NORFOLK, Va. – Head women’s basketball coach Karen Barefoot has announced the three guest speakers that will make an appearance at her free coaches clinic on October 11 at the Ted Constant Center. Barefoot will welcome Bill Broderick, Stephany Dunmyer and Keith Stagg this year.
Broderick is entering his fourth season at the helm of the Christopher Newport University women’s basketball program and has made an immediate impact on the Captains. During his first two years as the team’s head coach, he led the squad to two straight Sweet 16 runs, including and Elite Eight appearance during the 2012-13 campaign.
Prior to becoming the eighth women’s basketball coach in the 43-year history of the CNU program, Broderick compiled an extensive resume on the sidelines, including stints as an assistant coach at Elon University under Barefoot, a CNU Hall of Fame alumna. Broderick was the Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach under Barefoot, where he helped recruit back-to-back Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and coordinate the number one ranked recruiting class in the conference in 2009-10.
Dunmyer joins Barefoot as one of the leading women’s basketball coaches in Hampton Roads and is entering her 13th season as the head coach for Virginia Wesleyan. She has compiled a 181-115 record overall and a 135-77 record in Old Dominion Athletic Conference competition, making her the most successful women’s basketball coach in VWC history.
She has guided the team to the ODAC title game in four of the past seven seasons, winning the program’s first tournament championship last year. VWC edged Lynchburg with two pressure-packed free throws with nine seconds left on the clock to held lift the Marlins to a thrilling 59-57 victory. The Marlins advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament, marking their first NCAA appearance since 1989 and its fifth overall.
Stagg enters his third season as the head coach for The Apprentice School Lady Builders after taking over a program that was initiated and developed by Barefoot in 1995. Barefoot was just 22 when she initiated the program, marking the youngest head coach at the time. Not only was she the youngest coach, she created the first-ever female athletic program in the 75-year history of The Apprentice School and compiled a 102-41 mark and captured the 2001 NSCAA National Championship during her six years.
In just his second season at the helm, the Lady Builders celebrated their 20th anniversary since Barefoot began the program. The program highlighted the year with a win over Old Dominion Athletic Conference powerhouse Eastern Mennonite and just a two-point loss to the No. 16 ranked Christopher Newport Captains. Stagg led the program to its second-consecutive USCAA Championships after making it to the semifinals during his first season. He also coached Kenya Wilkerson to a First Team All-USCAA All-American selection and freshman Ylexis Traegar to a second team nod.
The coaches clinic event will be held on October 11 from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The clinic will follow a women's basektball practice that is open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The focus of the clinic will be the skill development of athletes, different practice drills, the X’s and O’s of the game and some hot topics. A concession stand will be open the day of the camp offering snacks and drinks to all. For more information and to RSVP for the clinic, please contact assistant coach Jermaine Woods at jawoods@odu.edu
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