Able Quote by Hope Powell

“I think any sport needs to be accessible, affordable and practiced within the confines of a safe environment. Parents who have young children want to be able to leave their child somewhere which has good facilities and where they're going to be looked after.”

Hope Powell

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When I played football was somewhat taboo for a girl. Today it's not as much of a problem. Not all girls want to play…

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A great football team is the right balance and the right mixture of players. Good leaders, good communicators and good technicians. You need people…

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In football I enjoyed competing and wanted to be the best. That was also part of it. There were quite a few factors. I…

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I think you can learn lots of skills playing football. Team building is one. You also learn how to solve problems within your team.…

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If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about the sport…

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I think we need to be a bit more proactive. Let's not just talk about availability of sports, let's make the facilities more accessible…

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Football was just the playing I enjoyed at first, but the longer you're playing the more it becomes a social event. You meet new…

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I think part of being a good coach is knowing how to extract the best from different people.

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In order to play some sports there's quite a big cost implication, whereas football is relatively cheap. All you need is a ball and…

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