We want to show them that girls can cheerlead and play basketball, too. Aspire Higher was the brain child of Lieberman-Cline. The program, which Lieberman-Cline brought over from her former team, the Mercury, was a plan to get the Shock involved in the community. Mentors are your sisters brothers, friends, and older kids sharing their time with another young individual. Aspire Higher gives girls a chance to compete, have teammates, focus on goals and achieve.
Every young girl needs that in their life.
Lisa is one of the 16 paid interns selected from Detroit public high schools to serve as coaches and referees. Tiffany Hines doubles as a coach and a referee. Tiffany has enjoyed the two years she's spent giving back to young girls in the community. I teach them that the game is more than winning and losing. She will attend Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C., on a basketball scholarship in the fall.