2017 WBCA National Convention Schedule All events are listed in local time (Central Time). Schedule is tentative and subject to change without notice. Wednesday, March 29 3 – 5:45 p.m. “So You Want To Be A Coach” Registration (Closed session; participants only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Seminar Theater 6 – 8 p.m. “So You Want To Be A Coach” Welcome Reception (Closed session; participants only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 2 Thursday, March 30 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. “So You Want To Be A Coach” (Closed session; participants only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Seminar Theater 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. WBCA Convention Registration presented by NIKE – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Preconvene 9 – 11 a.m. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Meeting – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 1 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Event 1 Merchandise Booth – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Preconvene 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Complimentary Headshots by Phototap – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Grand Hall 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Mentoring Madness (Closed session; participants must have RSVP’d prior to the event) – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom C 11 a.m. – Noon Coach and Be Coached: A Mock Interview Session 1 (Closed session; participants must have RSVP’d prior to the event) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 3 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. WBCA Playing Rules and Officiating Working Group Meeting (committee members and invited guests only) – Sheraton, 4th Floor Hotel, City View 6 Noon – 2 p.m. WBCA Legislation & Governance Working Group Meeting (committee members only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Executive Boardroom Noon – 2 p.m. WBCA Professional Development Working Group Meeting (committee members only) – Sheraton, 4th Floor Hotel, City View 3 Noon – 1 p.m. Coach and Be Coached: A Mock Interview Session 2 (Closed session; participants must have RSVP’d prior to the event) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 3 1 – 5:30 p.m. WBCA Coaches’ Huddle – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 4 1 1 – 4 p.m. Lone Star Conference Meeting – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 2 1 – 2 p.m. Coach to Coach Mentoring Meet-up (Coach to Coach Mentoring Program participants only) – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom B 2 – 4 p.m. Mentoring Madness (Closed session; participants must have RSVP’d prior to the event) – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom C 2 – 3 p.m. Coach and Be Coached: A Mock Interview Session 3 (Closed session; participants must have RSVP’d prior to the event) – Sheraton 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 3 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. WBCA Executive Committee Meeting (committee members only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Executive Boardroom 3 – 4 p.m. Coach and Be Coached: A Mock Interview Session 4 (Closed session; participants must have RSVP’d prior to the event) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 3 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. WBCA Board of Directors Meeting (committee members only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 1 4 – 5 p.m. WBCA Coaches’ Huddle “Your Role/Place as a Servant Leader. A Different Perspective” presented by Yolett McPhee-McCuin – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 4 4 – 4:30 p.m. “The 4 B’s of Media” presented by Debbie Antonelli, Sports Analyst (Thirty Under 30 honorees only) – Sheraton, 3rd Floor South Tower, Trinity 1 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Asian Coaches Association Meeting – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom D1 4:30 – 6 p.m. “Division I Coaches Speed Scheduling: Basketball Travelers Speed (Game) Dating Session” – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom D2–D3 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Thirty Under 30 Happy Hour with WBCA Past Presidents, administrators, and the 2016 and 2017 classes (invite only) – Draft Media Sports Lounge 5:30 – 6 p.m. “Q&A’s with a Legend” presented by Tara VanDerveer, Stanford (invite only) – Sheraton, 3rd Floor South Tower, Trinity 1 7 – 11 p.m. WBCA Welcome Party presented by Coors Light – Eddie Deen’s Ranch (badge required) Friday, March 31 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. “So You Want To Be A Coach” (Closed session; participants only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Seminar Theater 7:30 – 9 a.m. WBCA Youth Working Group Meeting (committee members only) – Sheraton, 37th Floor Hotel, Majestic 7 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. WBCA Convention Registration presented by NIKE – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Preconvene 2 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Event 1 Merchandise Booth – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Preconvene 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. adidas Coaches Timeout Hospitality Suite – Sheraton, 38th Floor Hotel, Chaparral Ballroom 9 – 11 a.m. FOCUS Friday presented by NIKE: “How to Coach the Gen iY Athlete” by featured speaker Dr. Tim Elmore, Founder and President of Growing Leaders – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom A1-A4 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. High School Coaches Day (Closed session; separate registration required) 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Tourney Town™ Presented by Capital One® - American Airlines Center, Parking Lot E 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. WBCA Coaches’ Huddle – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 4 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. WBCA Courtside Expo – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom B, C1-C4 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Missouri Valley Conference Meeting – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 3 11 a.m. – Noon NAIA Breakout Meeting – Sheraton, 37th Floor Hotel, Majestic 5 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Learning Lab: “Beyond X’s & O’s: Identifying and Eliminating Barriers to Women’s Professional Advancement as Basketball Coaches” panel presented by Women’s Sports Foundation by Marjorie Snyder, Women’s Sports Foundation; Noreen Morris, Northeast Conference; Tara VanDerveer, Stanford, LaChina Robinson; Lin Dunn, Kentucky – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom A3 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Learning Lab: “Diversity & Inclusion Best Practices Panel” presented by the WBCA Diversity & Inclusion Committee by Lee Reed, Georgetown University; Dr. Lawrence Burnley, University of Dayton; Kristin Williams, Mid-American Conference; Moderator, Tracy Ellis-Ward, Big East Conference – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom B 11:30 a.m. – Noon Learning Lab presented by NIKE: “7 Ways to Make the RIGHT Recruiting Phone Call” presented by Dan Tudor, Tudor Collegiate Strategies – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom A2 11:30 – Noon On-Court Presentation: “Full Court Drills to Ignite Your Transition” presented by Aaron Roussell, Bucknell University – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom B, C1-C4 Noon – 12:30 p.m. Learning Lab presented by NIKE: “Coaching Millennials: An Analysis of a Multi-Generational Team Culture” presented by Dr. Matt Wilson, Stetson University – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom A2 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. WBCA Coaches’ Huddle “Master 20” presented by Edniesha Curry, Maine – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Pearl 4 3 12:30 – 1 p.m. On-Court Presentation: “Building a Tenacious Full Court Defense” presented by Joni Taylor, University of Georgia – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom B, C1-C4 1 – 3 p.m. NAIA Business Meeting presented by adidas and Marriott Rewards – Sheraton, 37th Floor Hotel, Majestic 5 1 – 3 p.m. Junior/Community College Business Meeting presented by adidas and Marriott Rewards – Sheraton, 37th Floor Hotel, Majestic 6 1 – 3 p.m. WBCA Conference Captains Meeting (DI, DII, DIII captains only) – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Hotel, Austin Ballroom 1 1 – 2 p.m. Roundtables – Sheraton, 3rd Floor Conference Center • “Hybrids of the Spread & Princeton Offense” presented by Brooke Stoehr, Louisiana Tech – Houston Ballroom • “Director of Basketball Operations” facilitated by Catherine Greene, Georgia Tech – San Antonio Ballroom A o “Negotiations: Travel Contracts, Salaries, and Professional Development Opportunities” o “Staying Energized in the Profession and Managing Stress” o “Team Building: Ideas for a More Cohesive Team and Staff” o Scheduling a Successful Non-Conference Slate” presented by Ethan Gelfand, Penn State • “Manager to Operations to Coach/Climb the Ladder” presented by Billy Fennelly, Iowa State – San Antonio Ballroom B • “Seeing Through the Numbers: A Guide to Synergy Analytics” presented by JD Gravina, Western Illinois – State Room 1 • “Effective Communication Skills to Maximize Player Productivity” presented by Jerry Busone, Old Dominion – State Room 2 • “Recruiting for What Your Team Really Needs: Improving Recruiting Success” presented by Bo Hanson, Athlete Assessments – State Room 3 • “Building Relationships with Your Parents” presented by Sam Caldwell, Riverdale Baptist High School – State Room 4 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Moms in Coaching – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom D2 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Always Dad – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom D3 1:30 – 2 p.m. On-Court Presentation: “Sideline Out of Bounds, Baseline Out of Bounds, and End of Game Management” presented by Jeff Walz, Louisville – Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom B, C1-C4 2 – 2:30 p.m. On-Court Presentation: “Game Like Shooting Drills” presented by Amanda Levens, Arizona State– Sheraton, 2nd Floor Conference Center, Lone Star Ballroom B, C1- C4 4 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Learning Lab: “Why We Hire Who We Hire” presented by Women Leaders in College Sports by Tim Duncan, Clayton State University; Vicky Chun, Colgate University; Jennifer Strawley, University of Miami; Patti Phillips, Women Leaders in College Sports – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom B 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Learning Lab: “Coaching the Millennial Generation” presented by the United States Marine Corps by Colonel Julie Nethercot, Commanding Officer, Officer Candidate School – Sheraton, 1st Floor Conference Center, Dallas Ballroom A3 2:30 – 3 p.m.