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.
FCN Founder Presents Alongside Professor Leanne Norman to Highlight Barriers in Track & Field
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 across Europe and beyond. For the first time, the conference focused specifically on female athletes…
FCN Founder on ‘Untapped Potential’ Podcast
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 alike. As the driving force behind the Female Coaching Network, Vicky has spearheaded initiatives like…
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FCN Founder to Speak Alongside Professor Leanne Norman at the 9th European Endurance Conference
Leeds Beckett University and the Carnegie School of Sport host the 9th European Endurance Conference in Septmeber 2024. The conference is part of the European Athletics Coaching Summit Series and will be uniting coaches from across Europe and beyond. For the first time, the conference will focus specifically on female athletes competing in endurance events…
FCN Support Olympic Federation of Ireland Launch Their GAMES Plan
FCN Founder Vicky Huyton sharing insights into increasing the number of female coaches in high performance sport 13th November 2023 saw the Olympic Federation of Ireland not only launch their new GAMES (Guidance to achieve more equal leadership in Sport) plan, but also launch their research into a lack of female coaches in high performance…
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FCN Founder Invited to Speak at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – AUGUST 24: <> during day six of the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 at National Athletics Centre on August 24, 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images for World Athletics) More than 200 leading figures from the world of athletics came together in Budapest on Thursday 24th August 2023 for…
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BBC Interview FCN Founder about the new FCN | UEFA B & Beyond Internship
As part of their daily coverage of all things football in London, BBC Radio London interviewed FCN Founder Vicky Huyton about the recent launch of the brand new FCN | UEFA B & Beyond Internship in partnership with Tottenham Hotspur. Presenter Emma Jones invited Vicky onto the show to discuss all things FCN, female coaches…
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FCN to Present at World Athletics Gender Leadership Task Force
As part of the World Athletics Gender Leadership Taskforce programme of webinars, the FCN has been invited to speak to an audience of leaders and coaches from around the Globe about the challenges to progression for women coaches and leaders in athletics. Following the extensive work in UK track and field since the FCN and…
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Highlighting Gender Inequality to Scottish Athletics Clubs
As part of our project Achieving Gender Equality in High Performance Athletics Coaching in the U.K, FCN founder and project lead Vicky was asked by Scottish Athletics to present at their annual Club Conference. Vicky’s presentation was aimed at raising awareness of the current research project the FCN are undertaking alongside Leeds Beckett University and…
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Students from the Cruyff Institute Interview FCN Founder Vicky about Leadership in Sport
On Saturday 9th May, students studying the Master in Sports Management Course at the Cruyff Institue in Amsterdam, Netherlands, took part in a leadership discussion 45 students attended an online video call with 3 leaders who included; Niels Meijer – the Director of the Cruyff Institute, Joost de Wit- CEO at a Sports Consultancy firm…
FCN Delivers Workshop at the European Athletics High Performance Conference 2019
This weekend saw the delivery of the second European Athletics High Performance Conference held in the beautiful city of Warsaw, Poland. The conference brought together over 60 delegates from the majority of European Athletics Member Federations, all with the aim of learning, supporting and networking. Following welcome messages on Friday from European…
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FCN Founder to speak at the first European Athletics ‘Coaches Club’ in Berlin 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 a diverse coaching community and the need for more female coaches. Throughout the week, coaches…
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