"I turn up, I see football players" | In Her Boots in Fermoy FC | OTB x Aviva
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What challenges do teenage girls face in sports?
teenagers especially, they're at a vulnerable time in their life, but the girls they need somewhere where they feel that they can belong, you know, that they're going to be accepted, you know, and that's definitely been a focus here, speaking to the other coaches we're training, the younger teams. Look, I suppose the main thing is to get girls involved and then crucially to keep them involved. My name is Alan Cotter and I'm the head coach of the new senior ladies team. It's our first season getting going so it's exciting times ahead. We're just prepping at the minute. The season starts in about three weeks time.
How is the new senior ladies team being established?
As you've seen here earlier on, it's a busy club. Lots of young boys and girls playing so we're hoping that This year the team will be trailblazers to set the standard for the younger girls to come and for them to see that they have a pathway that when they first walk in at six or seven that they can continue playing football here right up into adulthood.
Had you done much coaching before this?
What motivated coaches to participate in the In Her Boots program?
I have, but my background would have been in male coaching. I've got two sons and I would have coached men's teams as well.
What unique challenges do female players encounter?
So I'm very much new to the world of female football. So yeah, look, it's taken me out of my comfort zone, but they say, you know, that's how you grow. So yeah, it's challenging. It's been very interesting.
How does coaching female teams differ from male teams?
It's a big learning curve.
What made you initially sign up to do the In Her Boots programme then?
upskill really you know as i said i'd spent years um training with with boys and with men and obviously like i i wanted to try and challenge myself um as part of my court development i just it's just for myself personally to upskill um to try and find out what are the differences and as i've been learning you know female players do face certain challenges like so um they may not have been usually apparent to me coming in initially like i said i have sons like so body positivity wasn't such an issue that i was familiar with look obviously we've got the menstrual cycle as well impacts on female players so you know i needed to to learn about that and the challenges it brings for the girls um
What impact does female coaching have on girls' teams?
And just inclusion, access to pitches is a big problem. And just a feeling of inclusivity. My thoughts is that whether a team is male or female, they should be treated the same. I don't really see any difference. I'm still coaching on the male side of things as well. So I turn up, I see football players. It doesn't really matter to me whether they're men or women. I think they should be treated the same. But again, I suppose there are some differences and it was good to attend the course and to have those put out for me to learn about.
Was there anything that surprised you?
How can clubs create a more inclusive environment for girls?
I think what surprised me in a positive sense is the appetite for players to play, for girls and for women to play and for women coaches to get involved. I think a course like that lets them know that they're needed I do think it's good for female teams to have female coaches as well. I suppose traditionally it has always been dads. And again, dads may not be aware of what the girls may need fully. So yeah, just the appetite for new teams, for new players, for new coaches was a very positive experience to see.
I'm Jill O'Manney and I coach the under 13 girls who are actually training right now. And I also will be playing for the first women's senior team that we're starting up this year.
We've got a bit of a match situation going on there. Are you keeping an eye on over there just to make sure everything's being run tight?
What advice do coaches have for clubs considering the In Her Boots program?
They're doing really well. It's been a lighter session. They had a cup match yesterday that they won. So the numbers are a little bit low, but they always just love to come out and play and train. So they never, never say no. That would be like the minimum we'd have. So it's pretty good.
Brilliant. And we're up here to chat about Aviva and the FAI in her boots.
training program you took part in it can i ask you what motivated you to take part in the first place um it was actually so one of the guys i coached with jamie helped bring it to our club um and because it was female specific it's always been a passion of mine i'm a qualified personal trainer and i've done some work with training teenage girls and teaching weightlifting so when the opportunity came up to learn more about like coaching them through the kind of the phase of life and the extra things that are important and it was on at my club
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What challenges do teenage girls face in sports?
0:16–0:51
2
How is the new senior ladies team being established?
0:51–1:12
3
What motivated coaches to participate in the In Her Boots program?
1:12–1:18
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What unique challenges do female players encounter?
1:18–1:30
5
How does coaching female teams differ from male teams?
1:30–2:17
6
What impact does female coaching have on girls' teams?
2:17–2:53
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How can clubs create a more inclusive environment for girls?
2:53–3:46
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What advice do coaches have for clubs considering the In Her Boots program?
3:46–13:55
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