{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sideline Sessions","title":"Best of Sideline Sessions: Boundary-breaking football coach Jen Welter","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2732,"description":"This week, we're sharing a \"Best Of\" episode, going back to the series premiere with the amazing Dr. Jen Welter. \n\nIn 2015, Jen became the first female coach in NFL history when she coached linebackers for the Arizona Cardinals. She was also the first woman to play a contact position in men’s professional football when she signed as a running back with the Texas Revolution, a professional indoor football team.\n\nJen also had a distinguished career in women’s professional football, as a 2x World Champion with the US and 8x pro bowler. She’s a culture shift expert with an MS in sport psychology and PhD in psychology. And, as you may expect, she was an amazing guest on the show. \n\nYou'll hear about all this and more:\nJen’s journey to playing and coaching football\nHow she prepared herself for the opportunity to coach — before even knowing it was possible\nShattering the “glass sideline” (in both the NFL and Madden 2020)\nThe power of authentic leadership\nKeeping players physically and mentally healthy\nThe state of women’s football and Grrridiron Girls flag football \nWhat difference can coaches make in changing opportunities for their athletes and future coaches?\nSubscribe to Sideline Sessions to hear more great episodes coming up this summer and fall: https://sidelinesessions.transistor.fm/subscribe ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_lL49588KCUED12F0zBx6_kR1OSQaovURmF9PFVCCvw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ0Mzg5LzE2OTk0/NjQ0NzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}