Helen Wheelock is a longtime supporter of and contributor to WomenBasketballOnline.Com. She is a fanatical New York Liberty and Connecticut Huskies fan, but more importantly is an ardent supporter of women's basketball at all levels. Helen is a freelance journalist covering the sport she loves. And sometimes she even gets paid for it (thank goodness she has a day job!). Her engaging writing style showcases both her enthusiasm for women's basketball and astute understanding of the issues surrounding the game. She is a member of the WBCA National Player of the Month Committee.
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Pieces written for the Women's Basketball Coaching Association's publication, Coaching Women's Basketball.
Note: The pieces were published within a section called "Press Row" and are somewhat Op-Ed-ish. As such, they included the following disclaimer:
Articles published in this section of Coaching Women's Basketball do not reflect either for or against the opinion in the article as an endorsement of Coaching Women's Basketball. This editorial is published without liability to Coaching Women's Basketball or the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Mapping the journey to 96 teams: Turning roadblocks into a roadmap? - May 2010
An Unexpected Challenge: Making Choices for Fiscal Fitness - September 2009
Shifts in the WNBA: Look who’s coaching now - July 2009
NCAA Tournament Hosting: Hidden Hurdles and Helpful Hints - April 2009
The Scheduling Puzzle: Juggling Square Pegs, Round Holes and Dollars Signs - April 2009
Anne Donovan: Reaching New Heights - February 2009
Officiating Under Review: Coaches, Conferences and the NCAA Working to Collaborate - January 2009
Media Coverage and the Alternatives: Paper, Pods, Streams, and Blogs - March 2008
Building Attendance: Hand Shakes, Hoarse Voices, and a Boost from the NCAA - February 2008
Junior Colleges: Where Opportunities Knock - November 2007
Earning Their Stripes: Officials In Training - October 2007
The WNBA: Coaching's Last Frontier - July 2007
Title IX: Sharing the Wealth - May 2007
The Selection Committee: Opening the Vault and Looking Inside - February 2007
First Academics, now Amateurism: The NCAA Clearinghouse Expands Its Scope - February 2007
MySpace and Facebook: Keeping an Eye on Online Sites - November 2006
Pay-Per-View Recruiting: Looking at the cost of coach's packets - October 2006
Coaches and Officials: Reaching Across the Divide - July 2006
Where You Lead, I Will Follow... - April 2006
Nearing of the Green - February 2006
WNIT Dreaming: Pre-Season. Post-Season. Future? - January 2006
Don't Know Much About History... - May 2005
Coaching USA Basketball: A Road Paved With Gold? - April 2005
Texas Hold 'Em? Hold Up! - March 2005
Culture Clash: High School and AAU Basketball - April 2004, February 2005
Deafening Silence: Sexual Abuse By Coaches - January 2005 and Addendum
Women's Sports Foundation
Commander in Chief: Lindsey Harding
Lifetime All-Star: Nancy Lieberman
Cleveland Rocks: Women’s Final Four Preview
The Spirit of Rutgers
Lucy’s Legacy: A Profile of Lusia Harris-Stewart
Roots of the Game
2005 Final Four Preview
Leading the League: A profile of new WNBA president Donna Orender
New York Sportscene
www.nysportscene.com
Cappie Pondexter: Rutgers Knight Helps the Mercury Rise - July 2006
Liberty Draft 2006 - April 2006
Liberty at 10: Looking to New Faces - March 2006
Women's Tournament Preview - February 2006
The Liberty: Breakin' it Down - May 2005
Stepping into the Spotlight: Rutgers Basketball Great Patty Coyle Takes Over Liberty Helm - September 2004
Section 90
Columns written during the 2000 New York Liberty season for thehoopslink.com. A shout out to Kat, thehoopslink.com producer, and Bibb, my first (and first class) editor. One gave me a place, the other taught me what to do with it. Here's where it started. Note: if there are any errors, they're my fault. I'm sure Bibb fixed'em when they went up online, I simply may not have updated my files.
Comets Playoff Sideline: Still Hungry After All These Years - 8/28/00
Comets Playoff Sideline: Time to Regroup - 8/25/00
Cleveland Playoff Sideline - 8/21/00
A Turning Point - 8/14/00
At What Price, Liberty? - 8/5/00
In the Big Apple, Phillips gets another, big bite - 8/3/00
Wicks is the right kind of All-Star - 7/11/00
Center of our Hearts - 6/25/00
A Garden Homecoming - 6/16/00
Liberty Exhaustion - 6/11/00
Preseason Preview - 5/20/00
A Sobering Intermission - 5/2/00
Player Profiles
These were written between 2001 and 2004 for Women's Basketball Magazine. Note: Apologies for a lack of dates, but my old computer died and the dates disappeared. Feel free to contact me if you need a precise publication time. Further apologies to my more than able editors, Gabby and Lois. Many of these pieces are as I submitted them. I'm sure the work was repaired and improved significantly by their work before it ever reached the published version.
Player Q & A's
These were written between 2001 and 2004 for Women's Basketball Magazine. Note: Apologies for a lack of dates, but my old computer died and the dates disappeared. Feel free to contact me if you need a precise publication time. Further apologies to my more than able editors, Gabby and Lois. Many of these pieces are as I submitted them. I'm sure the work was repaired and improved significantly by their work before it ever reached the published version.
Women's Basketball Magazine Features
Cyber Squatting
Lorene "Butch" Moore: All-American Red Head
Athens 2004: US Basketball Gold
USA vs. WNBA: 2004 All-Star Game
Final Four 2004 - New Orleans
Making the Calls: The World of Referees - February 2004
Year Three for the NWBL Pro League - June 2003
2003 Women's Final Four - Atlanta
Scouting the Opposition - December 2002
Fundamentals: The Reality of High School Coaches - August 2002
Trial by Fire: The World of the NWBL - June 2002
Final Four 2002 - San Antonio
The Game Goes On (Basketball after college) - March 2002
Agins wins Pullitzer - July 2001
Miscellaneous
Pride and Sports: An Interview with Pat Griffin - June 25, 2008, Beacon Broadside blog
Charity and Talent at WNBA All-Star Weekend Show Washington Young Women What’s Possible - July 19, 2007, Fall Church News-Press
USA Basketball Stalking Tour - October 13, 2006
Book Review: Game On!: How Women's Basketball Took Seattle By Storm - August 15, 2006
Book Reveiw: Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection - January 22, 2006
Liberty Stalking Tour - June 24 - June 31, 2004
Confessions of a Hoop Junkie - March 26, 2001
