Chargers Host Women in Sports Day Panel at Training Camp

The panel tackled a number of topics like their biggest challenges, advice and much more to the crowd which featured two of the Chargers girls NFL Flag Championship teams and a dozens of female flag coaches.

Having the ability for all to see and hear from role models in different fields was an important part of the conversation.

“It’s huge. This is something that came up in the panel when we were talking about women we looked up to that helped us, mentored us, served as role models,” Kimes said. “I think presenting that these jobs are a possibility for women is really important.

“When I was growing up, women didn’t really do what I do for a living so I think it’s important for girls to see that it’s something they can aspire to and pursue,” Kimes added.

Events like these can mean a lot, even for the speakers, and Kimes hopes the day could be valuable in a variety of ways for the future generations of women.

“I think whenever people ask me, ‘How can we get more women doing what you do, or women in coaching jobs, women in marketing,'” Kimes said. “You have to build the pipeline. It is about, in our level, finding women and elevating, but it’s also about finding younger women and giving them not just a role model, but also concrete advice.

“I find it really important and something I take a lot of pleasure in mentoring young women who want to do what I do,” Kimes added. “Kind of paying it forward.”