Trinity Western Spartans' women's basketball coach Cheryl Jean-Paul checks in with host Howard Tsumura this week to chat about her school's 2020 Leadership Super Conference, a remote event set to stream this Friday.

The focus this year, in this time of global pandemic, has shifted even more squarely on the holistic side of student-athlete well-being.

As well, Jean-Paul speaks to the importance of the Diversity Panel she will chair as part of Friday's conference, and in the strides taken by the newly-formed Black Canadian Coaches Association.

There's also plenty of time to talk Canada West women's basketball as Jean-Paul speaks to the efforts her young Spartans are making as they continue to build team culture through these tough and demanding times.

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