020 with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Sociology and Leadership with a minor in women, gender, and sexuality studies.

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.

Here are the members of the 2020 "So You Want To Be A Coach" program class:

Name	Institution	Division
Evelyn Adebayo	University of Connecticut	NCAA I
Hannah Albrecht	Purdue University – Fort Wayne	NCAA I
Lexie Barrier	James Madison University	NCAA I
Shelby Beam	University of Southern Mississippi	NCAA I
Nakiah Black	University of Toledo	NCAA I
Dajae Black	Lewis University	NCAA II
Tanaeya BoClair	University of Utah	NCAA I
Shelby Boyle	Transylvania University	NCAA III
Camryn Brown	High Point University	NCAA I
Rayanna Carter	University of Nebraska – Omaha	NCAA I
Zenise Chambers	Averett University	NCAA III
Allison Chernow	Emory University	NCAA III
Kaiya Coleman	Coppin State University	NCAA I
Japreece Dean	Univ. of California – Los Angeles	NCAA I
Kathleen Doyle	University of Iowa	NCAA I
Kortney Dunbar	Vanderbilt University	NCAA I
Cassandra Falone	Saint Michael's College	NCAA II
Meghan Foley	Gordon College	NCAA III
Chiara Giesselbach	Goldey-Beacom College	NCAA II
Molly Glick	Northern Kentucky University	NCAA I
Alisha Henderson	Gordon College	NCAA III
Jaide Hinds-Clarke	University of Richmond	NCAA I
Jentry Holt	Oral Roberts University	NCAA I
Danielle Holt	McPherson College	NAIA
Holly Hoopingarner	Indiana-Purdue University	NCAA I
Terran Hoyt	Tabor College	NAIA
Kristian Hudson	University of Nebraska	NCAA I
Keri Jewett-Giles	Florida Gulf Coast University	NCAA I
Kierra Johnson-Graham	Liberty University	NCAA I
McKenzie Johnston	University of Montana	NCAA I
Brianna Jones	Georgetown University	NCAA I
Kristina Karp	Towson University	NCAA I
Taylor Koenen	University of North Carolina	NCAA I
Jill Latanowich	Goldey-Beacom College	NCAA II
Dajah Logan	St. Bonaventure University	NCAA I
Kayla Manuirirangi	Tulane University	NCAA I
Ericka Mattingly	University of Missouri—Kansas City	NCAA I
Madison McKeever	University of South Dakota	NCAA I
Alexandra McKinnon	Montclair State University	NCAA III
Laura McManimen	Roanoke College	NCAA III
Jordan Meltzer	Colorado College	NCAA III
Kai Moon	Binghamton University	NCAA I
Sarah Myers	Samford University	NCAA I
Lilly Paro	Tufts University	NCAA III
Stephanie Paul	University of Georgia	NCAA I
Mary Pillot	Lock Haven Univ. of Pennsylvania	NCAA II
Elif Portakal	University of Florida	NCAA I
Emily Pratt	Endicott College	NCAA III
Bela Raimondi	McPherson College	NAIA
Amber Richardson	University of Alabama	NCAA I
Elizabeth Roberts	University of North Carolina	NCAA I
Sarah Shaw	Elmira College	NCAA III
T'Aire "Tee Tee" Starks	University of Arizona	NCAA I
Ariel Stephenson	George Washington University	NCAA I
Laura Thomas	University of Indianapolis	NCAA II
Nasrin Ulel	Florida Gulf Coast University	NCAA I
Lauren Van Kleunen	Marquette University	NCAA I
Grace Vander Weide	Marist College	NCAA I
Arianne Whitaker	University of Toledo	NCAA I
Nyra Williams	Virginia Commonwealth University	NCAA I
Brenna Wise	Indiana University	NCAA I
Demetria Woodard	Nazareth College	NCAA III

"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.

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

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