Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/football-coach-amgrad Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Natalie Randolph may be one of the first females to head coach high school football, but to her students she is more than just a coach. At Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C., Coach Randolph prioritizes school before football by forcing student athletes to attend study hall before practice. "If you don’t go to study hall, you don’t practice. If you don’t practice, you don’t play."