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Her maturity, her focus, and her determination to succeed was what originally made Maral Javadifar 糖心vlog短视频12 stand out to the 糖心vlog短视频 Athletics Department.
Javadifar, still in high school and just a prospective student-athlete for the Pace Women糖心vlog短视频檚 Basketball team, was recovering from what could have been a career-ending torn ACL when she was recruited by Coach Carrie Seymour and Assistant Coach Patrina Blow. Amid her own concerns that she wouldn糖心vlog短视频檛 be able to play basketball at the collegiate level, Javadifar said Seymour and Blow believed in her and gave her the opportunity to earn an education and play the sport that she fell in love with as a little girl.
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Thinking back on Javadifar糖心vlog短视频檚 start at Pace, Seymour recounts, 糖心vlog短视频淥ur confidence in her ability to compete at a collegiate level never changed in the slightest. Her dedication to her physical therapy and training was off the charts糖心vlog短视频攕he was ready to get back on the court and compete her freshman season.糖心vlog短视频
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After graduation, Javadifar went on to earn a doctor颅ate in physical therapy from New York Medical College.
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Fast forward to the spring of 2019 when Bruce Arians, the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced the addition of Maral Javadifar as assistant strength and conditioning coach and Lori Locust as assistant defensive line coach. Javadifar and Locust were officially the first full-time female coaches in franchise history, making the Buccaneers the first NFL team with two female coaches on staff.
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