23 Sep 2022

First woman to coach NFL visiting NZ

From Afternoons, 1:45 pm on 23 September 2022

Dr Jen Welter was the first female coach in the NFL in 2015. Then she became the head coach of the Australia women's national team in 2017. 

She has just been announced to join the XFL, Professional American football league coaching team.

Dr Jen Welter is in New Zealand for a week for a Sports Envoy programme. She talks to Charlotte about the gender imbalance in sports coaching.

NFL generic football.

Photo: Photosport