Women's Basketball League Sees Record Number of Female Coaches
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
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- Record six female coaches started in the women's basketball league.
- Five of the coaches are Israeli.
- Two coaches have prior historical achievements.
- Naomi Kolodny was first female assistant in men's premier league.
- Shira Elyon leads the women's national team.
The Athena Winner women's basketball league tipped off this week, with its opening round marking a historic moment. Six out of the ten teams are being coached by women, the highest number in the league's history. Five of these coaches are Israeli.
The coaches include Naomi Kolodny for Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, Daniela Reuven for Maccabi Haifa, Tal Dweck for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Katya Abramzon for Maccabi Karmiel Beit Hakerem, Shira Elyon for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod, and Lubica Darliach for Hapoel Lev Jerusalem.
Two of these coaches have already achieved significant milestones. Naomi Kolodny previously served as the first female assistant coach in the men's premier league for the same club, Maccabi Ramat Gan. Shira Elyon, who also coaches the Israeli women's national team, is the first woman ever to lead the national squad.
The league is promoted by Athena, the Center for the Advancement of Women's Sports in Israel.
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