Meet inspirational football coach VERA PAUW - a woman who has been honoured by the International Olympic Committee for her contribution to creating equal opportunities for women in sport. Vera reveals how, by handing over ownership and responsibility to players, she enables players to step outside their comfort zone to discover that failure is part of success, and that through sport they can learn not just skills for sport but also skills for life. Vera Pauw is an outstanding example of how ‘a good coach can change a game and a great coach can change a life’ ~John Wooden.

 

KEY THEMES

• Coaching
• Sport
• Football
• Performance
• Competence
• Confidence
• Life Skills
• Inclusivity
• Equal Opportunities
• Human Rights
• Values

 

BOOK

The Frailty Myth by Colette Dowling.

 

FILM

Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Melfi and Allison Schroeder. Based on the book ‘Hidden Figures’ written by Margot Lee Shetterly.

 

QUOTE

‘Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression’  ~ Nelson Mandela