RE-Posting article from November 2008

EXPOSURE EQUATES TO SCHOLARSHIPS

Hoopgurlz.com was a Seattle Washington based website, giving girl's high school basketball in the State of Washington, great exposure. During it's 'hey day' here in Washington, the exposure given to high school girl's basketball reach out nationally. Many Washington female basketball athletes received college scholarships to schools all across the country. Washington was a hot bed for girl's basketball talent. In fact June Daughtery lost her head coaching job at the University of Washington partly because of her inability to keep the great in state talent home.Two years ago Hoopgurlz.com signed on with ESPN.com and they now have a national base and scope. Giving great exposure for girl's high school basketball across the country for ESPN, but the state of Washington has suffered somewhat since. This year 2009, only 9 girl's through out the state have signed "national letter's of intent" with major colleges in the early signing period. Down 25% from 2008, and as much as 50% in 2007 and previous years. Exposure is the key. That's my goal with this blog/site. Your help is needed and appreciated. Our girls have the talent, we have to help them with exposure.

Here are the girls in our state that signed letter's of intent for 2009;(unfortunately non from Southwest Washington)
Lindsey Moore - Kentwood H.S. (WA) - Nebraska
Carly Noyes - Moses Lake H.S. (WA) - Washington State
Nichole Jackson - Auburn-Riverside H.S. (WA) - Portland State
Alyssa Smith - Archbishop Murphy H.S. (WA) - Montana
Ally Schmitt - Snohomish H.S. (WA) - Montana State
Kenzie De Boer - Lynden Christian H.S. (WA) - Montana
Shannon Byrne - Emerald Ridge H.S. (WA) - Idaho State
Karley Lampman - Snohomish H.S. (WA) - Portland State
Amanda Thompson - Kentlake H.S. (WA) - Cal State Northridge
Catie Richards - Mount Si. H. S. (WA) - Humboldt State

We can work togeter to be sure that this low number doesn't happen again, and the deserving girl's in our area, get the exposure and opportunity they deserve for 2010.

1 comments:
Instyle said...
I agree we have suffered but not by the departure of hoopgurlz. Glen was a little bias in his opinions . I think we are just seeing a down year in the talent pool. I think it will grow again in the 2011-2012 group. There are a lot of young girls in this state with some talent and look for them to make noise.
November 20, 2008 9:55 PM