ATLANTA, Ga. — The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its class for the 21st "So You Want To Be A Coach" program. This year, Western Michigan graduate student guard Kaitlyn Zarycki was named one of the 55 student-athletes who will participate in the two-day workshop on April 4 and 5 during the WBCA Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

"It's an honor to be a part of the 2024 class!" said Zarycki,  "At the end of this program I would like to have an even better understanding of what it's like to be a college coach, learn more about the game from a coaching standpoint, and hopefully make a lot of lasting relationships."

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.

"The WBCA community of coaches each year invests in young, aspiring coaches through the 'So You Want To Be A Coach' program," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "We have high expectations for these graduating student-athletes and the future contributions they will make to 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.

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, 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 coaches to those 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 information about the "So" program.