Results of the Women's Final Four Summit last week:
Three sessions – youth development, business of basketball and the state of the game – brought together stakeholders from the international, professional, collegiate, high school, youth and media ranks. (Watch video from the summit here).
Concerns with ratings and attendance, developmental opportunities for coaches and athletes and numerous other areas call for a shared vision, according to Anucha Browne, the NCAA vice president for women's basketball championships who spearheaded the event. Browne said similar gatherings on a yearly or quarterly basis will potentially occur within a smaller group.
I was in attendance, and jotted down what I felt were key points made by speakers in the three panels:
- We need more rivalries in women's basketball, as they draw fans.
- The decline of female coaches in the sport is a serious concern.
- We need to put key players of every level together for yearly discussions, as the issues are the same across the board.
- We must find a way past this plateau of interest/viewership.
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I wish I could just wave a magic wand and make it all better for WBB...
I like the ole adage you can't bring a donkey to water but it would probably die of thirst if you didn't give it a drink...
We've got all this college sports madness, rabid rivalries, billions flowing through these athletic departments but when it comes to WBB nothing but a bunch of fairweather fans (in general)
Four years of blood, sweat and tears for these ladies and yet the struggle continues...
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