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Two Feet In with Coach Heather MacyJul 13, 2021
Karen Barefoot, a nationally-known women’s basketball coach who has built successful programs at four different institutions, finished her fourth season as the 11th head coach in UNCW WBB
Karen Barefoot, a nationally-known women’s basketball coach who has built successful programs at four different institutions, finished her fourth season as the 11th head coach in UNCW women’s basketball history during the 2020-21 campaign.
Barefoot, 48, has brought winning back to UNCW over the last four years, with the Seahawks posting 47 victories, including an 18-12 record in 2018-19 that secured the team’s first winning season in seven years. The Seahawks also authored a 13-1 mark inside Trask Coliseum, matching the program record for home wins in a single season.
UNCW posted seven victories during the 2020-21 season, which included a victory over the College of Charleston in the opening round of the CAA Women's Basketball Championship. A pair of student-athletes were recognized by the CAA's head coaches as Carol-Anne Obusek received Second-Team All-CAA notice, while Za'Nautica Downs earned the league's Sixth Player of the Year award in addition to a place on the All-CAA Third Team.
Under Barefoot's tutelage, the Seahawks registered 10 wins during the 2019-20 campaign, including six victories in Colonial Athletic Association regular season play. UNCW fashioned a 69-55 victory over Charleston in the opening game of the CAA Women's Basketball Championship before the tournament was cut short due to COVID-19.
Barefoot's squad had three student-athletes recognized with CAA postseason awards, including senior guard Lacey Suggs, who was named CAA Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Redshirt senior guard GiGi Smith, the Seahawks' leading scorer, was a Third-Team All-CAA performer, while senior guard Ahyiona Vason earned a spot on the league's All-Defensive Team.
UNCW earned a share of third place in the CAA regular season standings in 2018-19 after finishing with an 11-7 conference record. The Seahawks were the only team to defeat CAA regular season champion James Madison during league play, posting a 66-63 victory at Trask Coliseum on Jan. 18.
As a result of the Seahawks’ improvement, a trio of student-athletes earned All-CAA distinction by the league’s head coaches, marking the first time in program history three UNCW players have received a spot on the all-conference team in the same season. Smith and redshirt senior guard Shrita Parker were tabbed Second-Team All-CAA while Suggs was a Third-Team selection.
In her first year with the Seahawks, Barefoot guided the squad to its best start in 10 years after UNCW authored a 7-4 non-conference record, including a 6-0 start at Trask Coliseum. The Seahawks closed out the season with three wins in their final five games, including a 58-47 victory over Towson in the first round of the CAA Tournament.
Barefoot has also made an impact in the Wilmington community during her three years at UNCW. She was featured in the April 2019 edition of WILMA Magazine and was a nominee for the Cape Fear YWCA Woman of the Year Award in May 2019.
Barefoot took over the UNCW program after six successful seasons at Old Dominion, where she guided the Lady Monarchs to a 103-93 record, including five winning seasons and three postseason appearances.
Danielle O’Banion was named the 12th head women’s basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland in April, 2021
Danielle O’Banion was named the 12th head women’s basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland in April, 2021.
O’Banion brings 20 years of Division I coaching experience to the Greyhounds, most-recently serving her second stint as an assistant at the University of Minnesota over the past three seasons. Her teams have combined for 10 postseason appearances, including five NCAA tournaments and one run to the Final Four.
“I am so excited to welcome Danielle O’Banion to the Loyola Athletics family as our next head women’s basketball coach,” said Donna M. Woodruff, Loyola's Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics. “It was very clear through our process that Coach O’Banion was the right person to lead our program moving forward. She brings an impressive combination of coaching expertise, successful playing experience and a demonstrated commitment to developing the women in our program as exceptional leaders, student-athletes and citizens while on-campus and well after graduation. The future is very bright with Danielle as the leader of Loyola women’s basketball.”
Originally from Arlington, Virginia, O’Banion returns to the Mid-Atlantic after coaching stints at Minnesota, Memphis, Kent State and Harvard. A standout recruiter who has brought in four Top-50 classes during her career, she has also held multiple leadership positions within both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Advocates for Athletic Equity (formerly Black Coaches and Administrators).
“I believe in Loyola University Maryland, and I am honored that Loyola believes in me,” O’Banion said. “I am especially grateful to Vice President Dr. Robert Kelly and Director of Athletics Donna Woodruff for entrusting me with the future of our Loyola women’s basketball program. Loyola, its ideals and the city of Baltimore are a championship combination, and I am eager to begin the work of building a Greyhounds women’s basketball championship tradition.”
O’Banion rejoined Minnesota in 2018 following a two-year stint as associate head coach at Memphis. During the past three seasons with the Golden Gophers, she worked primarily with the post players while also playing a key role in recruiting. Recent additions to the program include Alexia Smith, the first five-star recruit in program history, and 2020 Big Ten All-Freshman honoree Jasmine Powell.
Originally an assistant at Minnesota from 2002-07, O’Banion’s first assistant stint coincided with the best five-year run in team history. The Golden Gophers made four-consecutive NCAA tournaments, advancing to one Final Four (2004) and two Sweet Sixteens (2003, 2005); they also added a WNIT appearance in 2007. O’Banion worked primarily with the backcourt, coaching four All-Big Ten selections and one Kodak All-American (current Minnesota head coach Lindsay Whalen).
O’Banion then spent four years at Memphis from 2008-12, earning a promotion to associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the final three seasons. She helped bring in the No. 1-ranked recruiting classes in Conference USA (Top 50 nationally) in each of her first two years on-campus, and her 2011 recruiting class was the highest-ranked in program history. Those recruits succeeded on the court with Memphis winning 78 games during her four seasons while making three postseason appearances.
In Addition of playing the game she love, Jervorah Whitfield-Goosby started an professional path in furthering her education and career path.
Jervorah has been involve with basketball over 20 years as a player and coach. She served as an collegiate basketball player at Belmont Abbey and later pursued professional. She was the assistant coach, with varsity girls Basketball for Ware Shoals High for two years and Mauldin High School for a year. After having that experience she later realize, that wasn’t her passion.
While at BAC in the CVAC conference, she earned many awards in her career. She was MVP CVAC All-Tournament (2001-2002), Honorable Mention(2003-2004), First Team, and Most Defensive Player, made the 1000 point Club (2005) and Lead Steal her entire college career.
However, in high school she was South Carolina Miss Basketball 1A in (1999) , MVP, All-Conference, All-Region, All Lakeland, Selected for North and South All-star team, Player of the Year and lead steals. Jervorah started Playing Varsity basketball in the 8th grade.
In Addition of playing the game she love, Jervorah started an professional path in furthering her
education and career path. She worked as an HR Recruiter for Temp Agent and currently hold a position as a Process Supporter at BMW.
During Jervorah Leisure time, she love spending it with her family and friends. She is Married to Andrew Goosby, with their one son named Micah. She enjoy loving on her boys (Godson(s)/Nephews) watching them grow up and play sports. Also, she love to travel, eat, and laugh. Jervorah enjoy volunteering her spare time to Children Camps in her Community and working with kids with disabilities. Furthermore her motto is to Push other to accomplish there Goals, while being a impact to others. She believe in Helping others is her “WHY”.
Owning nearly 20 years of coaching experience, Brianna Finch served as Davidson's director of player development for the past year
Brianna Finch joined the Boston University women's basketball staff in June, 2021 as the program's assistant coach/recruiting coordinator.
Owning nearly 20 years of coaching experience, Finch served as Davidson's director of player development for the past year, where she assisted with opponent scouting, film analysis, player development and recruiting efforts. Prior to her time with with the Wildcats, Finch spent a year as an assistant coach at Florida International University and spent the prior three seasons on staff at Barry University.
Finch additionally led the New Mexico Highlands University program for two seasons and got her first head coaching position with the Lemvig Basketball Club in Denmark in 2013.
A dynamic recruiter on the national and international level, Finch was selected as one of 30 participants for the 2019 Women's Basketball Coaches Association's NEXT UP program.
Finch received her bachelor's degree in 2002 in business administration/marketing from Sonoma State and completed her master's of arts in human performance and sport from New Mexico Highlands in 2018.
You have to reach back and bring others with you, Anne Hurd
Anne Hurd is a 1981 Alumna of Greensboro College. She is the Vice President for Advancement & Admissions of her alma mater. You can reach Anne at Anne.Hurd@greensboro.edu.
Anne Jones Hurd, the daughter of a Greensboro College alumna and the college’s longtime former business manager, joined the staff in August 2015 as vice president and chief advancement officer.
She earned a master’s in Applied Communication at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). She has served in senior fund-raising and advancement positions at three private educational institutions in Greensboro: Canterbury School, Guilford College, and Greensboro Day School. During her tenure, those institutions successfully completed capital campaigns and related fundraising programs.
Hurd has served as chair of the Greensboro College Alumni Association and on the Board of Trustees, whose Institutional Advancement Committee she chaired.
The more we serve the more we get to operate in joy: Jody Adams Birch
Please contact Jody at the following email address jody.adams@siu.edu.
Jody Adams-Birch enters her third season on Cindy Stein's staff at Southern Illinois, and her first as the associate head coach.
In her second season on staff, the Salukis posted their sixth-straight winning record. Southern defeated a ranked opponent (Missouri State) for the first time since 1991 and the Salukis finished with a RPI of 105, its highest since 2007. SIU’s four top-100 wins during the 2019-20 season were its most since at least 2002. The Salukis also repeated as Compass Challenge Champions and Nicole Martin and Makenzie Silvey were both selected to the All-MVC honorable mention team while Brittney Patrick earned her first career All-Defensive Team honor.
A 1994 graduate of Tennessee, Adams-Birch played four seasons for the Lady Vols under legendary head coach Pat Summitt, and was the starting point guard for three Southeastern Conference Championship teams. The Lady Vols advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of her four years and captured the NCAA’s ultimate prize with a national championship in 1991. She began her coaching career as a student assistant with the Lady Vols in 1993.
"Work Hard and Enjoy Every Minute" Pearl Moore
<li>A four-time All-American, she is the all-time career-scoring leader for women’s college basketball with 4,061 points</li>
<li>Ranked third on the College’s Basketball Career Scoring List for all levels of men’s and women’s college basketball</li>
<li>Averaged 30.6 points per game over her four seasons (127 games) at Francis Marion College during the era that did not have the three-point field goal</li>
<li>The 1979 SCAIAW and American Women’s Sports Foundation Small College Player of the Year</li>
<li>Named the 1979 South Carolina Amateur Athlete of the Year</li>
<li>A final nominee for the 1978 Wade Trophy</li>
<li>A first-round draft choice in the WBL and participated in the 1981 WBL All-Star game</li>
<li>Inducted into the Francis Marion Hall of Fame in 1992, the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a part of the inaugural class for the Florence Area Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006</li>
<li>Played professionally for one season in Venezuela</li>
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Do not delegate relationships, Danielle O'Banion
Danielle O’Banion was named the 12th head women’s basketball coach at Loyola University Maryland in April, 2021.
O’Banion brings 20 years of Division I coaching experience to the Greyhounds, most-recently serving her second stint as an assistant at the University of Minnesota over the past three seasons. Her teams have combined for 10 postseason appearances, including five NCAA tournaments and one run to the Final Four.
Originally from Arlington, Virginia, O’Banion returns to the Mid-Atlantic after coaching stints at Minnesota, Memphis, Kent State and Harvard. A standout recruiter who has brought in four Top-50 classes during her career, she has also held multiple leadership positions within both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Advocates for Athletic Equity (formerly Black Coaches and Administrators).
A 20-year member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association, O’Banion served on the WBCA Board of Directors from 2013-15 and was an Awards Committee member from 2011-12. She was also the second woman to be named president of Black Coaches and Administrators, serving in that role in 2011-12 following four years on the BCA Board of Directors.
As an undergraduate, O’Banion was a four-year letterwinner at Boston College from 1997-2001. She helped guide the Eagles to their first two NCAA tournament appearances in program history, and she was a co-captain and Big East Academic All-Star during her senior season. She graduated from Boston College in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Hispanic Studies minor.
O’Banion grew up in Northern Virginia, and she prepped at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia where she was a Washington Post All-Met guard for the Maroon.
Lee Yarborough: YOU GOT THIS!
Lee served on the Board of Directors of NAPEO (National Association of Professional Employer Organizations) and currently serve as the Chair for the NAPEO. As Chair, she focused on diversity and deepening member relations by forming Women in NAPEO (WIN). The goal of WIN is to engage, empower, and encourage the women in the PEO industry. She also served as the Chair for NAPEO’s Carolinas Leadership Council for over 10 years.. In 2015, She was honored to be named a Fellow of the eleventh class of the Liberty Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
She is an advocate for public education. She served on the executive board as Chair of Public Education Partners and is the founder and director of Read Up Greenville, a young adult and middle grades book festival in downtown Greenville, SC.
When she takes a break from board meetings, client visits, and networking, she most likely reading, camping, or spending time with my family. She also enjoy volunteering at her church and staying involved in her children's schools.
You can reach Lee at https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeyarborough and http://www.propelhr.com
Live your life each day with purpose, value, and conviction: Deb Girardi
A 1997 Greensboro College graduate and now a New York School Psychologist, Deb Girardi shares her secrets to her success as a mom, coach, and school psychologist. You can reach Deb at dmeis45@hotmail.com
Finding your voice at the table with Athletic Director Jen Brooks
Jen Brooks is a Certified Master Athletic Administrator. Currently she serves as the Athletic Director at Ursuline Academy in St. Louis, MO where she has maintained this position the last 25 years. Driven by a desire to encourage more women to get involved in the world of high school athletics, a well as to support them and create an awareness piece for male allies, Jen founded the Global Community of Women in High School Sports. Coaching, teaching, helping people to become better versions of themselves led her to her role as the Mentor Program Coordinator for the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
To contact Jen, find her in the following ways: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-brooks-cmaa-812621152 and her website https://jenbrooks.com/
Life lessons that lead Dr. Patty Raube Keller to be a champion for women
Dr. Keller is a champion for women. She is a servant leader and professor that uses her real life experiences working in high school & intercollegiate athletics for over 19 years to teach and mentor. She is a person who takes initiative, solves problems, deals well with conflict. She is able to find people's strengths and help them be successful. She is a strong communicator who is good at managing projects through using her teamwork, leadership & visionary talents. She has an unmatched work ethic with a great sense of responsibility and dependability. She is kind, conscientious, trustworthy, and loyal as well as competitive, determined, and ambitious. Connect with Dr. Keller on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/patty-raube-keller-ed-d-a4393947 and by email raubekpa@ucmail.uc.edu
Barb Nelson discusses how surrounding yourself with good people is a game changer.
Barb Nelson has coached in the college ranks and currently in the high school ranks at Myers Park in North Carolina. She has over 700 victories and talks with Heather about being present in the moment.
No Lies Live Forever Author Catherine Compher cultivates strong female leaders.
NO LIES LIVE FOREVER tells the story of a successful architect, Sal Casalino who has built the life and family he always wanted in Waite Hill, Ohio, only to have the crimes he left buried in his native Italy rise to the surface – and the daughter who pledges to find answers and redemption in the wake of her family’s upheaval. The story is based in Winston Salem and Banner Elk NC as well.
Catherine Compher is a lover of travel, good books, and family. She has lived coast to coast following her husband's career and picking up stores along the way. She is originally from Cleveland but was raised in North Carolina. A graduate of North Carolina State University, she lives in Chicago.
Reach Cathy on twitter @catcomph, Instagram @catcomph, and by email at catcomph@gmail.com
Run your own Race says Buffie Burson
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and raised in Alpharetta, Georgia, Burson earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University of Montevallo where she was a player and coach. Burson also spent three years as an assistant coach at Shorter University prior to coming to North Georgia. You can reach Coach Burson by emailing: buffie.burson@ung.edu.
Buffie Burson has posted 21 winning seasons in her time in Dahlonega, including her last seven consecutive years and has guided the program to 12 national tournament appearances, including four NCAA appearances with the furthest run coming in the 2019 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament, culminating in the program's first ever trip to the Elite Eight after winning the Southeast Regional Championship.
Burson’s teams have averaged over 20 wins a season in her career. She collected her 500th career victory on December 17, 2018, a 68-63 win over Flagler in the UNG Convocation Center.
Beth Paul discusses how she always says the best is still ahead, and she truly believes that
A Presbyterian College graduate, an avid Habitat for Humanity supporter, a wife and a mom of two children; Beth Paul helps bring entertainment to Greenville South Carolina. She is the General Manager of the Bon Secours Wellness Arena where she has led since 2015. Beth and Coach Macy talk how making transitions through the pandemic and what normal is going to look like now that the entertainment business is booming again. To reach Beth send her an email at bpaul@bswarena.com
Have a plan in place to be successful with Dee Dee Jarman
Deputy Director of Athletics| Senior Woman Administrator and over Compliance at Methodist College. A twenty year veteran women's basketball coach and a Kay Yow Endowment Supporter. In her 20 seasons as head coach, Jarman amassed a 299-233 (.562) record, making her the winningest head coach in the history of women's basketball at Methodist . Dee Dee Jarman brings experience through coaching and athletic administration that she uses to inspire and impact young female athletes. Dee Dee and her husband have a daughter, Dawson. She can be reached at djarman@methodist.edu
Stay consistent, stay the course no matter the storm: advice from Ayonna Thompson Bowen
Ayonna Thompson-Bowen has her jersey retired at Mauldin High in Mauldin, South Carolina for Girls Basketball. She furthered her basketball career at High Point University where she states, "it was the best experience of my life." The owner and operator of A1Hoops has goals to make sure at least 25 young ladies go to college and earn a diploma while playing basketball. She is a mother of a 4-year-old son. You can reach Ayonna on all social media platforms @A1 Hoops Report. She is currently working on having individual players analyzed by Coach Pokie Chatman to improve the way young ladies are recruited and how to tell them to become even better at their craft.
Coach Trudi Lacey talks about lessons learned through collegiate, olympic, and professional basketball experiences
Trudi Lacey talks with Two Feet In Coaching about being two percent better every day - one percent for yourself, one percent for someone else. A former standout for North Carolina State University, Lacey played for the late Hall of Fame Coach, Kay Yow, and was the first African-American woman to earn a full four year basketball scholarship in school history. She was an All-American, four-time ALL-ACC player, and was named to the ACC All-Legend team in 2007.
Lacey went on to earn a Master's Degree in Sports Management as a graduate assistant at her alma mater before going on to coach Division I women’s basketball at Francis Marion University, University of South Florida, and the University of Maryland.
She eventually made a move to the WNBA serving both as an assistant and head coach of the Charlotte Sting. Lacey would return to the college ranks for two seasons at Queens University of Charlotte before returning to the WNBA to become the coach and general manager of the Washington Mystics.
In addition, Lacey served as the Assistant Director for USA Women's Basketball from 1997-2001, helping Team USA earn gold in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Lacey is a certified professional coach, speaker, publisher, and author. She is a resident of Charlotte.
Listen To Your Body: Health and career choices with Coach Artina Trader
Coach Artina Trader discusses health, listening to your body, and how to balance healthy living with a challenging career. The Annapolis, MD native is a 20 plus veteran in college athletics with the last 11 years at her alma mater North Carolina Wesleyan College. She can be reached at @coachajrader on Twitter. She led her team to be the USA South Champions this past year.
With dedication and hard work Coach Jean Lojko talks how you can accomplish anything over time.
A 5-time Hall of Famer, volleyball coach Jean Lojko, motivates listeners to always work hard and be dedicated. She is the Jefferson Pilot full professor of Physical Education at Greensboro College in the exercise and sport studies program. She has 44 years of experience and complied 649 volleyball victories. She reminds us when you are not in control that is when you really have to have faith over fear. To reach Coach Lojko email her at lojkoj@greensboro.edu. You can also find her on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com › jean-lojko-a6721117
Ann Hancock: Do the hard things that no one else wants to do-that is what propels you!
Prior to returning to her alma mater, Hancock spent two seasons as an assistant women’s basketball coach at East Carolina University. Prior to her time in Greenville, she was the head women’s basketball coach at UNC Wilmington for 10 seasons. Hancock was an assistant coach for eight seasons at UNC Chapel Hill, helping the Tar Heels win the 1994 NCAA Division I national championship. As a basketball student-athlete at Wingate, Hancock was all-conference and all-district for four seasons each. She can be reached at a.hancock@wingate.edu.
At East Carolina, Hancock assisted in all phases of the basketball program. She was involved in on-the-floor coaching, recruiting and scouting. Hancock was also engaged in student-athlete academic progress and summer camps.
While the head coach at UNC Wilmington, Hancock led the Seahawks to the most NCAA victories in school history and the most wins in any three consecutive year period. She was the Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 2003. The same season, she helped the Seahawks set a new attendance record. UNCW signed the most highly-touted recruiting class in school history in 2003.
Hancock helped Seahawk superstar Cherie Lea earn first team All-CAA honors two years in a row. She coached one NCAA I-AAA Strength and Conditioning Female Athlete of the Year, one CAA Defensive Player of the Year, two Strength and Conditioning All-Americans and two CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award winners during her UNC Wilmington tenure.
Hancock assisted in all phases of coaching for the 1994 NCAA Division I national champion UNC Tar Heels. She was heavily involved in recruiting; Hancock signed the numbers one, four, five, seven and 14th-ranked high school players as the program’s recruiting coordinator. She coached on the floor during practice, with specific work geared to the UNC perimeter players.
In addition, Hancock assisted with player development and prepared in-depth scouting reports on Tar Heel opponents. She coached WNBA players Sylvia Crawley, Marion Jones, Charlotte Smith and Tracy Reid. As a collegian, Smith was the ESPN National Player of the Year. Reid was the WNBA Rookie of the Year. Hancock mentored numerous All-Academic team selections.
Hancock scored 2,195 points during a distinguished Wingate career (1989-92). As a senior, she led the Bulldogs in scoring with her 19.9 points per game. During her tenure, Wingate compiled a 103-23 overall record. The Bulldogs advanced to the NAIA national tournament each season. Hancock and her teammates won three conference and three district titles.
The 1992 NCAA Woman of the Year for North Carolina, Hancock earned a prestigious NCAA post-graduate scholarship. She was Wingate’s first-ever Academic All-America® selection in 1990. In addition to her basketball exploits, Hancock lettered in volleyball three years and softball one year for the Bulldogs. At Wingate’s 1992 commencement exercises, she won the Budd E. and Ethel K. Smith Cup. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the senior judged to have made an outstanding contribution through leadership of fellow students.
Hancock holds a Master of Arts degree in Sports Administration from UNC Chapel Hill. She earned a B.A. degree in English with a minor in Public Relations at Wingate, graduating magna cum laude. Hancock won the Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award and the South Atlantic Conference President’s Award in 1992. Hancock is the daughter of Mrs. Lou Hancock and the late Mr. Tom Hancock of Elizabethtown, N.C.
Don't rush, enjoy every step of your journey with Shatrina Smalls
Today's guest is a Health, Wellness and Fitness Professional. Coach Shatrina Smalls is a Center Director in Greensboro, NC. She is an entrepreneur with her t shirt company, God in Me, she also hosts her own podcast at She-ballin : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-ballin/id1526336325 and last but not least Coach Smalls is owner and head coach of the Greensboro Kaos.
You can reach Coach Smalls by visiting all the social media outlets. www.greensborokaos.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trinatri15/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/trina_words. On Facebook you can find her at God in Me.
A Whole Health Approach with Cassandra Nelson
Cassandra Nelson discusses her approach to women's health with 2FTN. Using her blend of Traditional Chinese Medicine, modern lifestyle coaching, and radical compassion, she takes the time to hear each individual's story and treat them based on their unique complexities.
Marie Marquez: Every single person has a purpose.
Coach Marie Marquez talks about how helping everyone find their purpose makes a huge difference in their success because without a purpose you are empty. A Belmont Abbey graduate, overseas professional, general manager of D1 training facility in Greenville SC, current semi-pro player for the Carolina Upstate Thunder in the WABA. You can reach Coach Marie on Twitter at @amm21jay, Instagram @true2hoops, and email her directly at Marquez@d1training.com
Choice, Not Chance: Taking Risks with Coach Joanne P. McCallie
Coach P is one of the most highly decorated female college basketball coaches in the country. She became the first Division I head coach to win conference titles in four different leagues: the ACC, Big Ten, America East and North Atlantic. She was also the first Division I coach to be named Conference Coach of the Year in four different conferences five times. And, she is the only Division I head coach to lead two different programs to 30-win seasons with three National Championship game appearances.
CoachP’s commitment to player and personal development is second to none. Getting young and old alike to commit to “the process” of making great choices while pursuing reason over emotion in life’s challenges is at the very core of Coach P.
Contact Coach P @http://coachp.org/contact/
Know your worth and value with Coach Renee Favaro
Coach Renee Favaro has never had a losing season, she has a career rich in helping athletes on the college level and the currently the high school level. She played at Francis Marion University. She also holds open runs in the Roanoke Virginia area for student athletes to get looks from colleges as a side gig. She is the mom of a little boy. To reach out to Renee check her out on instagram @rfavaro30 and twitter @coachg430 as well as the school's website, Lord Botetourt High School.
All Experiences Matter with Lisa C Willis
In 2019, author, Lisa C. Willis made history as the first woman coach in the New York Knicks franchise. Willis is a retired WNBA player & a Gold Medalist who uses sports philosophies to assist CEOs, management & sports teams to emerge as dominant leaders! Lisa C. Willis is the author of Amazon's Bestseller "When the Buzzer Sounds: A guide to transition players from the court to life after sports." Please contact Lisa in the following ways: Email: info@lisacwillis.live Contact Number (240)554-5035 Instagram: @lisawillis Twitter@lisawillis40
Coach Lyndsey Boswell speaks about women balancing self wellness and coaching success.
Confidence Over Conflict with Celia Slater
2 Feet In host Coach Heather Macy discusses confidence, managing conflict, and defining your successful path to coaching development with Celia Slater.
Pioneering, forward-thinking and solution-focused, Celia Slater is a nationally-recognized leader committed to providing professional development opportunities for coaches of all sports interested in pursuing both excellence in their profession and bridging the gap toward gender equality for both coaches and players.
Celia’s core beliefs rest in the power of emotional investment in reaching one’s own “true north” to achieve the height of victory as a coach, not just in accolades, but by successfully understanding one’s self, being authentic, and communicating with one’s players to have a mutually-beneficial relationship.
Givers Gain with Sylvia Hatchell
Also check out her Blueberry Farm: Former UNC Women’s Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell has a very special blueberry patch near Black Mountain, NC. On this land, Hatchell keeps a blueberry patch with 250 blueberry bushes and invites visitors to the “pick your own” patch. Pickers are encouraged to make a donation to UNC Lineberger on an honor system based on how much they pick.
All proceeds and collections from the blueberry patch go directly to UNC Lineberger, where Hatchell was treated for leukemia in 2013 and 2014.
Blueberries are full of powerful antioxidants, vitamins C and K, and dietary fiber, making them one of the American Institute for Cancer Research’s top foods that fight cancer.
The blueberries at the patch are generally available from early July through mid-August each summer.
Four years later, Hatchell achieved another monumental milestone when she became only the third women’s basketball coach in history to reach 1,000 career victories, joining former Tennessee legend Pat Summitt and Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski is the only men’s coach among Division I basketball coaches to hit the 1,000 mark, and Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma got his 1,000th victory on the same day as Hatchell on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.
Hatchell’s career record of 1,023-405 places her third among active women’s coaches by total victories, trailing only Vanderveer and Auremma, and stands fourth in the history of the sport when you include Summitt, the all-time victories leader and long-time friend of Hatchell.
Hatchell became the ACC’s all-time wins leader in women’s basketball, passing former Virginia coach Debbie Ryan, with an 83-62 victory over UNCG on Dec. 14, 2018. In 33 seasons in Chapel Hill, Hatchell has amassed a 751-325 mark with the Tar Heels.
Beyond the sheer magnitude of wins, Hatchell’s credentials are sterling. She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004, has been named national coach of the year three times and has led teams to at least 20 wins 31 times, fourth-most nationally.
While Hatchell keeps impressive company in many categories, she is also part of an exclusive club that features just one member. When UNC defeated Louisiana Tech to win the 1994 NCAA Championship, Hatchell became the first and only coach to lead teams to national championships at the AIAW, NAIA and NCAA levels. Those titles - the first two coming at Francis Marion - are the crown jewels in one of the most decorated coaching careers in women’s basketball history.
Coach Dan D'Antoni: It's NOT where you are going, it's who you RIDE with on the journey.
Happy People Are the Most Successful People with Shelley Swann
Shelley currently is the Greenville Manager at Curtis Media Group before this she was the Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations/SWA at East Carolina University for 5 years. She also served as the Associate Athletics Director at Northern Illinois University for 5 years. Shelley can be reached through twitter @shelleybinegar or her email smbinegar@gmail.com
EXCLUSIVE 3-Way Interview: Career Agility & Self-Reflection with Miller, Bilderback & Bechler
Shimmy Gray-Miller, Jamy Bechler, and Missy Bilderback discuss their careers, failures, and lessons on Two Feet in the podcast.
Shimmy Gray-Miller joined the Clemson women’s basketball staff in April of 2018 as an assistant coach. You can reach out to her on Twitter @shimmy33
With 20 years of coaching experience, Gray-Miller has spent time at all five of the Power Five conferences. During her career, she has helped her teams to nine NCAA Tournament appearances including one Sweet 16 appearance. Most recently, prior to Clemson, Gray-Miller spent a season as an assistant coach and interim head coach at Texas Tech.
Gray-Miller worked with Coach Butler at the University of Florida from 2015-2017 as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She helped pull in a top 25 class in 2017 after the Gators reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2016.
Jamy Bechler
After a very successful career as a college basketball coach and high school athletic director, Jamy Bechler transitioned into full-time leadership training and motivational speaking in June of 2016. He received his John Maxwell Leadership Certification in March of 2016. You can reach out to him on Twitter @CoachBechler
In addition to five eBooks, Bechler is a published author of The Leadership Playbook: Become Your Team’s Most Valuable Leader. He has been published in the Huffington Post and is a regular guest on various radio stations and podcasts.
Bechler now travels across the country speaking to groups and teams on how to reach their full potential and become people of influence. He speaks at some of the top conferences for educators, coaches and administrators. His work with teams have ranged from the NBA to the Big Ten to small colleges.
Missy Bilderback
Coach Bilderback has compiled a 127-20 record in five seasons with the Lady Bobcats, including four Region 23 titles, three MACJC titles, and the school’s first four trips to the NJCAA National Tournament. Jones College finished the 2020 season at 24-4, ranked No. 10 in the final NJCAA poll and was preparing for the NJCAA Championships before the event was canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Please reach out to Coach Bilderback on Twitter @missybilderback
Every Day is a Good Day with Coach Stacey Palmore
Stacey Palmore is in his second season as an assistant coach with the USC Upstate men’s basketball program.
Palmore previously coached for three seasons at Coastal Carolina under head coach Cliff Ellis. He helped the Chanticleers to the NCAA Tournament in 2015, three CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament wins in 2016 and an appearance in the College Basketball Invitational in 2017. Coastal Carolina advanced to the CBI Championship that season while Palmore was part of the program’s first, second and third postseason victories in the CIT with wins over Mercer, New Hampshire and Grand Canyon. Palmore’s arrival in Conway paid immediate dividends helping the program to its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance, earning the 16th seed in the West Region and face No. 1-seeded Wisconsin.
Palmore was an assistant coach at Georgia from 2009-14. The Bulldogs compiled an 85-77 record over Palmore’s five seasons and advanced to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Palmore coached three future NBA players at Georgia, including 2013 number eight overall pick Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Travis Leslie and Trey Thompkins.
Prior to Georgia, Palmore spent five seasons at Virginia Tech under head coach Seth Greenberg. Palmore built a reputation at Virginia Tech as one of the ACC’s top assistant coaches, both as a recruiter and an on-court teacher. His arrival in Blacksburg coincided with Tech’s joining the ACC. During his time there, the Hokies’ program ranked fourth in the league in total ACC regular season victories with 38. He recruited and coached three players who played in the NBA in Malcolm Delaney (Atlanta Hawks), Jarrell Eddie (Washington Wizards, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls) and Erick Green (Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz).
He joined the Virginia Tech program in the summer of 2004 after spending the previous season as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston. Before going to Charleston, he spent the 2003 season at Evansville.
Palmore also served two seasons (2001-02) as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Western Carolina. During his time there, he signed Ohio native Kevin Martin, who eventually ranked second nationally in scoring in 2004 and was a first round draft pick by the Sacramento Kings.
Palmore began his coaching career at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va., where he served as an assistant coach for three years (1993-96) and head coach for his final year. He then spent one year at Lander in his hometown of Greenwood and two years at Erskine before joining the staff at Western Carolina.
A 1993 graduate of Livingstone College (N.C.), Palmore played basketball and golf at the collegiate level. As a junior and senior, he ranked in the top-10 nationally for Division II in 3-point field goal percentage and was co-captain his last two seasons.
Palmore has a son, Jaden Alexander.
Two Feet In with Kelsi Pack: Whatever You Do, You’ve Gotta Do It with ALL of Your Heart
GYRA GOLF: Latest Neuroscience for Athletic Performance with Dr. Izzy Justice
Life of a Winner: Ernesia Wright
Email Ernesia Wright at admin@georgiasoulbasketball.com and Georgiasoulbasketball.com
Rising Coaches CEO, Adam Gordon: Largest Coaching Tree in the Country
Daily Discipline Routines with Coach Dale Earnhardt
Building Intentional Relationships with Tami Matheny
Follow Tami on Twitter @r2lcoaching
Live your Dream with Coach John Shulman
Family, Failure, and Fun with Coach Missy Bilderback
Coach Bilderback has compiled a 127-20 record in five seasons with the Lady Bobcats, including four Region 23 titles, three MACJC titles, and the school’s first four trips to the NJCAA National Tournament. Jones College finished the 2020 season at 24-4, ranked No. 10 in the final NJCAA poll and was preparing for the NJCAA Championships before the event was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Please reach out to Coach Bilderback on twitter @missybilderback
Foot Down, Hands Back, Ready to Hit with Mike Mullis
Serving Up Contagious Energy & Fire with Volleyball Coach Katie Zimmerman
Contact Coach Katie Zimmerman: Zimmermank@smcsc.edu
Instagram: katie_zim
Coach Ken French: Life and Lessons
Contact Coach Ken French: kenfrench10@att.net
Loyalty with Coach Stephanie Butler-Graham
Creating a Life through Connection and the Game with Coach John Thompson
John Thompson is a Hall-of-Fame college basketball coach. He has been on the sideline at NC Wesleyan for the past 25 years and is the all-time winningest coach in program history.
Never Lazy Errors with President Scott Cochran