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Girlhoop — Roadmap

Women's basketball reference: NCAAW, HS, Texas pipeline. Sister to hoopwomen.com which covers WNBA/Unrivaled/AU/overseas. Below: the global/youth pipeline angle.

01 · Scope expansion

Where the site grows next

High-leverage scope expansions ordered by impact-to-effort ratio.

Idea 01

Recruiting pipeline tracker

HS-to-college-to-pro pipeline tracked at the player level. Currently scattered; consolidate.

Why: High-value evergreen content + intent searches
Idea 02

Texas-specific deep dive

Texas is a basketball state. UIL playoffs, AAU summer, recruiting hot spots.

Why: Underserved compared to football coverage
Idea 03

International youth pipeline

European and Asian youth pipelines feeding NCAAW. Currently underdocumented.

Why: Differentiator
Idea 04

AAU + summer-circuit coverage

Nike EYBL, adidas 3SSB, Under Armour Next. Where recruiting happens.

Why: Recruiting-cycle traffic

Visual & UX polish targets

UX 01

Player profile template

Reusable player profile template: HS, AAU, college, pro projection, sortable stats.

UX 02

Pipeline visualization

A visual flow from HS recruit ranking through college program through draft. Engaging on landing.

UX 03

Mobile schedule density

WBB seasons have a lot of games. Mobile needs a denser schedule format than men's side.

03 · Content gaps

Articles & pages worth filling

Gap 01

State-by-state HS WBB scenes

Texas, California, Tennessee, etc. Each state's top programs and players.

Gap 02

Conference-by-conference NCAAW guide

SEC, Big Ten, Big East, ACC, Pac-2 successor: who's in, who's contending.

Gap 03

Coaches database

Every NCAAW Division I head coach with bio, salary if public, season history.

Where to cite from

05 · SEO prompts

Ready-to-paste SEO prompts

Copy any prompt into Claude. Replace bracketed placeholders before running. Framework follows the Opus 4.7 guide at claude.wholetech.com/prompting/.

SEO Prompt 01
Recruit deep-page
<context>
[Describe the site's current scope and the specific gap this prompt targets — replace with site-specific context before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
For [PLAYER NAME], a top-100 HS recruit, write a 1,200-word deep page: HS career, AAU summer, college destination if committed, projected impact.

</instructions>
<constraints>
- No preamble. Lead with the strongest claim.
- Cite at least one external source per major claim.
- Match the site's editorial voice.
- Year-anchor any title that could date.
</constraints>
<output_format>
H1, lede paragraph, 4-6 H2 sections, short conclusion.
</output_format>
SEO Prompt 02
State-WBB-scene essay
<context>
[Describe the site's current scope and the specific gap this prompt targets — replace with site-specific context before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
Write a 1,500-word essay on the [STATE] HS women's basketball scene: top programs, top players, college destinations, recruiting cycle.

</instructions>
<constraints>
- No preamble. Lead with the strongest claim.
- Cite at least one external source per major claim.
- Match the site's editorial voice.
- Year-anchor any title that could date.
</constraints>
<output_format>
H1, lede paragraph, 4-6 H2 sections, short conclusion.
</output_format>

Ready-to-paste writing prompts

Content Prompt 01
Game recap
<context>
[Replace with the specific topic, source material, and current angle before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
Given the box score and key plays, write a 600-word recap of a major NCAAW or HS game.
</instructions>
<constraints>
- Voice: site's house style (read 2-3 existing pieces if needed).
- 600-900 words unless the format specifies otherwise.
- No filler, no preamble.
</constraints>
Content Prompt 02
Recruit interview synthesis
<context>
[Replace with the specific topic, source material, and current angle before running.]
</context>
<instructions>
Given a player's recent interview and recruiting timeline, write a 500-word "where things stand" piece.
</instructions>
<constraints>
- Voice: site's house style (read 2-3 existing pieces if needed).
- 600-900 words unless the format specifies otherwise.
- No filler, no preamble.
</constraints>
07 · Cross-linking

Strategic internal links

Ideas you haven’t thought of yet

Annual top-100 HS class rankings

Sign-of-the-times piece: girlhoop releases its own top-100. Generates conversation each cycle.

AAU-circuit live blog

Daily live-blog during peak summer-circuit weeks. Recruiting-junkie traffic spike.

Coaches-Q&A audio series

Short Q&A audio with current NCAAW coaches. Builds source relationships and a podcast feed.