By Isabelle Campbell & Alice de Koster-Kitto 23/6/25 Above: Emily Husband with the Central Coast Mariners. Photo: A-Leagues Why are women still underrepresented in senior coaching roles, and what can be done to change that? The A-League Women is gaining momentum, with rising talent and growing fan interest, but behind the scenes, progress is farContinue reading “One of 12: The Coaching Gap in the Women’s A-League.”
Category Archives: Development of Female Football
‘They can win games in lots of different ways’: Hopkins and Victory looking toward finals
By Alyce Collett 22/2/25 Above: Melbourne Victory during the win over Brisbane Roar. Photo Bec Hartley for Impetus Melbourne Victory had the perfect tune up for finals on the weekend with a 2-0 win over the Brisbane Roar. Impetus spoke to Jeff Hopkins after the match. Despite no longer being in contention for the premiership because of what hadContinue reading “‘They can win games in lots of different ways’: Hopkins and Victory looking toward finals”
Exclusive Interview with Rosemary Durand – Team Manager & Player Care for Dijon
Exclusive Interview of a Team Manager & Player Care – The profession in the shadow yet essential to any success in sport. Jean-Pierre THIESSET January 21, 2025.
The Evolution of Women’s Football Kits
By Isabelle Campbell with interviews by Kieran Yap 28/12/24 Above: The 2019 Matildas Kit Launch. Photo: Nike. Impetus takes a look at the history and the progress of kits in women’s football. From necessity to practicality to fashion. In recent years, women’s football has witnessed unprecedented levels of growth, and with this change came aContinue reading “The Evolution of Women’s Football Kits”
The ongoing battle to support Human Rights in sport
by Genevieve Henry in Sydney (19/8/23) Above: From left to right: Craig Foster, Kate Gill, and Minky Worden take part in the event on Thursday. Photo provided to Impetus by: UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Australian Human Rights Institute, alongside international nonprofit Human Rights Watch hosted an eventContinue reading “The ongoing battle to support Human Rights in sport”
Everything in the garden is far from rosy ahead of record-breaking World Cup
by Rebecca Hall (30/6/23) Above: The USA lift the World Cup in 2019. Despite this year’s tournament being bigger than ever and with more exposure, too many of the competing nations are having to fight for equality and fairness. Photo: PDA Football. With less than a month to go until the start of the Women’sContinue reading “Everything in the garden is far from rosy ahead of record-breaking World Cup”
Trixie Tagg: A pioneering legend of women’s football
Impetus EXCLUSIVE by Ben Gilby Above: Trixie Tagg pictured in a St. George Budapest shirt – her achievements with the club are historic. Photo supplied to Impetus by: Trixie Tagg. Trixie Tagg is one of the pioneering legends of Australian women’s football. She was a top player in the late 1960s and 1970s, part ofContinue reading “Trixie Tagg: A pioneering legend of women’s football”
Aiming for the top ‘The Southampton Way’
by Johnathan Stack (8/5/23) Above: The panel discussion at Southampton’s St. Mary’s Stadium. Photo: Andy Wicks for Impetus. Impetus was fortunate to be invited to St Mary’s Stadium by Southampton FC for a hospitality day and to join a women’s football panel with Tom Rose (Southampton FC, Head of Marketing) and Sarah Batters (Southampton FC,Continue reading “Aiming for the top ‘The Southampton Way’”
Melanie, Morgan, and Mothers Flourishing
by Emmanuel Faith (7/3/23) Above: Alex Morgan fires her 120th goal for the USWNT against Brazil. Photo: Newsweek. When Alex Morgan was called to the stage in Paris as one of the members of the FIFA PRO women’s team of the year one week ago, the room roared in joyous glee. Morgan has dominated the game forContinue reading “Melanie, Morgan, and Mothers Flourishing”
Is forcing clubs to invest the only way to ensure equal opportunities?
by Dean Mears (26/1/23) Above: Referee Neil Hair talks to Chelsea head coach Emma Hayes amidst the farcical situation at Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Photo: Mirror. Lunchtime on Sunday 22nd January, and what the world saw highlighted a shocking lack of investment in the top flight of the women’s club game in England. Chelsea, one ofContinue reading “Is forcing clubs to invest the only way to ensure equal opportunities?”
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