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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.

PRESS / REVIEWS

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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