To celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the WNBA announced a new partnership with Voice in Sport, a global sports company and community-based platform offering digital services in mental health, nutrition, sport science, and mentoring from pro athletes to keep girls and women in sport.
12 current WNBA players will participate in 144 live virtual sessions throughout the year with the goal of reaching 50,000 girls in sports by the end of 2024. The players named as VIS mentors in Wednesday’s announcement include:
- Ariel Atkins, Washington Mystics
- Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever
- Alysha Clark, Las Vegas Aces
- Natasha Cloud, Phoenix Mercury
- Izzy Harrison, Chicago Sky
- Lexie Hull, Indiana Fever
- Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, New York Liberty
- Haley Jones, Atlanta Dream
- Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm
- Satou Sabally, Dallas Wings
- Katie Lou Samuelson, Indiana Fever
- Erica Wheeler, Indiana Fever
Not all WNBA markets are represented via the 12-player panel, and some of this might have to do with the free agency period underway now.
There was also an intentional blend of players early in their careers with veterans players. Among the player mentors, there are six WNBA championships (three belong to Alysha Clark alone), two WNBA…
