Gamechangers: A WBCA Podcast

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, continues her discussion with Jen Fry and Nevin Caple on diversity & inclusion. If you haven’t heard part I of this discussion hit pause, listen to it first and then come back to this one.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Jen Fry and Nevin Caple to discuss what it means for a program to be diverse and inclusive. Fry has created a social justice education firm, JenFryTalks, and is a veteran coach with over 15 years of experience. Caple is a strategic inclusion consultant, educator and national thought leader on race, gender and LGBTQ inclusion.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Florida State University head coach Sue Semrau to discuss the transfer portal. In a career featuring 450+ wins and seven consecutive 20-win seasons, Coach Semrau’s culture focuses on developing student-athletes on and off the court. Today she will offer best practices for working with transfer students and how to navigate the transfer portal.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Susan Peal, Director of Governance at the NCAA, to talk about the transfer portal. Peal’s career began in coaching women’s basketball. Eventually she joined the administrative ranks at Charleston Southern and The Ohio State University. Established in October 2018, the transfer portal was developed to comply with legislation and help administrators manage the transfer process. Today, Peal will go in-depth into details surrounding the portal and help you gain a greater understanding of the process.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Nell Fortner to discuss practice planning and her return to coaching. In a career that spans over 30 years, Coach Fortner recently was a broadcaster for ESPN and during her coaching career led USA basketball to two gold medals at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and 2000 Olympic Games. Now the head coach at Georgia Tech, Fortner will discuss returning to the court, practice planning strategies and how they’ve evolved over her illustrious career.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Nicki Collen of the Atlanta Dream to discuss practice planning. With coaching experience at the collegiate and professional levels, Coach Collen will offer tips and best practices when it comes to planning a successful practice.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Yolett McPhee-McCuin to discuss leadership transitions. Coach Yo emphasizes the importance of not skipping steps and working with people you can trust, which is wisdom she utilized when she took over a power 5 program.

Shanteona Keys, WBCA manager of education, sits down with Molly Fletcher to discuss Navigating Leadership Transitions. Molly Fletcher is a trailblazer in every sense of the word - a rare talent of business wisdom, relationship brilliance and unwavering optimism.

Immediate past president, Jennifer Rizzotti, sits down with current WBCA president, Tricia Cullop, to talk about the state of the WBCA.