WBCA Release

ATLANTA -- Sofia Genareo (Lakewood, N.Y./Southwestern Central), a senior on the Allegheny College women's basketball team, was recently selected by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to participate in the 22nd "So You Want To Be A Coach" program.

Genareo was one of 80 student-athletes from all three divisions of college basketball chosen to participate in this year's program, which includes a two-day workshop on April 3 and 4 during the WBCA Convention in Tampa.

"It's an incredible opportunity to connect with other students as well as WBCA members," Genareo explained. "I'm eager to learn from experienced coaches and to gain insights into qualities that lead to success in coaching.

"Coaching college basketball has been my goal for as long as I can remember."

The "So" program increases the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women's basketball, increases the understanding and awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching, introduces female basketball players to coaches and administrators, and raises 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 and must be nominated by their WBCA-member head coach. 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.