Christina Polatajko is an Aussie Rules football coach from Australia. In November 2020, Christina was hired by Bec Goddard (winning coach of the inaugural AFLW season) to join her as her Assistant at Hawthorn VFLW (Victoria Football League Women’s) team… Read More »Christina Polatajko – Interview
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… Read More »Highlighting Gender Inequality to Scottish Athletics Clubs
HUGE Congratulations to friend of the FCN Chelsea Romero who has recently been announced as the LA Rams Training Assistant for the up & coming NFL season! Chelsea, who we first interviewed back in September 2019, has been an intern… Read More »FCN Ambassador Chelsea Romero Named LA Rams Strength & Conditioning Coach
Track & Field is one of the FCN’s key sports and it is also the sport closest to our founders heart. We are currently in the process of conducting a UK wide research project called “Achieving Gender Equality in High… Read More »5 Reasons Why There Aren’t More Women Coaches in High Performance Athletics in the U.K.
Below are a list of short videos highlighting some of the statistics we have discovered through our research of Track & Field in the U.K. More videos will be added over the coming weeks.
The FCN | European Sports Leadership & Coaching Network aims to provide an interactive and supportive platform for women in sports leadership and coaching to connect, share and develop. The project will encourage discussion on a variety of topics including; how to… Read More »FCN European Sports Leadership & Coaching Network
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 –… Read More »Students from the Cruyff Institute Interview FCN Founder Vicky about Leadership in Sport
Over the coming few months, the FCN and Leeds Beckett University will be undertaking research into the current situation of gender equality in high performance coaching in athletics in the U.K. Gender equity and equality are central concerns for sporting… Read More »FCN and Leeds Beckett University have teamed together to research gender equality in high performance athletics coaching in the UK.
FCN are pleased to announce the brand new NIKE partnership aimed at supporting the mission of working towards gender equality in high performance coaching. Over the coming years, NIKE will be supporting the FCN by helping to deliver the new PRO Strategy – Performance, Relationships, Opportunities. This strategy is a… Read More »FCN Announce NIKE Partnership
Kelsey Riggins is the Assistant Track & Field Coach (Jumps and Multi Events) at Murray State University, Kentucky, USA. 2019 marks her fourth year with Murray State Cross Country and Track & Field teams. With a number of accolades and… Read More »Kelsey Riggins – Interview