"My expectations are to learn from the very best in football. The beauty of this is that it is a dream that other girls can have. I am honored and that only happens with the best possible team."

          - The Glendale Star.

                  August 6, 2015

"I want little girls to gorw up knowing that when they put their minds to do something, when they work hard, that they can do anything regard- less of thse things [societal expectations]."

                - The LA Times.

                  July 29, 2015

"There's a lot of responsibil- ity, sure, but it's a great opportunity to inspire and help elevate people and elevate the human spirit. I am honored to show this as a positive story"

           - Bleacher Report..

                  July 30, 2015

"This is such a good group of guys [on the Arizona Card- inals] who I really think embraced what could have been a really challenging situation, and they just ran with it. These players and coaches have been fantastic for me. It's been like a dream come true."

       - ESPN, August 27, 2017.

"I couldn't be more thrilled as to where I am right now because it really did show something to the world."

                - Associated Press.

                  August 28, 2015

"It's nothing I ever could have imagined. From the time I started playing football, and made it on an open tryout and where paying quite a bit of money to play all the time. To have come from that to see somehting that represents not even just myself, but women in football, its breathtaking."

                - USA Today.

                  August 21, 2015

Dr. Jen Welter - Bio

Dr. Jen Welter is the first female to coach in the NFL. She served as an intern linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals. Welter's time at the Cardinals has been defined by the bond she has fostered with the players. But this is not the first time Welter's was the first to do something. In February 2015 she became the first woman to coach in a men's professional football league, when she served as linebacker and special teams coach for the indoor Football League's Texas Revolution. Prior to that, in January 2014 Welter became the first woman to play running back in a men's professional football season, when she signed with the Revolution,

Welter holds a doctorate degree in Psychology and Master's in Sport Psychology. She has 18 years of experience in fitness, as a professional athlete and has pro- vided expert advice on a wide range of topics in fitness and sports. Her background provides her with a unique insite--both as a player and an academic--into the power of sport.

Her on-field experience dates back to her time on the rugby pitch at Boston College. She is a veteran of servral women's professional and semi-professional football teams and a member of the 2010 and 2013 gold medal-winning USA Team at the International Federation of American Football's (IFAF) Women's World Championship.

Ultimately, Welter is a team player. Devoted to those she plays with and coaches. Those who played for her years ago still call her coach to this day. Welter has spoken to a variety of audiences about her experiences, the power of sport and the mental acuity it takes to achieve what others may say is impossible.

Welter graduated with a B.S. from Boston College, followed by a Master's in Sport Psychology and PhD in Psychology from Capella University. The 37 year-old Welter is a native of Vero Beach, Florida.