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Coach Jean Bell Inducted into Armory’s Hall of Fame

Five Outstanding Coaches to be Honored by Armory at Energice Coaches Hall of Fame Invitational Coach Jean Bell inducted December 18th to the Armory’s High School Hall of Fame. Coach Jean joins 35 illustrious leaders who have already been enshrined in the Hall of Fame. To view the article and for more information, visit Armory’s website.

Lil Big Chat

Watch as Coach Jean Bell chats with Artis Stevens, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters President of America

Studies show that children who have role models are more likely to improve in school and in their relationships with family and friends, and less likely to skip school or use illegal drugs or alcohol. Students who are successful in school are less likely to drop out, abuse drugs, or commit crimes.* 

*BBBS.org

PRESS / REVIEWS

September 16, 2022
CNN
Champions of Change: Jean Bell
The judge who coaches girls to run full speed on the track and in life. Former collegiate runner Ana Cabrera laces up her track shoes with Jean Bell and her Jeuness Track Club. When she’s not hearing cases as a judge, Bell presides trackside in the low-income neighborhood where she grew up, mentoring girls to run against the wind.
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June 3, 2022
New York Times
How a Track Coach Spends Her Sundays
“Being head coach, it’s more than just setting up meets and practices and finding venues,” Jean Bell said. “I’ve become like a social worker and a counselor and so much more.”
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February 13, 2022
News 12 Brooklyn
Brooklyn Track Team Highlighted in Netflix Documentary Continues to Work
Spotlighted on Netflix, the documentary "Sisters on Track" showed the struggles and the triumphs of a Brooklyn family as well as the Jeuness Track Club experience between three sisters. News 12 visited the track club and their coach, Jean Bell, to see the work they're still doing to help girls from all over Brooklyn.
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July 21, 2021
People Magazine
How Track Coach Jean Bell Helped 3 Brooklyn Sisters Go from Homelessness to the Junior Olympics
The longtime coach founded Jeuness Track Club to train and mentor underserved girls with the goal of getting them college scholarships
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June 29, 2021
ABC's "The View"
'Sisters on Track' stars surprised with college education funds on 'The View'
The once homeless Sheppard sisters made their TV debut on "The View" in 2016.
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June 25, 2021
Good Morning America
Review: 'Sisters on Track': You'll want to stand up and cheer
Sometimes a movie can sneak up and floor you. Such a phenom is “Sisters on Track,” a deeply emotional documentary starting this week on Netflix that deserves a place on your must-see list.
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June 30, 2021
PIX11 - NEW YORK
Netflix documentary ‘Sisters on Track’ follows journey of 3 Brooklyn sisters
NEW YORK — The Sheppard family is right on track for success.
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June 24, 2021
New York Times
Review: ‘Sisters on Track,’ ‘LFG’ and the Price of Star Power
Two documentaries explore the flaws of the financial reward systems in elite sports and their effects on the athletes involved.
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June 25, 2021
Sports Illustrated
Netflix Documentary Spotlights Former SportsKids of the Year
The moving “Sisters on Track” follows the Sheppard Sisters, who became track and field stars while living in a homeless shelter.
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August 31, 2021
PRWeb
Sisters on Track Film and Colgate Women’s Games Impact Campaign
Sisters on Track Film and Colgate Women’s Games Race Toward Social Impact with New #anybodyseethedream Campaign to Empower Youth and Celebrate Community Mentorship
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August 31, 2021
Daily Advent
Sisters on Track Film and Colgate Women’s Games Impact Campaign
Sisters on Track Film and Colgate Women’s Games Race Toward Social Impact with New #anybodyseethedream Campaign to Empower Youth and Celebrate Community Mentorship
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August 31, 2021
Newsbreak
Sisters On Track and Colgate Women's Games Launch Impact Campaign
Sisters on Track Film and Colgate Women’s Games Race Toward Social Impact with New #anybodyseethedream Campaign to Empower Youth and Celebrate Community Mentorship
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August 31, 2021
PRWeb
Sisters On Track Film Launches Impact Campaign
Sisters on Track Film and Colgate Women’s Games Race Toward Social Impact with New #anybodyseethedream Campaign to Empower Youth and Celebrate Community Mentorship
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August 27, 2021
EURWeb
Olympic Dreams, Mentorship and More
(New York, NY) — Sisters On Track, the Netflix Original Documentary about the transformational power of athletics, mentorship, and education, today launched the #anybodyseethedream Social Impact Campaign, sponsored by Colgate Women’s Games. The new campaign encourages young women to register for the 47th Annual Colgate Women’s Games as a way to bring the film’s themes to life, and focuses on empowering girls across three lanes of impact: Athletics, Mentorship, and Education.
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July 12, 2021
AM New York Metro
Netflix doc 'Sisters on Track' highlights journey of three young Brooklyn runners
"Sisters on Track" centers around the Sheppard sisters: Tai, Rainn, and Brooke. They were thrust into the national spotlight in 2016 with their first-time wins in track and field at the Junior Olympics and ultimately landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated Kids. [PDF]
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April 21, 2021
Variety
Co-Helmers of Netflix’s ‘Sisters on Track’ Talk Sheppard Sisters, Girl Power (EXCLUSIVE)
Dreams do come true when talented youngsters cross paths with mentors. For track and field U.S. prodigies, Sheppard sisters Tai, Rainn and Brooke, their encounter with coach Jean Bell, their fairy godmother, was pivotal in their sports and personal achievements.
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July 5, 2021
Christian Science Monitor
Sisters on Track’ and ‘City of Ali’ bring athletes to life
When judging exceptional athletes, we often consider their achievements and not their beginnings. We like to believe it would not have mattered where these prodigies came from or how they were raised.
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June 30, 2021
Refinery 29
10 New Netflix Canada Releases Worth Staying In For This Long Weekend
Sisters on Track - Nothing has gotten me more excited for this year’s Tokyo games than Sha'Carri Richardson’s win at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials.
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June 30, 2021
Bullet News
Sisters on Track Review: A sincere documentary about three sisters who run and grow together
With the 2021 summer Olympics in Tokyo. A little more than a month, the nurse on the path out at the right time. Netflix documentary films that will come into the life of three junior Olympiad sisters living in Brooklyn, New York, cover everything from Grind and trials of track and competitive fields to sometimes puberty and high school experiences.
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June 30, 2021
AsumeTech
What is Sisters on Track on Netflix About?
If you’ve been looking for some major inspiration lately, this particular Netflix film is sure to leave you feeling encouraged, hyped-up and ready to face whatever this world may throw your way.
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June 17, 2021
OC Register
How the story of three homeless sisters and their coach became Netflix’s ‘Sisters on Track’
As well as the journey of the girls and their mother, the documentary also focuses on the charismatic head coach of the track club who is also a judge.
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June 23, 2021
The Film Stage
Sisters on Track Review: A Miracle of Opportunity Emerges in a Broken System
One must always be hesitant about stories dealing with the charity of multi-millionaires that never question the systemic issues behind such “selfless acts”—they can often make it seem those acts are a part of a working system.
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June 11, 2021
BK Reader
New Netflix Doc Charts Bed-Stuy Sisters’ Coming-of-Age, From Homeless Shelter to Junior Olympics and Beyond
A powerful new Netflix coming of age documentary charts the stories of Bed-Stuy’s Sheppard sisters
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June 2, 2021
Netflix
Sisters on Track Official Trailer
The official trailer for “Sisters on Track” launched on YouTube and social media.
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June 3, 2021
Women and Hollywood
Trailer Watch
“Sisters on Track” Race Toward Their College Dreams.
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April 26, 2021
Business Doc Europe
CPH:DOX Special Premieres: Sisters on Track
The Norwegian/US Netflix Original feature doc Sisters on Track by Corinne van der Borch and Tone Grøttjord-Glenne tells the heart-warming story of three siblings (initially aged 9-12) whose prowess in running shoes is matched only by their indomitable charm and spirit…
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May 15, 2021
Tribeca
Tickets for Virtual Screening
Visit the Sisters on Track page on the Tribeca Film Festival website to secure your virtual screening tickets for Sunday, June 13, 2021.
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