On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, Mechelle Lewis Freeman made a shocking announcement on her social media: she was no longer the USA Head Women’s Relay Coach. A stark black-and-white Instagram post featured a photo of the USA women’s 4x100m relay team celebrating their… Read More »The Need for Systemic Change in Track & Field
On Wednesday, 19th February 2025, the Female Coaching Network (FCN) launched its much-anticipated 2025 Live Webinar series. The event, hosted by renowned Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach Nicolai Morris, brought together coaches from across the world, including the USA, Canada,… Read More »Empowering Coaches; the first live webinar of 2025
Coaching is one of the most challenging and rewarding professions in the world. As a coach, you are the ultimate motivator, strategist, and guide. You invest everything—your time, energy, and passion—into shaping athletes, building teams, and achieving greatness. But amidst… Read More »FCN Launching One to One Mentorship Opportunities in 2025
The Female Coaching Network (FCN) is proud to announce the launch of a pivotal study report on the status, challenges, and potential of female coaches in African football. This report, developed in collaboration with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)… Read More »LUNEX & FCN Launch the ‘African Female Football Coaching Study Report’
Leveraging our unique insights and deep understanding of high-performance sports systems, we speak at conferences and events to inspire and support others in driving change and building better systems for women in sport.
On Friday 13th September 2024, the 9th European Athletics Endurance Conference took place at Leeds Beckett University’s Carnegie School of Sport, UK. This highly anticipated event, part of the European Athletics Coaching Summit Series for 2024, brought together coaches from… Read More »FCN Founder Presents Alongside Professor Leanne Norman to Highlight Barriers in Track & Field
Michelle Lewis Freeman – Head of Women’s Relays; USA Track & Field Olympic Team & WHOOP Member Unlock your potential and join us and female coaches around the Globe as we track sleep, strain, stress, recovery and more – on… Read More »Join the FCN Team on WHOOP!
We are thrilled to share that FCN founder, Vicky Huyton, has been featured on the latest episode of the Untapped Potential Podcast. In this insightful conversation, Vicky discusses her efforts to reshape the sports landscape for female coaches and athletes… Read More »FCN Founder on ‘Untapped Potential’ Podcast
On Friday, June 21st, FCN Founder Vicky Huyton had the privilege of meeting with key figures from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), including Johnathon Hughes, the Regional Delivery Director at LTA. The event, held at the Birmingham Classic, was a… Read More »FCN Meet with Lawn Tennis Association
Published on Saturday 13th June 2024, the British newsparper, the Guardian published a feature of the Preparation for Paris programme. A big thanks to Molly McEllwee for taking the time to interview and write up such a fantastic piece! Take… Read More »Meet the 52 women breaking down coaching barriers at Paris Olympics