NFL ALUMNI PARTNERS WITH COACH JEN WELTER
September 19 2017 - 1:00PM
NFL Alumni is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Dr.
Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL, to host the first of
what will become a minimum 12-city tour of youth football camps for
girls around the country.
Dr. Jen Welter is widely known as a trailblazer in the world of
professional football. Her highly decorated 14-year career in
women’s professional football gave her the foundation to be the
first woman to play running back in a men’s professional football
league and become the first female coach in the NFL, coaching
inside linebackers for the Arizona Cardinals.
Her professional career led her to four National Championships
and two gold medals as a member of Team USA in the 2010 and 2013
International Federation of American Football’s (IFAF) Women’s
World Championship (WWC). She recently finished her stint as the
head coach of Team Australia for the 2017 IFAF Women's World
Championship. She is also a successful sports consultant, renowned
speaker and author of “Play Big, Lessons in Being Limitless from
the First Woman to Coach in the NFL,” to be published by Seal Press
on October 3, 2017.
On October 7, Dr. Jen Welter and NFL Alumni will kick off the
tour with an all-girls youth flag football camp in Frisco, Texas.
The girls will also receive in-depth training from members of the
Dallas Elite Women’s Football team.
NFL Alumni is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year and
continues to assist and inform retired players and coaches in their
post-NFL lives. The Association offers medical, financial and
social programs to keep members and their families healthy,
productive and connected.
“We are excited to partner with Dr. Jen Welter and host youth
girls football camps,” said Elvis Gooden, Interim President and CEO
of the NFL Alumni. “After learning of the Day in the Life Football
Clinic she launched with the Washington Redskins' women's club last
year, we felt it was critical to offer something just as great for
young girls. Her mission aligns with ours as we continue to ‘Care
For Kids’ and promote healthy, active lifestyles.”
Dr. Jen Welter has been committed to increasing access and
opportunities for females surrounding the game of football through
her signature program “A Day in the Life of a Football Player” and
her involvement as a spokesperson and mentor for the launch of Play
60 in Canada. Additionally, Welter’s doctorate degree in
Psychology, Masters in Sport Psychology and Bachelors degree from
Boston College have supplemented her passion for the game and have
been a driving force behind the impact she has made opening the
game to women and empowering a new perspective of thinking through
sport psychology.
“I'm honored to partner with the NFL Alumni,” said Dr. Jen
Welter. “We share the same vision of getting more girls into the
game and on the field. By bringing former NFL players and female
football players together to coach these girls, we are showing them
they have a place in football.”
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About Jen Welter
Dr. Jen Welter is the first female NFL coach of the Arizona
Cardinals who is committed to increasing access and opportunities
in for women in football. Welter is also a 14-year women's pro
player and two-time Team USA gold medalist. Her message has been
widely acclaimed and well received on worldwide platforms that
speak to audiences from global enterprising companies, top
performing schools, brand nonprofits, top ranked performance
enhancement facilities and professional sports teams. For more
information, please visit www.jenwelter.com.
About NFL Alumni
NFL Alumni is a nationwide group of former NFL players, coaches,
staffers, cheerleaders, spouses, and associate members whose
mission is to serve, assist and inform former players and their
families. The Association offers a variety of medical, financial,
and social programs to help members lead healthy, productive, and
connected lives, as well as community initiatives under its "Caring
for Kids" programs. Pro Football Legends is the commercial
marketing name and logo of the NFL Alumni.
For more information, please visit www.nflalumni.org.
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Julie Nelson
NFL Alumni
973-241-4935
julie.nelson@nflalumni.org