Big 12 Volleyball Coaches Launch Diversity Mentorship Program

NORMAN – Oklahoma head volleyball coach Lindsey Gray-Walton has partnered with Big 12 volleyball coaches to launch Reach & Teach: Big 12 Volleyball Diversity Mentoring Program, a conference-wide initiative designed to empower and support ethnic minority and underrepresented coaches in the sport.

The mission of the program is to offer empowerment, inclusion and support to minority coaches who aspire to coach at the collegiate level. The program seeks to open doors and connect an underrecognized group of coaches to every Big 12 program to offer insight, promote a comprehensive network, spread knowledge of the game and create more diversity within the profession.

"The Reach & Teach program is an important initiative by the coaches in our league," Gray-Walton. "We feel there is a need for a safe and supported learning space within our volleyball community and look forward to having the opportunity to engage and learn from the motivated individuals within the program itself'

Over a nine-week span scheduled to begin February 3, each Big 12 program will host participants in a 45-minute virtual networking and educational session during its designated week. Education sessions will include the respective head coach along with three additional staff members in order to introduce and expose the participants to each program in the Big 12.

Registration is now open through January 28 to any current collegiate, club or high school coach in addition to any current and former athletes with a desire to enter the coaching profession. For more information and to register, click here.

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Big 12 Volleyball Coaches Launch Diversity Mentorship Program

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