ISESA Podcast

The Irish Sport and Exercise Science Association Podcast aims to open up the world of Irish Sport and Exercise Science to you. Through interviews with practitioners, researchers, athletes and patients, we will showcase and celebrate the amazing work being done in Ireland.

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In this episode Bruce Wardrop catches up with Jenny Coe who is the Performance and Well-Being Lead for the women’s professional football leagues in the UK. This includes to two top tiers - the Barclays Women’s Super league & Barclays Women’s Championship. Over the last five years, women’s football has grown in popularity, visibility, recognition and financial success. Average match attendance in the top women’s football league in the UK has tripled in the last three seasons bringing with it increased sponsorship, media investment and unique experience for the professional players. Jenny’s role helps to ensure that the clubs involved have the knowledge, tools and personnel to support the players holistically, allowing them to reach peak performance on the pitch. Jenny’s own journey has been far from linear, but she has combined all her personal, professional, education and sporting experience into a special skillset that uniquely qualifies her for this role.