The program combined online collaboration in September with a hands-on week in October at the Portugal Football Federation, focusing on facilitation, leadership, and learning design. Each session challenged participants to rethink how they guide coaches and create positive learning environments.
Nash, who also serves as a U.S. Soccer Coach Educator for Grassroots and D License courses, described the experience as “transformative both personally and professionally.”
“It was an enriching space where each of us could be authentic, take risks, and learn from one another,” Nash shared. “I left feeling inspired and grateful to have connected with such remarkable women, from those leading federations for decades to those breaking new ground as their country’s first female coach educators.”
