New England Futbol Club
NEF-She
The NEF-SHE Women in Sport program aims to empower young female athletes by providing them with key resources and skills to equip them for success both on and off the field. Through a series of workshops, events, a monthly newsletter, and a video podcast series, it is hoped that we can provide female athletes the tools to feel empowered and to develop confidence and leadership skills that allow them to achieve future success.
NEF-SHE
Overview
This program will combine sport-specific resources important to sporting success alongside psychological and social tools that can be applied to sport and life. By breaking down barriers and empowering female athletes to take control of their own narratives we want to provide them with the confidence and skills to help them pave a path towards their aspirations.
Our female athletes and coaches are the foundation of this program and their contribution to the content we publish is key to the program’s success. By giving our female athletes a voice and allowing them to co-create their story and experience we not only give fruition to their aspirations but will also inspire generations to come.
Chloe Raco
NEF-She Program Director
Want to support NEFSHE?
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NEF-She welcomes you back for the fall season! We are all knee deep into games and we hope, whether you are new to NEFC or are returning, that your season is going well and that you are having fun! We are excited to welcome 2023 and all of the opportunities it brings. NEF-She is working hard to bring even more exciting opportunities to this year and hope to meet many more of you in person.
If there is anything you would like to see us work towards or have any suggestions, as always, we are happy to hear from you! Please feel free to send an email to Megan@nefc.us with any suggestions or thoughts. If you know of any great women run soccer/athletic businesses, podcasts, influencers, etc. – we would love to check them out and possibly share them with this community!
And as always – please follow us on social media and share us with your teammates! The only way to grow NEF-She is to get our program out there.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, along with Mental Illness Awareness, Bullying Prevention, and many others. A few other important dates include:
Oct 6th – National Coaches Day
Oct 9th – Indigenous Peoples Day
If you would like to learn more about any of the above, below are a few resources:
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-facts/
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness
NEF-She has also been following a few groups over the past few months and wanted to pass them along for you to check out if you wish!
Women in Soccer: https://womeninsoccer.org/
Women and Girls in Soccer: https://www.womenandgirlsinsoccer.org/
Women Kick Balls: https://womenkickballs.com/
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