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Hannah Scott

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Blog 131: Are the girls allowed?

Nick Brown has enlisted the help of one of Scotland's most successful semi-pro teams - Hamilton Academics WFC. His book tells the story of the slow uptake of women's football in Scotland in comparison to the rest of the UK. And he's written this week to share the sponsorship opportunities coming up for the team.
Hannah Scott
October 8, 2025
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Blog 129: A lifetime of hockey.

Think you can't play sports at an elite level once you retire? Joyce McFarlane doesn't think so. At 69 she's represented Scotland twice now at the world cup. With no plans of giving up just yet. She shares her story in the hopes to inspire more women to get out and give it a go.
Hannah Scott
September 8, 2025
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Blog 128: Finding Space for Girls in Urban Sports

Susannah Dale is the marketing manager for a physical literacy charity based in Glasgow called Movement Park. Their goal within the community is to develop physical literacy through the power of play, through parkour, skateboarding and cycling. We heard from Susannah about their upcoming skateboarding course to encourage more girls to take up the sport and what their plans for the near future are.
Hannah Scott
August 1, 2025
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Blog 127: A Highland Games Journey Across Continents with Dr Kristen Rumley

Scotland has been celebrating for hundreds of years with highland games. A combination of athletic competition and community, that has spread across the world. We've had Dr Kristen Rumley put together her experience of competing in the USA at the highland games there and she shared a bit about how she will be travelling to Scotland in August to compete against the best female athletes in the world.
Hannah Scott
June 11, 2025
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Blog 120: Life lessons and Sports

Lorna McAvoy is one of our newest digital committee members. In her first blog she shares a sentiment that a lot of women feel. The doubt that you belong in a room, but how through sports she's overcome that feeling (for the most part) and how once you've done it once, it gets a lot easier.
Hannah Scott
March 12, 2025
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Blog 119: IWD 2025, Accelerate Action

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is #Accelerate Action for gender equality in sport and it seemed apt to highlight our partnership with Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), our Young Women in Sports Leadership, mentoring scheme, which is now on its second cohort.
Hannah Scott
March 5, 2025