On this week’s episode Sean catches up with Sally Phillips, Head of the WNBL at Basketball Australia. Sean and Sally chat about hoops, TV and connecting grassroots with elite talent.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- Sally's sporting background coming through the grassroots system and playing in the WNBL
- How Sally's experience and insight in club land is helping her run the league
- The work that Sally and her team did to get the WNBL back on TV
- The partnership with Fox Sports and the launch of Project Leap – their all female internal team working on WNBL
- How the WNBL is seeking sponsors and how companies can benefit and connect with fans and communities
- Sally's links to the Richmond Football Club
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Sally Phillips from WNBL for being our guest on this week's show
- Follow Sally on Twitter @SallPhillips, LinkedIn and Instagram
- Follow WNBL on Twitter @WNBL, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram
- Other Sports Geek podcast episodes you might be interested in:
Articles of interest
- Sally Phillips to head WNBL
- WNBL head Sally Phillips and her plans for future of the league
- WNBL: Sally Phillips on the return to TV and the league's bright future
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Fight like Maddie Purple Day
Take a sneak peek at Friday's feature interview for @MaddiesVision with Joe Riewoldt, @Richmond_FC's @JackRiewoldt08 and @MelbourneBoomer @moniiquecontii. #FightLikeMaddie #WNBL18 #DunkAFiver pic.twitter.com/zdasNiObtW
— WNBL (@WNBL) November 14, 2017
Check out these shots!
@SaraBlicavs showed off & @tLavey5 got on the hoverboard! See more #WNBL18 action with a @JaycoRangers membership:https://t.co/Aj7NgDGdYh pic.twitter.com/YBRPJ6cNsK
— WNBL (@WNBL) September 28, 2017
Power play
Scoring two of her 18 points for the game with a tough and-one play, @SydUniFlames' Carly Boag owns the iAthletic Power Play for Round 6! #WNBL18 pic.twitter.com/bWSeaQPrQs
— WNBL (@WNBL) November 15, 2017
Season launch
The #WNBL18 season was officially launched today with @FOXSportsAUS also announcing the broadcast schedule: https://t.co/wQFPHPP3Eg pic.twitter.com/UY5DnJglcH
— WNBL (@WNBL) September 11, 2017
Well done Socceroos
Well done @socceroos, good to see you're headed to World Cup in Russia. #throwback pic to #asiancup preparation w… https://t.co/zFH9RSB00u pic.twitter.com/o0VnREnp5D
— Sean Callanan (@seancallanan) November 15, 2017
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