Advice for all of those young girls in football and any other sport, work hard and don’t let anyone take away your sparkle!

The timing of this to starting my PhD in October which is going to have a psychological focus using the self-determination theory and the impact on female footballers in the YDP (12-16 year olds) as truly exciting given the constant changes within the game.

Self doubt and imposter syndrome being tough to deal with, but somehow I’ve carried on. Achieving three degrees within sport and education, while my coaching time is not as high as it used to be I am still striving to make an impact in different ways.

Proud to see so many of the girls still playing now at different levels, as professionals and some have started coaching journeys of their own.

With all of the good I have had some truly tough times as well, been broken, cried and almost given up on the long term dream.

Some great memories playing in some cracking teams at Uni and on a Sunday!

Then it’s coming up to 20 years since my coaching journey began, taking a different step into football. Again some outstanding moments, memories and experiences all around the world!