046: Dawn Scott on supporting the USA women’s football team to successive World Cups

Dawn Scott, High Performance Coach to the USA women’s national football team, who happen to have won two successive World cup titles and Olympic gold in 2012, is this episode's guest.In this interview you’ll hear about Dawn’s journey from her early days grafting away with women’s football, taking a lead role at the English FA and then taking the leap to working with the US team. Critically you’ll hear how it has been for Dawn under the spotlight of supporting the team under the big moments of the numerous finals the team have competed in. You’ll also hear about how it has felt growing with a sport that has emerged from obscurity to global prominenceThe conversation was rich with insight about the pivotal moments when it all felt really fragile, when results and the outcome have felt like they’ve hung over everything, the team’s future, the coaching staff’s future and with that the prospects of the game.   Show notes Dawn Scott background, education and route into Sport Science World Cup win with the USA team, back to reality and training, nutrition and appropriate recovery Overview of Dawn’s background and career progression Applied jobs in sport science weren’t the norm! Basic applied sport science, paper and pencil wellness and basic heart rate monitoring The USA approached Dawn and she moved out in 2010  Dawn’s football background and being a Newcastle fan with her Dad What got Dawn the job at a national level…? Sharing your knowledge, understanding the process, what is your role in camp how do your define your role, find your niche and start to integrate your ideas? It always has to be about the player, to impact them and their performance Dawn discusses support team and individual temperament, what is required during match performances Individualisation, knowing the players and how best to equip them for matches and for recovery. Going the extra mile.   Follow Dawn on twitter https://twitter.com/DawnScott06 Follow us on line Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/ A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/ If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/ or drop us a note at [email protected] then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.