From The President.

Dear Colleagues:

It's that time of year again. March madness has begun, the time to come together and watch everything that we have worked so hard for finally be put to the test. The planning, the preparation and all the intangibles in between come down to this one month.

Yes, the game is for the kids. It always has been and always will be, but it is the excitement of March that keeps me going month after month, year after year.

If you have ever experienced the excitement of the Final Four, then you probably have been part of the convention that is held in conjunction with it. Since 1999, we have shifted our focus to "On Court Programming" which features our colleagues at the top of their game. This year, we anticipate "Arch Madness" in the city of St. Louis, which has been tabbed the "Best Sports Town in North America" ... and this was before we came to town!

When you attend the clinics, seminars and parties at our National Convention, I encourage you to take time to meet new people! This is the perfect opportunity for us to unit as a group to execute our mission of promoting women's basketball first as a profession then second as a sport.

In this, our 20th year of existence, we have much to be proud of and we plan to celebrate every aspect of it in St. Louis. This association was founded by coaches for coaches and that is something we should never lose sight of as women's basketball escalates to greater heights.

To succeed in our mission, we need coaches from all levels of the game, and from all levels of life. It is up to the mature coaches to indoctrinate their younger peers into the profession and serve as mentors. We should embrace our younger colleagues because they are the future of not only our association but of the game. As protectors of the sport, we want to create a living and lasting legacy.

Sincerely,

Theresa Grentz