The MEAC introduced Thursday that the third version of the “Women on the Gridiron Clinic” will kick off the convention’s soccer Media Day.
The session can be held on Sunday, July 20, at Hughes Stadium at Morgan State.
Norfolk State hosted the earlier two clinics, and final yr’s visitor coach/counselor turned this yr’s Spartans’ head soccer coach, Michael Vick.
“As Women on the Gridiron enters its third yr, we’re thrilled to witness the sustained progress and influence this initiative continues to have,” MEAC commissioner Sonja Stills stated. “This program not solely promotes inclusivity and illustration within the sport but in addition empowers younger ladies to see themselves on the sector and past. The MEAC stays dedicated to fostering alternatives that encourage the following technology by way of significant and lasting engagement.”
“This clinic opens doorways for younger ladies to step onto the sector with confidence and function by equipping them with the instruments to develop as athletes and leaders, whereas reinforcing that soccer’s values of teamwork, self-discipline, and resilience belong to everybody,” NFL Govt Vice President of Soccer Operations Troy Vincent added. “The continued partnership with the MEAC displays the NFL’s dedication to increasing entry and creating actual pathways for ladies and women to play soccer and luxuriate in the advantages of transferable life expertise distinctive to the sport.”
