Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport of women's basketball and fosters and promotes the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls.
With members throughout the world, it is the largest organization of its kind. The WBCA is involved in a variety of events and clinics throughout the year, including the WBCA High School All-America Game; the Betty F. Jaynes Internship Program; the Nike So You Want To Be A Coach Program and the annual WBCA National Convention, held in conjunction with the NCAA Women's Final Four. Through these events, the WBCA not only highlights exceptionally talented female players but also provides opportunities for coaches at all levels to better themselves.
In addition to the activities that the WBCA puts on and sponsors, the organization has an extensive awards program through which the best, brightest, and most talented athletes, coaches, and contributors to women's basketball are honored. The WBCA also provides coverage on all aspects of women's basketball, from high school to the pros, through their three publications: Coaching Women's Basketball, Net.News, and Compliance Corner.
The following coaches contributed to The Women's Basketball Drill Book:
- Jane Albright, Wichita State University
- Gary Blair, Texas A&M University
- Lisa Bluder, University of Iowa
- Joan Bonvicini, University of Arizona
- Beth Burns, San Diego State University
- Nikki Caldwell, University of Tennessee
- Jody Conradt, University of Texas
- Leslie Crane, Western Illinois University
- Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University
- Elaine Elliott, University of Utah
- Nancy Fahey, Washington University
- Kathy Fedorjaka, Bucknell University
- Mark French, UC Santa Barbara
- Brenda Frese, University of Maryland
- Mike Geary, Michigan State University
- Bill Gibbons, College of the Holy Cross
- Brian Giorgis, Marist College
- Chris Gobrecht, Yale University
- Carey Green, Liberty University
- Theresa Grentz, University of Illinois
- Cindy Griffin, Saint Joseph's University
- Mary Hegarty, Long Beach State University
- Bonnie Henrickson, University of Kansas
- Kris Huffman, DePauw University
- Rick Insell, Middle Tennessee State University
- Laurie Kelly, Northern Arizona University
- Patrick Knapp, University of Pennsylvania
- Andy Landers, University of Georgia
- Wendy Larry, Old Dominion University
- Bob Lindsay, Kent State University
- Chris Long, Louisiana Tech University
- John Margaritis, UC Riverside Athletics
- Bernadette Mattox, Connecticut Sun
- Muffet McGraw, University of Notre Dame
- Joe McKeown, George Washington University
- Wes Moore, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Jon Newlee, Idaho State University
- Trina Patterson, University of Albany
- Rene Portland, Penn State University
- Gordy Presnell, Boise State University
- Carol Ross, University of Mississippi
- Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine University
- Amy Ruley, North Dakota State University
- Debbie Ryan, University of Virginia
- Tim Shea, Salem State College
- David Smith, Bellarmine University
- Barbara Stevens, Bentley College
- Pat Summitt, University of Tennessee
- Ed Swanson, Sacred Heart University
- Charlene Thomas-Swinson, University of Tulsa
- Tara VanDerveer, Stanford University
- Christina Wielgus, Dartmouth College
- Nancy Winstel, Northern Kentucky University
- Kay Yow, North Carolina State University
