Detroit Shock Steps to Success

The panel-oriented format of the Steps to Success events allow the young women and young men in attendance to interact with panel members, usually consisting of Detroit Shock players and local community leaders, officials and media personalities. The exchange between panelists and attendees is intended to provoke healthy discussion of issues that young women and men face in today’s society. Topics that have previously been discussed include reaching goals, women in the workforce, self-image, careers and time management.

In 2007, the Shock will host three Steps to Success Teen Forums in-arena prior to home games, all featuring Shock players or coaches. Aside from becoming one of the Shock players’ favorite events, Steps to Success has been able to grow in recent years due to the great response it has received. The personal nature of these events coupled with the ability of the panelists to relate to the everyday struggles that young people face allow Steps to Success to hit home with the audience while sharing their positive messages. This program has provided the panelists involved in past events with a great mentoring opportunity and the Detroit Shock look forward to branching out into new directions in the future to provide our youth with a truly unique experience.