A Title IX piece on UCLA’s head women’s basketball coach in conjunction with the school’s Title IX 40th Anniversary celebrations.
Sports were a way of life for UCLA head women’s basketball coach Cori Closeduring her childhood in Milpitas, Calif.
“I was the only girl in my neighborhood,” said Close. “My dad was a teacher and coach, but I really just wanted friends. If you wanted friends, then you played football in the street with the boys. You played basketball and pick-up games. I grew up doing whatever those boys in my neighborhood did, because those were the families we were close with.” Read more…