03-17-2025, 10:43 AM
The LA Sparks are going to use male practice players. Cameron Brink is not happy about it.
WNBA Star Is Not Happy With Male Practice Players
Apparently, it is common in college. My son used to practice against Princeton's women's basketball team. Parenthetically, he told me they were the best-run practices of which he'd ever been a part.
It is or used to be common:
The WNBA’s male practice squads lose to women all the time — and enjoy it - SBNation.com
Stanford has used them in the past. Tara and Jennifer Azzi insisted on limits:
Singling out the men in the women's game
In 2006, the NCAA's Committee on Women's Athletics recommended banning the use of male players, but it wasn't passed:
In women's basketball, men have a role on practice floor
WNBA Star Is Not Happy With Male Practice Players
Apparently, it is common in college. My son used to practice against Princeton's women's basketball team. Parenthetically, he told me they were the best-run practices of which he'd ever been a part.
It is or used to be common:
The WNBA’s male practice squads lose to women all the time — and enjoy it - SBNation.com
Stanford has used them in the past. Tara and Jennifer Azzi insisted on limits:
Singling out the men in the women's game
In 2006, the NCAA's Committee on Women's Athletics recommended banning the use of male players, but it wasn't passed:
In women's basketball, men have a role on practice floor
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