Amber Richardson to Take Part in "So You Want To Be A Coach" Program
2/12/2020 1:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The redshirt senior will attend a three-day workshop in New Orleans in April
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama redshirt senior Amber Richardson has been selected to take part in the "So You Want To Be A Coach" program, which is put on by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, in partnership with WeCOACH. Each member will participate in the three-day workshop with speakers provided by WeCOACH on April 2-4 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in New Orleans, La.
The objectives of the workshop are to increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball and 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.
Richardson will be one of four participants from the Southeastern Conference, joining Vanderbilt's Kortney Dunbar, Georgia's Stephanie Paul and Florida's Elif Portakal. In all, 62 student-athletes who have exhausted their final year of eligibility, or graduated within the last year, will take part in the program.
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