>> it's a french word for young ladies. >> i wanted to coach young girls as they became young women. i can let them know that education is the key to their success. >> what coach jean does on the track is volunteer work. her day job is as an administrative judge hearing workers comp cases every day. >> i leave here to drive each day to have practice. >> these are the goals for today's practice. >> most of the girls come from brooklyn and those areas that are underserved. they face teen pregnancy, drug use. you don't have to look for trouble. it's just out there waiting for you. >> this is where you grew up. >> yes. right here in freeport houses in brooklyn. >> i had two brothers and two sisters and we were cramped in a small apartment, the seven of us. >> what do you remember about living here? >> i remember that it was a dangerous place.