Atlanta Dream Head Coach Tanisha Wright Finalizes Training and Development Staff

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 ATLANTA,  GA-- Today,  the Atlanta Dream's head train Tanisha Wright revealed the group's finished basketball training and growth team for the 2022 WNBA Season. Wright will prompt Christie Sides,  Paul Goriss and Barbara Turner as assistant trainers,  Dale McNeil as gamer advancement trainer,  and Katie Buria as assistant sports fitness instructor and toughness and conditioning professional."Each member of this staff will certainly serve as a vital source for our gamers,  and for me as a first-year head instructor Dream Jersey, " Wright stated. "I believe that iron develops iron,  so it is essential for me to border myself with first-rate coaching skill and sources to help me-- and in turn,  this franchise business-- grow in the very first year of our reconstruct."Christie Sides,  Aide CoachSides brings nearly twenty years of mentoring experience to the Dream,  most just recently functioning as the associate head coach for the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. She comes to Atlanta with 8 years of WNBA training experience,  spending two years with the Indiana Fever and six with the Chicago Sky,  leading the Sky to their initial Eastern Seminar Champion in 2014 and working as an assistant trainer in the WNBA All-Star Video Game in 2015."Christie brings a load of organization experience to the Desire and she fits right in with every little thing we're trying to construct right here, " Wright stated. "Her power is off-the-charts and she is well-respected by players in the organization. She shares my excitement about what we're building below in Atlanta and is going to be a wonderful enhancement to our team."In between her WNBA training stints,  Sides worked as associate head trainer for Northwestern. She played an instrumental function in the ongoing growth and growth of No. 5 total option and current Atlanta Dream player Nia Coffey,  the highest-drafted Northwestern basketball player in college background."I am thrilled to be back in the W and I am so glad for the possibility to join Tanisha in her very first season leading the Desire, " Sides claimed. "I invested numerous years training versus Tanisha and there are 2 points that never wavered concerning her: she was constantly the hardest employee and has always amassed respect from the basketball community. I think these top qualities will play a big duty in the success she will certainly give this organization for several years to come. I anticipate rolling up my sleeves and mosting likely to function with her et cetera of the Dream personnel this season."Paul Goriss,  Assistant CoachGoriss brings two Ladies's National Basketball League Championships to Atlanta after serving as head coach for the UC Fundings in Canberra,  Australia,  for the past six seasons. He has actually functioned as assistant train for the Australian Female's National Basketball Group considering that 2017,  leading the Opals to a silver medal finish at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball Globe Cup in Spain."I desired somebody on our staff that might bring fresh ideas and a freshness to our strategy with this group,  and Paul will certainly fill that function flawlessly, " Wright said. "Paul has a lots of experience as a head trainer and constructed a WNBL Champion team from the ground up. He has a wonderful basketball mind and will certainly act as a seeming board for me as I remain to grow as a trainer."Goriss coached the Australian U19 Females's group to a bronze medal at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Russia. He additionally acted as an assistant trainer for the Australian U19 Guy's teams that competed at the 2011 and 2013 FIBA Globe Championships. His very first experience on a WNBL coaching staff was with the previous South East Queensland Stars for the 2015-16 season,  when he took control of the franchise in the latter fifty percent of their period. Goriss likewise coached current Dream guard Kristy Wallace with the Australian Junior National Group and in the WNBL."I am actually delighted to join the Desire and aid head coach Tanisha Wright construct this team into a champion contender, " Goriss stated. "In chatting with both Dan Padover and Tanisha,  what attracted attention to me was the method they wish to construct the Desire the proper way,  their need to offer back to the city of Atlanta,  and their love for the game. I recognize what it takes to construct a franchise business and I wish to support Tanisha any method I can to aid construct this team into something Atlanta can be pleased with."Barbara Turner,  Aide CoachTurner joins the Desire after spending the in 2015 as a gamer advancement assistant and translator with the NBA's Houston Rockets. She played 3 WNBA periods after the Seattle Storm drafted her 11th general in the 2006 WNBA Draft,  where she played her newbie season together with Wright."Barbara's hire is really unique to me directly as she is a young,  skilled basketball mind and truly recognizes the game, " Wright said. "As a former player herself,  Turner had to establish and expand her game to dip into the highest degree which will assist our players get in touch with her on a different level. She is a young talent whose profession is just beginning to take off,  and we're lucky to have the opportunity to bring her to Atlanta."Turner has actually spent 15 periods playing overseas,  obtaining an US and Turkish dual citizenship while playing in Turkey,  most just recently playing 2 periods with ankaya niversitesi in Ankara. She was a prominent player at Connecticut,  where she led the Huskies to back-to-back National Championships in 2003 and 2004."This is a full-circle moment for me to go back to the WNBA as a trainer, " Turner stated. "I'm thankful and fired up for this chance to join the Atlanta Dream and help Tanisha develop something unique for the city of Atlanta. I'm really eagerly anticipating dealing with this personnel and our players to work in the direction of bringing a WNBA Championship to Atlanta."Dale McNeil,  Gamer Growth Train,  and Katie Buria,  Assistant Athletic Fitness Instructor and Toughness and Conditioning SpecialistMcNeil and Buria round out the Desire's growth personnel. McNeil brings nearly twenty years of player advancement and mentoring experience to the Dream,  most recently offering as the Head of Gamer Growth and Scouting for GMG Sports Home Entertainment and a Youth Developing Coach for the NBA's Washington Wizards. Buria invested the 2019 period and a part of the 2021 season as an athletic training aide with the Desire prior to heading to University Terminal to work as Texas AM's women's basketball sports fitness instructor for the 2021-22 NCAA season."Dale and Katie's enhancement to the team is agent of the importance we are putting on year-round player growth and gamer wellness, " Wright said. "Dale includes a heap of useful experience and has actually worked with professional athletes for years. He will be exceptionally advantageous to us as we remain to construct this team. Katie will come in and sustain our head sports trainer,  Natalie Trotter,  which enables us to give a lot more take care of our professional athletes. She is a rising star in this area,  and we really feel lucky that she is returning to the Dream to work with us this period."The Atlanta Dream will tip off their turning point 15th season in the WNBA in May 2022. The team currently plays home video games at the Entrance Facility Sector @ College Park and has qualified for the WNBA Playoffs in 9 of its very first 14 seasons. To get more information concerning the Dream and acquisition 2022 period tickets,  please browse through ,  call 877-977-7729 or email.<br/><br/>Dream Store<br/>