Play Through the Foul - Basketball Lessons for the Game of Life

Play Through the Foul - Basketball Lessons for the Game of Life, uses basketball anecdotes to help inspire and coach readers through the fouls of adversity. This personal memoir offers real world perspectives and strategies for pursuing life with the purpose and drive to be a winner. Vera inspires readers in the same light she has been inspiring audiences around the world to take action on the faith that their goals are attainable, dreams are achievable, and life s experiences are all purposeful.

Audiences large and small, across the country have been captivated and motivated by this naturally gifted public speaker, award-winning television and radio broadcaster, and Hall of Fame athlete. Vera is most notably known for her extensive background in broadcasting serving as a National Collegiate Athletic Association and WNBA Basketball Color Analyst and Reporter. She has been an on-air personality at several radio stations from New York to Florida earning the South Carolina Broadcaster's Association "Personality of the Year" in 1994. Over recent years, she has groomed her training, mentoring and leadership skills in the arena of collegiate coaching. She currently spends the NCAA Women s Basketball season broadcasting for the Big Ten Network. A 2002 inductee into the Syracuse University Orange Plus Hall of Fame, Vera was also recognized as the 1988 Big East Women's Basketball conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Syracuse University s renowned Newhouse School of Public Communications. In addition to 20 years of fulfillment as a broadcasting and media professional, her diverse background has invited her to wear many other exciting hats: coach, teacher, academic advisor, trainer, sales and promotions manager, program director, writer, real estate agent, actress, and stand-up comedienne....As a communicator, she s truly been there, done that! Vera s first big speech came when she was asked to deliver the commencement address in front of an audience of over 2,000 at her high school graduation. Over two decades and hundreds of public speeches later, her gift of gab is still in demand. Vera s penchant for empowering and entertaining has been cultivated by employment and training opportunities by prominent corporate, media and academic industry leaders. They include Procter & Gamble, Pulte Homes, ESPN, Fox Sports, Madison Square Garden, NBA/WNBA, NCAA, Syracuse University, Indiana University, the University of Dayton, and the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company. Using a unique and interactive blend of wit and wisdom, Vera has parlayed her wealth of personal and professional experiences, into a motivational public speaking and communications training career. Thus, not only are people gratifyingly discovering why Vera s VoiceWorks, but how confidently and effectively theirs can work too!