Sports
Today’s guest is Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak. Sahaydak is the Head Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Central Florida. As a youth, Sahaydak had an obsession of performing in the Olympics and winning gold medals. Her dreams came true, as she was a member of the 1996 USA Women’s Soccer Team that took gold in Atlanta. Her parents were strong role models and supporters in her quest to be an elite athlete, however, with her mother being from the Philippines, women in sports was a new experience for her mother. Sahaydak talks about her struggles with questioning her athletic abilities and feeling like she did not “belong” on the USA Women’s National Team. Her coaches, teammates, and supporters confirmed her “belonging” on the field and later encouraged her to go into coaching. Coaching has been a dream come true for Sahaydak and an opportunity to encourage and confirm for other women that they “belong.” Hear her story. Produced by the Institute For Sport & Social Justice (ISSJ). Hosted by Mat Edelson, journalist and producer having appeared on NPR, ABC, ESPN, and in Houghton-Mifflin’s annual series, “The Best American Sports Writing.” “See Us Now – Invisible Women In Sport”