AP via ABC: Whalen Has Had Rollercoaster First Year

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https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/lindsay-whalen-rollercoaster-year-minnesota-61406001

File under, "I learn something everyday" (emphasis added):

As the team struggled, Whalen felt she needed to connect with her players better so she picked up a book to read — "Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y" by Bruce Tulgan — at the advice of former college coaches Gail Goestenkors and Carol Ross. The pair was hired before the season as consultants for Whalen and her staff.

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Whalen credits Goestenkors and Ross for being very helpful to her throughout the year.

"Sometimes they just lend a sympathetic ear, or just send a friendly text," Whalen said. "They are two of the best in the game ever and it's great to have them available."

Ross and Goestenkors watch every game and take notes and send them to Whalen. They've been on campus a few times as well.

"We want to give Lindsay what we would want if it was in reverse," Ross said. "This can be a tough business at times. It can be a rollercoaster in conference play. We just are trying to be encouraging. Things we see that might be helpful we can point those out. We work for Lindsay. Try to offer her what she needs. We put stuff out there. She can take it or leave it. She's very fun to work with because she's hungry."
 

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This is Carol Ross and Gail Goestenkors' consulting service which launched last summer.
 

I totally missed this at the time.

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At Williams for the Illinois game.

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Sort of a confessional by whoever’s paying for these services that Whalen needs a lot of help to get up to speed.
 


It shows how motivated Coach Whalen is and her desire to succeed as a coach.
 




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