Phoebe Schecter had watched two Super Bowls and found them both 'boring' before a move to the UK sparked an unlikely NFL career
She had been living and working in rural Cheshire for about two months and was starting to feel a little homesick, a little lonely."It changed the complete trajectory of my life," she says. "It's been the best decision I’ve ever made."
"I saw the ad and just went for it. When you're out of your comfort zone, you're so much more willing to take risks, and that's kind of what happened with me. She has become a role model and a trailblazer, going inside an NFL locker room as a coach and to the Super Bowl sidelines as a broadcaster. Soon after the trial in Manchester, Schecter became one of the founding members of the GB women's tackle football team. She also started playing flag football - the non-contact version of the game, which will make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028 - and with the Staffordshire Surge, a men's tackle team.
"It was a baptism of fire," she says. "It was definitely a huge learning curve. But being curious has been really helpful for me. I was doing whatever I could to build my experience and absorb as much information as possible. "If you go into that experience thinking 'oh my gosh, I'm the only woman here', you already have the wrong mindset, your focus is going to be on the wrong thing," she says. "I was there to be the best educator and coach I can be, regardless of my background.
"That meant so much," she says. "It was only a little thing but the feeling of belonging was huge. I was really a part of that team. They really saw me as one of them."Image source,Schecter became Britain's first female coach in the NFL when she interned on Buffalo Bills backroom staff "So when Neil or Jason back up what I say, all those that perhaps don't believe in me see that and are like: 'Yeah, you’re right.' That's been massive for my development, to help build my confidence and show the audience 'this girl knows what she’s talking about'."
"My schedule is nuts," she says. "It's a lot, but I love it. I love the energy. You've got to take advantage of every minute in the day. Great Britain's women's team, who won the 2023 European Championship, are ranked fourth in the world. Schecter has also added 'scout' to her many roles. A conversation with one of the NFL's flag football suppliers revealed that his daughter is not only a flag quarterback, but also a British passport holder.
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