WPS Players & Staff on Twitter Women’s Professional Soccer @womensprosoccer Tonya Antonucci @wpscommissioner - WPS Commissioner Mary Harvey @wpscoo - WPS Chief Operating Officer Rob Penner @rdpenner - WPS Director of Public Relations Amanda Vandervort vandey01 - WPS Web Coordinator (hey, that’s me!) Karyn Lush klush17 - WPS New Media Boston Breakers @bostonbreakers Alli Lipsher @alipsher - Boston Breakers Player Joe Cummings @breakersgm - Boston Breakers General Manager Tony DiCicco @tonysocc - Boston Breakers Head Coach Lisa Cole lcole22 - Boston Breakers Assistant Coach Kevin Hassett @khassett - Boston Breakers New Media and Communications Greta Teller @GTeller - Boston Breakers Marketing Erica Hunt @EricaHunt - Boston Breakers Account Executive Matt Lopez @mwlopez - Boston Breakers Account Executive Heather Pease @hpease - Boston Breakers Account Executive Chicago Red Stars ChicagoRedStars Nikki Krzysik @Krz23 - Chicago Red Stars Player Brittany Klein @britklein - Chicago Red Stars Player Natalie Spilger nspilger - Chicago Red Stars Player Peter Wilt @redstarsceo - Chicago Red Stars President Marcia McDermott @mmcd21 - Chicago Red Stars General Manager Emma Hayes @emmahayes1 - Chicago Red Stars Head Coach Nate Kipp @nathankipp - Chicago Red Stars Assistant Coach Alyse Lahue @alahue - Chicago Red Stars Operations Elly Deutch deutche - Chicago Red Stars New Media Pim Houghton @redstar1 - Chicago Red Stars Marketing Pat McNamara @pmcnamara1 - Chicago Red Stars Corporate Sponsorship Amber Simons @ambersimons - Chicago Red Stars Operations Kait Sawyer @kaits - Chicago Red Stars Sales & Office Manager Billy @barmes4 - Chicago Red Stars Equipment Manager Rob @mizzourc - Chicago Red Stars Intern Tom Dunmore @pitchinvasion - Red Stars Supporter’s Club Nicole Hack nikhak - Red Stars Supporter’s Club FC Gold Pride FCGoldPride Washington Freedom @dcfreedom Cat Whitehill @CatWhitehill4 - Washington Freedom Player Saint Louis Athletica @athleticasoccer Los Angeles Sol @losangelessol Sky Blue FC @skybluefc The WPS tweet also says the league is considering having/allowing players to tweet during matches... Thoughts?
That's a big no thank you from me. Leave the twittering(next word to make the dictionary) to a staff member. If a player is on the bench it's normally because they aren't good enough to break the top 11(unless they are injured of course). If that is the case they should be watching the play, learning how to be a better player by listening to the coaches or talking with players about what they see/would do, etc. All professional soccer playing twitterers need not apply during a game!
I agree w/ you 100% StatsGuy. The wps facebook page asked for feedback on the players tweeting during games. The people that responded (not that many) all pretty much said "no" so I hope the league listens and doesn't do it. Completely unprofessional. eta: I think I might go to the redstars forum and let Peter Wilt know what I think about this idea.
I also concur. I can understand having a staffer do a quick interview with a player or coach before and after the halftime break and posting it for those who are following on twitter but the players are being paid to do a job while the game is ongoing whether they are on the bench or on the pitch. Sidenote: It has always bothered me when tv announcers interview a MLB manager while their team is playing. They are supposed to be paying attention to the field sending in signs, not BSing with the announcers.
BAD idea. The only way I would think this is OK if it is a player that is not suiting up for the game, or a player that has already come off. I don't want subs on the bench playing with their blackberries when they should be focused on the game.
Worse than skorts since it takes away for the game. The skorts are only annoying before and after. If they must tweet during games, I wouldn't mind seeing comments from Joe Cummings during the game or at half..... players and coaches should be focusing on their jobs til the final whistle... but then I don't like the ingame or halftime TV interviews coaches and players have to do in any sport.