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Sessom, Massengale Named to 2019 Class for “So You Want to Be a Coach” Program
1/24/2019 | Women's Basketball
Professional Development Program is in its 16th Year
ATLANTA – Ole Miss senior Shandricka Sessom and graduate manager Ariel Massengale have been named to the 2019 class for the WBCA and WeCOACH's "So You Want to be a Coach" program.
Sessom, a native of Byhalia, Mississippi, is in her fifth year at Ole Miss as a redshirt senior. Sessom is one of just 13 Rebels to ever score more than 1,300 points and haul in 500 rebounds, currently standing at 1,312 points and 565 rebounds in 117 career games played in a Rebel uniform. Sessom was named to the Preseason Second-Team All-SEC team and the SEC Community Service team in each of the last two years.
Massengale is in her second year on the Ole Miss staff as a graduate manager after four years as the starting point guard at Tennessee. Massengale helped lead the Lady Vols to four SEC titles (two regular season, two tournament) as well as four NCAA Tournament berths with three trips to the Elite Eight and another to the Sweet 16. Massengale was part of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt's final recruiting class.
Each member will participate in the three-day workshop with speakers provided by WeCOACH on April 3-5 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The objectives of the "So" program are to increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, 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.
Qualified candidates must have exhausted their final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year. In addition, the candidate's head coach has to nominate them and must be an active WBCA member. 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.
The WBCA "So" program has graduated 874 participants in its 16-year history.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
About WeCOACH
Founded in 2011, WeCOACH is the premier membership organization committed to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches across all sports and levels. Previously known as the Alliance of Women Coaches, the organization reimagined their brand in August 2018. By providing a supportive and unified network, educational resources, and access to in-person and digital programming opportunities, WeCOACH is changing the landscape for women in coaching. Learn more at www.wecoachsports.org.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB on Instagram at Ole MissWBB and on Snapchat with the handle @OleMissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
Sessom, a native of Byhalia, Mississippi, is in her fifth year at Ole Miss as a redshirt senior. Sessom is one of just 13 Rebels to ever score more than 1,300 points and haul in 500 rebounds, currently standing at 1,312 points and 565 rebounds in 117 career games played in a Rebel uniform. Sessom was named to the Preseason Second-Team All-SEC team and the SEC Community Service team in each of the last two years.
Massengale is in her second year on the Ole Miss staff as a graduate manager after four years as the starting point guard at Tennessee. Massengale helped lead the Lady Vols to four SEC titles (two regular season, two tournament) as well as four NCAA Tournament berths with three trips to the Elite Eight and another to the Sweet 16. Massengale was part of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt's final recruiting class.
Each member will participate in the three-day workshop with speakers provided by WeCOACH on April 3-5 in conjunction with the WBCA Convention in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The objectives of the "So" program are to increase the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, 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.
Qualified candidates must have exhausted their final year of basketball eligibility at a four-year institution or have graduated within the past year. In addition, the candidate's head coach has to nominate them and must be an active WBCA member. 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.
The WBCA "So" program has graduated 874 participants in its 16-year history.
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
About WeCOACH
Founded in 2011, WeCOACH is the premier membership organization committed to recruiting, advancing, and retaining women coaches across all sports and levels. Previously known as the Alliance of Women Coaches, the organization reimagined their brand in August 2018. By providing a supportive and unified network, educational resources, and access to in-person and digital programming opportunities, WeCOACH is changing the landscape for women in coaching. Learn more at www.wecoachsports.org.
Follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWBB, Facebook at Ole Miss WBB on Instagram at Ole MissWBB and on Snapchat with the handle @OleMissWBB. You can also follow head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin on Twitter at @YolettMcCuin
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