Women tackle coaching duties at Redblacks training camp

As the Ottawa Redblacks train for the CFL that is upcoming season two women are lending their coaching skills as part of an effort to get more females involved in the league and the sport.

Meagan Ferguson, from Stratford, P.E.I., and Nadia Doucoure, who lives in Ottawa but is originally from France, have been on the field coach that is helping Redblacks defence.

Both have actually substantial backgrounds within the sport. Ferguson began the women that are first tackle football team on P.E.I., while Doucoure learned the game in France before moving to Canada and playing here.

“Football Was in my family,”

Ferguson, whose dad played, and who watched both the american and canadian variations regarding the game growing up.

But possibilities on her to try out on P.E.I. had been an issue.

(Jean Delisle/CBC)

Love at very first tackle

It was at brand new Brunswick that Ferguson had been invited by a hockey teammate to turn out to try out soccer for the time that is first[but it ended up]”I thought it was just going to be a touch and toss kind of night, said being female that is full-fledged football,” she [I]. “

dropped in love and I also desired to keep included she returned home to P.E.I., she stayed in the game any way she could — refereeing, coaching, working on executive boards — which led to her coaching at Holland College, and at the provincial level.

We’re with it moving forward.”

When going to get there. That’s why we’re here todaysaid— Nadia Doucoure

Doucoure learned the United states variation associated with game in France, but like Ferguson, never ever had the chance to really have fun with the game.(*I was a coach,” she said)” I was a ref,. “I wasn’t a player because I didn’t have the chance.”

Both women applied for the CFL’s Women in Football program. Ferguson was selected and Doucoure volunteered to take part after being denied a spot.saidRedblacks defensive co-ordinator Mike Benevides

Doucoure and Ferguson have been working extremely hard during the team to their time.[also]”They’ve discovered a significant quantity they want to get for their own resumé,” he

applying it to the players, and the players are better off for it because they’re great teachers.”[man’s sport]Shifting focussaidFerguson and Doucoure are hopeful the focus will shift from their soon sex for their abilities in the gridiron.

Nadia Doucoure claims she hopes other females is likely to be prompted with what she and Ferguson have actually achieved.said(Jean Delisle/CBC)

“We won’t explore females within a