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Laryn Edwards Accepted To WBCA's 'So You Want To Be A Coach' Program
2/7/2024 10:04:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Edwards will participate in a two-day workshop at the WBCA Convention in April.
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its class for the 21st "So You Want To Be A Coach" program. Providence College women's basketball student-athlete Laryn Edwards has been accepted to the program and will participate in a two-day workshop at this year's WBCA Convention in Cleveland (Apr. 4-5).
Edwards originally joined the Providence College women's basketball program as a graduate assistant during the 2023-34 campaign and was officially added to the roster as an active student-athlete in November of the current season. Edwards has played 12 games for the Friars with nine appearances in the starting line-up. Prior to arriving at Providence, she played four seasons of NCAA Division I basketball at Loyola (Md.). Edwards is currently pursuing her MBA at Providence and will graduate in May. She also is completing two certificate programs in business analytics and sports management.
The "So" program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, increases the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduces female basketball players to coaches and administrators, and raises 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" 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 and must be nominated by their WBCA-member head coach. 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.
Edwards originally joined the Providence College women's basketball program as a graduate assistant during the 2023-34 campaign and was officially added to the roster as an active student-athlete in November of the current season. Edwards has played 12 games for the Friars with nine appearances in the starting line-up. Prior to arriving at Providence, she played four seasons of NCAA Division I basketball at Loyola (Md.). Edwards is currently pursuing her MBA at Providence and will graduate in May. She also is completing two certificate programs in business analytics and sports management.
The "So" program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, increases the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduces female basketball players to coaches and administrators, and raises 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" 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 and must be nominated by their WBCA-member head coach. 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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