"umo" wrote in message
> At its inception the WNBA was supposed to be for and about women. Last
> year Ann Donovan became the first woman coach to win a championship in
> the WNBA. The first 7 championships were won by male coaches. Currently
> there are only 4 women coaches in the entire leaque? Am I the only
> person to find this an outrageous state of affairs? The advancement of
> women in basketball is part of the the WNBA's mission statement. If all
> they can manage in all these years are less than a handful of female
> coaches...the WNBA has failed miserably in its mission.
>
I wouldn't say the "WNBA has failed miserably". You're right that the WNBA
is supposed "to be for and about women" and that is still true because the
last time I checked, 100% of the players are women. Strictly speaking the
WNBA is advancing women's basketball, with or without women coaches. Look at
the NFL, there are a lot of black players but how many black coaches or
quarterbacks are there? Very little, I think. The WNBA is relatively young
and as players get older and retire, I think many of them will go into
coaching and the number of women coaches will increase. You just have to
give it time. Personally, I follow the Sacramento Monarchs and our top
player is Yo Griffith. She's 35 years old and obviously nearing retirement
and she says she really really want to get into coaching. I don't have any
stats but I wonder how many women coaches there are in NCAA D1 Women's
basketball?
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