What's Needed to Improve Youth Sports? Ep.1 Pt. 2

Secrets to Becoming a Sports Analyst: Danielle Brown of HDI

The EDGExperience host, Kimberly Wright-White, interviews Danielle Brown who serves as the Women's Basketball Director of Business Development at HD Intelligence (HDI). HD Intelligence is an analytics company founded in 2019 that helps college teams create their road map to success by using data analytics as the core strategy in that process. In this episode of The EDGExperience podcast, Danielle Brown provides insights into data analytics as a career and breaks down the myths behind how teams develop winning strategies.

The EDGExperience Podcast from the 2023 Women's Final Four in Dallas, Texas!

The EDGExperience Host Kimberly Wright White talks with Olympic Gold Medalists and Hall of Fame Members Cheryl Miller and Cathy Boswell at The Final Four in Dallas! She also speaks with Coach Yo of Ole Miss, NCAA MVP Sylvia Crawley-Spann, UNC Assistant Coach Adrian Walters, former University of South Carolina player La’Keisha Sutton, and Region 19 Coach of the Year Riley Maye, along with WBB Super-fans on The EDGExperience Podcast.

Ep 4: The EDGExperience Podcast's Kimberly Wright-White Talks with UMichigan's Head WBB Coach, Kim Barnes Arico

The EDGExperience host, Kimberly Wright-White, interviews University of Michigan’s WBB Head Coach, Kim Barnes Arico, in Ann Arbor. This interview reveals some of Arico’s views on women’s development in the sport and her time as head coach at St. John’s University. She reflects on recruiting in underserved communities and shares her views on how to improve women’s athletics, overall. Specifically, she talks about the impact of quality coaches in high school in preparation for female student-athletes transitioning to college athletics. She shares her reflections on Coach Felecia Oliver in Newark who nurtures and cultivates players like Nadirah McKineth who went on to be drafted and play in the WNBA are also highlighted by Kim Barnes Arico. Coach Arico is the University of Michigan’s winningest head coach. Remarkably, she earned the same accolade during her tenure at St. John’s(a title she held at St. John’s until the 2021-22 season). Under her leadership, UMWBB made their first Elite 8 in program history during their 2021-22 season. The UMWBB Team is also ranked #5 in the Big 10 Conference and is the 6th seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Find out what makes coach Kim Barnes Arico a Transformational Leader and Coach during this episode of The EDGExperience Podcast!

What's Needed to Improve Youth Sports Episode 1 Part 3

The EDGExperience host Kimberly Wright-White analyzes the current state of youth basketball with Coach Shawn "OG" McCray of Newark Central High School, Founder of The Zoo Crew Basketball Program, and star of LeBron James'  YouTube Docuseries, "Best Shot!". She also discusses issues related to positive transitions to postsecondary and the best ways to fill gaps that would create better outcomes for student-athletes with Coach Cocozziello of St. Joseph Preparatory School in Metuchen, NJ;  Coach Alexander of Weequahic HS in Newark, NJ;  and Coach Mirabel of St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey.

What's Needed to Improve Youth Sports? Ep.1 Pt. 2

The EDGExperience host,  Kimberly Wright-White, continues her exploration of youth basketball and what's needed to improve outcomes for urban youth involved in the sport. She speaks with outstanding student-athletes from St. John Vianney, Newark Science Park, Ramapo, and Newark West Side High Schools. Conversations are also conducted with parents, Coach Akbar Cook of Newark West Side High School, and Coach Tarik Brown of Science Park High School. Together, they tackle problems and possible solutions in NCAA and NJSIAA rules, the future of urban youth basketball, shifts caused by COVID-19, academic gaps, sportsmanship, and transition assistance to colleges for student-athletes. This episode is Part 2 of a 3-part series.