2018 USA Basketball Women In The Game Conference Recap

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2018 USA Basketball Women In The Game Conference Recap

After its successful debut in 2017, the USA Basketball Women in the Game initiative returned with a conference April 7-8 at the Windward School in Los Angeles. In addition to presentations from expert guest speakers, attendees of the USA Basketball Women in the Game conference also experienced breakout sessions and small group discussions between speakers and attendees.

Date: Apr 10, 2018 Duration: 01:51

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