Kathy Flores
Head Coach
Brown University
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
Loved physical activity so took Health and Physical Ed in college.
Liked teaching but thought I might like the study of movement.
Liked coaching but thought it would be basketball.
Went to Florida to continue my education in movement sciences.
Discovered rugby and liked it because it had a lot of components of basketball.
Fell in love with sport and became a coach of many teams.
Coached a gay male team.
First woman to coach a National Team in rugby.
Education
High School
Bachelor
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Career
Head Coach
I coach a women's rugby collegiate team.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Action Sports
Sports
Teaching / Mentoring
Day to Day
Get to work. Check email messages. Meet with players for individual skills work. Go to any meetings with superiors. Training with the team.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Rugby is not in all high schools. The first step might just be getting a team started. If team members have not played rugby, then it's finding a coach who can teach. You might be interested in actually playing to better learn the sport with goals of coaching in the future. I started out as a player and became the coach because I really loved the strategy of the sport.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Parents:
"My father said, "You should become a computer person" because it was right on the cusp of computers really becoming a reality in our lives which meant there would be lots of jobs. I never really had noise I can remember from other people."
Challenges I Overcame
First-Generation College Student
