Ben Gilby spoke to AFC Portchester Ladies manager Mark Dugan about how the club, presently in the Third Division of the Hampshire County Women’s Football League (tier nine) re-joined senior football in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic and have the organisation, desire and belief to move up the pyramid. Mark opened our conversation byContinue reading “AFC Portchester: The Club That Reformed In A Pandemic”
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The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset updates us on France’s international schedule and provides some important news from the Olympique Lyonnais club. After the withdrawal of Iceland team following that of Norway last week and the impossibility to find two other nations to compete with, the planned France tournament has been cancelled. The tournament will be replaced by two friendlyContinue reading “The View From France”
Time To Talk Mental Health Support with Zoe Cossey
As part of Time To Talk Day, Wroxham Women’s Zoe Cossey gave an extremely powerful and personal interview to Ben Gilby about mental health, the importance of support networks and how it’s more than OK to ask for help when things are tough. The impact of mental health is taking on ever more importance atContinue reading “Time To Talk Mental Health Support with Zoe Cossey”
Matthew Aumeeruddy: A Coach To Be Proud Of
This piece was originally published on the British Football Coaches website and can be accessed here: 1st Team, Academy & Community – Matthew Aumeeruddy (britishfootballcoaches.com) How did you get into coaching and what has your path been like? I’ve always had a passion for football for as long as I can remember. Although I enjoyedContinue reading “Matthew Aumeeruddy: A Coach To Be Proud Of”
Anthony Murray: Latest Addition To Sutton United’s Talented Coaching Staff
As part of our sponsorship and partnership with sixth tier Sutton United Women, Impetus founder Ben Gilby spoke to Anthony Murray who will take over the club’s new U21 side for the 2021/22 season. In the piece Anthony discusses his aims for the brand new side he will be putting together over the coming weeksContinue reading “Anthony Murray: Latest Addition To Sutton United’s Talented Coaching Staff”
The Ladies League: Full of Passion, Full of Football and Full of Fun
Ben Gilby spoke to Rose Valente from The Ladies League You Tube Channel and Podcast in Australia. The group describe the podcast as being by the fans “for the fans” and run by “a group of female football fans covering football in Australia. Content is heavily influenced by our passion, videos are low budget, interviewsContinue reading “The Ladies League: Full of Passion, Full of Football and Full of Fun”
Euxton Girls: Doing Great Work in Lancashire
Impetus recently announced a player sponsorship deal with Chorley Women’s Lisa Topping. One of Lisa’s early clubs was Euxton Girls. Ben Gilby talks to the club’s Michael Taylor about Euxton Girls’ development, Lisa’s time there and how things are going at the present time. We began our discussion with Michael telling us all about theContinue reading “Euxton Girls: Doing Great Work in Lancashire”
Yaina Andrew – Looking For Progress At Penryn Athletic
In the latest piece linked to our content sponsorship with seventh tier Penryn Athletic, Ben Gilby spoke player-manager Yaina Andrew about her footballing journey and what’s been going on at the club since we last touched base in December. 19/1/21 Yaina began our catch up by discussing her own footballing journey: “I was born inContinue reading “Yaina Andrew – Looking For Progress At Penryn Athletic”
Peamount United: Champions League Heroics & Domestic Double Delight
Hot on the heels of a sensational performance in the qualification stages of the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the club clinching the League and Cup double, Ben Gilby spoke to Elaine Harrington, secretary of Republic of Ireland’s top side Peamount United. Elaine began our conversation by explaining the history of the club: “We wereContinue reading “Peamount United: Champions League Heroics & Domestic Double Delight”
Impetus – Your One Stop Home For W League Coverage in the UK
Impetus‘ comprehensive coverage of the 2020/21 Westfield W League season is drawing large numbers of readers throughout the UK, Australia, USA, Scandinavia and France! We’re proud that, thanks to our Australian based contributors Kris Goman and Kieran Yap, and UK based Ben Gilby we have been in a position to offer reports on every gameContinue reading “Impetus – Your One Stop Home For W League Coverage in the UK”
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