On this edition of Tales From The Beat we welcome in Marisa Ingemi, the USBWA’s Rising Star award winner this year and sports writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, to discuss the Golden State Valkyries and her long experience covering women’s sports.
Marisa spent portions of her career covering the NHL for the Boston Herald and Seattle Times before arriving at the Chronicle to write about women’s sports. In her role, she regularly covers Bay FC, Stanford and Cal women’s basketball and now works the beat for the Golden State Valkyries.
She and Andrew discuss some early impressions of the Valks through the first few days of training camp, media access and how it varies between leagues, the nuances of covering the NWSL vs. the WNBA and what they’re expecting to see out of the league’s newest expansion franchise.
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0:00 - Show Introduction
1:03 - Early Impressions of the Valkyries and Training Camp
3:29 - Media Access, Mixed Zones and the NWSL/WNBA Difference
6:55 - How to Cover an Expansion Team in their First Year
10:45 - The Difference Between Covering the NWSL and the WNBA
15:05 - Do the Valkyries Have Some Warriors Mindset To Them?
19:13 - The Evolution of Covering Women’s Sports
22:45 - The Running Storylines To Follow