Trailblazer: Kathryn Smith Named NFL Football Coach

Celebrating with Kathryn Smith

Congratulations to Kathryn Smith! 

We're doin' a happy dance with Kathryn as we celebrate her appointment as the first female coach in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills team just hired her as a full-time coach for quality control-special teams. Alright, I have to admit, I don't really know what special team that is. Do you? I like to watch football, but I don't know that much about it! .

I do know we are all very proud of this woman who has worked her way up. According to an NPR report, by Marie Andrusewics, "Smith spent last season as administrative assistant to the Bills' head coach, Rex Ryan, and prior to that spent 12 years working for the New York Jets, also with Ryan, who was that team's coach until 2015. Smith started as an intern with the Jets in 2003.

Dream Big!

Ryan said the decision to promote Smith was inspired in part by the San Antonio Spurs's move to appoint the first full-time female assistant coach in the NBA. Becky Hammon, a former WNBA player, was hired by the Spurs in 2014."
Check out the J.Q. Rose blog article on Becky Hammon here.

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Updates on Amazing Women Breaking Down Barriers in the News

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Hello and welcome to the Girls Succeed! blog. I'm J.Q. Rose, author of the eBook for girls, Girls Succeed! Stories Behind the Careers of Successful Women. 

I hope you've enjoyed lots of summer fun activities.

Beautiful Lake Cadillac, Michigan

I have, as evidenced by my hiatus from writing this blog. We've had lots of company, played with our grandkids, and camped at several beautiful places in Michigan with our family,

Sign on our camper

I finished writing a mystery novel, and I had eye surgery. And even that didn't ruin my summer, just slowed me down a bit using the computer.

Updates on Amazing Women Breaking Down Barriers in the News

1. Two strong, brave women will be the first females to pass the grueling course to become Army Rangers. Their names have not been released, but they will be soon when they graduate from the program tomorrow, Friday, August 21.

2. Sarah Thomas made news when she became the first National Fotball League permanent female referee and has started working pre-season games. Check out the blog post about Sarah on the Girls Succeed! blog here.

Female coach in the NBA

3.  Becky Hammond is the first woman to coach as a full-time employee of the National Basketball Association. She will be an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs.

Congratulations to all these amazing, successful women! They certainly had to Dream Big to achieve these accomplishments.

Dream Big!

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Trailblazer: Coach Becky Hammon

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Congratulations to Coach Becky Hammon on being the first female full-time assistant coach in the National Basketball Association! Becky has joined the coaching staff of the San Antonio Spurs after a stellar career in Women's National Basketball Association.

Check out the CNN news video