The Female Coaching Network (FCN) Well-Being Research Report, conducted by Dr. Leanne Norman and Richard Simpson at Leeds Beckett University, provides a valuable analysis of the experiences of nine international female head coaches across various sports. The report focuses on their… Read More »FCN Coach Well Being Research Report (2018)
As part of the first ever European Athletics Coaches Club being held at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin this summer, the founder of the FCN spend some time speaking with coaches from across Europe about the impact of… Read More »FCN Founder to speak at the first European Athletics ‘Coaches Club’ in Berlin 2018
2018 has seen a busy year so far for the Female Coaching Network team as they took on a major project supporting SPAR UK and SPAR International with their sponsorship of British Athletics and European Athletics respectively. During… Read More »The FCN spend August promoting athletics and highlighting the impact of female coaches throughout Europe
Jools Murray is the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the England Netball Team who recently returned home from Australia with the Commonwealth Games title…the first time in history the Championship has not been won by either Australia or… Read More »Jools Murray – Interview
Alex Paske is a coach from the UK who founded Mintridge Events in 2014 aged only 24. She is passionate about giving all young people equal sporting opportunities and has a wealth of knowledge across the school sector in England.… Read More »Alex Paske – Interview
Bridget Martin is the Girls Varsity Head Track and Field Coach at PCM High School, Monroe, Iowa, USA. ?Bridget began her coaching career as a volunteer coach after needing to replace the “gap in her life” after retiring from… Read More »Bridget Martin – Interview
Susan Merlucci-Reno is a boxing coach at the Fire Department of New York. The boxing team named “Bravest Boxing Squad”, consists of men and women who risk their lives the look after the City of New York. Susan, who… Read More »Susan Merlucci-Reno – Interview
Jamie Goldsmith is six games into her rookie season with the Connecticut Whale of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL). Despite being new to the American-based hockey league, she is not new to the sport. Goldsmith is currently serving as… Read More »Jamie Goldsmith – Interview
Dr Sherylle Calder is a sports scientist and coach from South Africa who has been having a huge impact on the world of elite sport…yet very few have heard the name. ?In the first of our interviews for 2018,… Read More »Dr Sherylle Calder – Interview
Liesl Begnaud is a Triathlon andPara Triathlon Coach from the USA. After competing for over 13 years, she wanted to share her knowledge with others and take up coaching, in which she now does as part of Team MPI.… Read More »Liesl Begnaud – Interview