NWBL press release

PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT

Contact: Women’s Sports Services, LLC
(714) 848-1201
National Women's Basketball League
(858) 829-2539

Women's Sports Services becomes Official Career Partner
for the National Women's Basketball League

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. (Sept 22, 2004). Women's Sports Services, LLC, (WSS) a career development and recruitment solutions company that operates the online career center www.WomenSportsJobs.com, has announced a partnership with America's professional women's basketball league, the National Women's Basketball League. The partnership is a joint effort to provide NWBL players access to career support tools and services to further enhance their career opportunities and to support women in sports related career fields.

"We are excited to announce WSS as the official career partner of the NWBL. This partnership will provide our pro players a variety of career management tools to assist them in managing their careers off the court. In addition, our franchises will benefit from a variety of employer recruiting services as well, said, Patrick Alexander, President/Co-Founder, NWBL. Working with Women's Sports Services will give our athletes greater access to job opportunities and help our members better prepare for the career challenges ahead.

Through the partnership, WSS will provide members of the National Women's Basketball League direct online access to the newly created NWBL online career center which will include a job database, resume preparation support, career counseling, seminars and networking events. In addition, WSS's employer partners will have access to a talented pool of female athletes poised for careers beyond the basketball court.

"Partnering together to provide career support for NWBL players will ensure that female athletes are provided the tools necessary to manage a successful career both on and off the court. We are proud to be working with the NWBL and we look forward to working together to support this need," said Becky Heidesch, CEO, Women's Sports Services, LLC.

About Women's Sports Services, LLC
Women's Sports Services, founded in 1995, launched an executive search arm in 2003 (www.WSSExecutiveSearch.com) to specialize in job placement for women, minorities and professional athletes. WSS is currently the official career partner of the LPGA, the Black Women in Sport Foundation, the Association for Women in Sports Media, and is the sports career partner for the National Association of Female Executives, Executive Women's Golf Association, African American Women in Technology and more.

Overview of WomenSportsJobs.com
WomenSportsJobs.com is the leading online career center for women interested in sports, health or fitness related careers. Launched in 2000 as a spin-off from the Women'Sports Wire Employment Publication, the unique site provides a nationwide job database, career support articles, resume preparation services, career and entrepreneurial consultation and networking events. Employers who utilize the site for recruiting needs include companies such as Amazon, Yahoo, NBA/WNBA, Adidas, American Golf Corporation, ESPN, Gart Sports, Burton Snowboards, REI, Lifetime Fitness, Bally Fitness, Reebok, Ryka, Champs Sports, Golf Channel, Palace Sports & Entertainment, NFL, Major League Baseball Teams, Human Kinetics Publishers, Home Depot, NCAA Colleges, High Schools and hundreds more. For more information visit www.WomenSportsJobs.com

Overview of NWBL
The National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) was founded in 1997 initially as a semi-pro league across the United States that ultimately developed into a professional women's basketball league in 2001. The NWBL will head into its fifth season in 2005, featuring some of America's best professional women basketball sports stars, with its teams in Chicago, IL; Ft. Collins, CO; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, TX; Lubbock, TX; and Houston, TX. For more information about the NWBL, check out the website at - www.nwbl.com

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