Dr. Lea Thomann: US Soccer Federation Senior Manager of Sports Medicine - a podcast by Brian Clapp - Work in Sports

Dr. Lea Thomann from the US Soccer Federation joins the show to discuss sports careers connected to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math).Hey, it’s Brian - when you are looking for a sports management masters program, most of you tell me you want flexibility and credibility. Makes sense - you want your efforts to be worth it!Well, with Georgetown’s part-time Masters in Sports Industry Management you get the best of both worlds! The program is ideal for working professionals, offering flexible options to take classes online, on-campus, or through a combination of both—so you don't have to interrupt your career to earn your degree. Plus it’s Georgetown, one of the best schools in the nation, I just looked this up 5 minutes ago they are ranked in the top 25 of national universities via US News and World report  - so you can get your masters from a top university, in a manner that fits your schedule. Win-win.I just told you a lot...but to learn more they are hosting a webinar on Tuesday, October 29th at noon eastern time. Learn more - ask questions - figure out your life plan... that’s a lot. How about you just start out by RSVP-ing. Visit scs.georgetown.edu/sportswebinar to RSVP.And the Work in Sports podcast is brought to you by the Work in Sports Academy - If you are looking to get ahead in the sports world, you need an advantage over the competition. Yes, your degree, your clubs, your sparkling personality all help… but we’re going to go a lot deeper than that. Check out the WorkInSports Academy -- 4 online courses designed to increase your chances of being hifred in the sports industry. All of my best advice, culled from not only my 20 years of experience… but from the hundfeds of people I’ve interviewed over my career.Check it out today -- WorkInSports.com/AcademyAlright, let’s start the countdown…Hi everybody, I’m Brian Clapp VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkInSports.com and this is the Work In Sports podcast.As I search for guests to pique your interest I’m always looking for fields I haven’t covered. Yes, there are more perspectives to learn and share on sales, marketing, and operations…and we will continue to do so... but there are also many fields out there that deserve attention and discussion that we haven’t ventured into yet.Over the last couple of months, I’ve been meeting with college professors all over the nation, discussing our Sports Career Game Plan online materials, and one thing became abundantly clear to meThere are a ton of people in Kinesiology programs. A fancy world for the study of how the body moves. Athletic trainers, physical therapists, sports scientists, medical doctors - they all start with kinesiology. Now I hate to sound naive, this is just me being transparent,  I always think of the business of sports, because that is my personal background. But there is a gigantic swath of the sports industry that is less connected to the dollar signs behind the marquis events, and more connected to athlete performance and recovery. Sports are very connected to STEM, science technology, engineering and mathematics, careers. Kinesiology is a perfect example of this - sports through the lens of science. But, in this section of the sports industry, women are poorly represented. Women constitute about half of the college-educated workforce in the United States, but just a quarter of STEM professionals are female. This STEM gender gap has impacted perceptions of women in STEM and trickles down to younger generations.The US soccer federation is looking to help change those results by joining forces with IF/THEN a leading group...

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