The worst professional news a college coach could ever receive is to be told that their program has been cancelled. Too many coaches have had to deal with this terrible news over the last few months.

Kendall Brooks, the former head women’s coach at St. Edwards, discusses her experience of losing her program earlier this summer. In 2018 she led the team to their highest national ranking in school history and were runners-up in their conference. However, all her efforts in bringing the team to national prominence were not considered when the program was canceled in May.

In 2018, Brooks brought the Hilltoppers to their highest national ranking in school history at #17 and was named the Wilson ITA South Central Coach of the year

Kendall takes listeners through this unexpected experience and provides coaches with some advice should they face a similar fate. 

Key parts of this conversation have been minute-marked for your listening convenience:

• 01:45 - When you accepted the position at St. Edwards, were you aware of any possibility that the program would be in jeopardy?