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Podcast 267: Coach Lori Locust: The Future of Coaching is Female
On this week’s episode WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance, Principal Scientist Kristen Holmes is joined by Lori Locust. Lori is entering her sixth season coaching in the NFL and her second season with the Titans. Prior to arriving in Tennessee, she spent four seasons as an assistant defensive line coach at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where she won a Super Bowl in 2021.
Kristen Holmes and Lori Locust discuss preparing for the NFL season, learning a playbook, getting her first shot at coaching, Coach Lo’s perspective on the game, Tom Brady joining the Buccaneers, preparation and mindset before the Super Bowl, barriers for women in sport and the future of women in the NFL.
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
- 3:01 - Preparing for the season
- 6:20 - Learning a playbook
- 9:27 - Getting her first shot at coaching
- 13:20 - Coach Lo’s perspective on the game
- 16:08 - Starting in the NFL
- 25:07 - Integrating with the Tampa Bay staff
- 28:10 - Tom Brady joining the Buccaneers
- 32:07 - Preparation and mindset for the Super Bowl
- 34:32 - Lo’s coaching style
- 36:42 - Defining success
- 38:32 - Shedding the stigma of “just ticking a box”
- 41:04 - Barriers for women in sport
- 46:57 - The future of women in the NFL
- 50:04 - Meditation and self-reflection
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