In the U-20 Women’s World Cup which is disputed in Colombia A trend has been set: there have never been so many female coaches as in this edition, 12.
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The number is similar to that of the previous edition in Costa Rica, where nine female coaches took charge in a format that had 16 teams. Now, with the increase in teams, the trend shows a settlement of women in the position, when the historical average of the competition was 3.1 women per edition.
Key fact
The protagonists on the benches in this edition are: Leah Blayney (Australia), Rosana dos Santos (Brazil), Tye Cindy (Canada), Ana Aguilar (Costa Rica), Angeline Chua (Fiji), Sandrine Singler (France), Kathrin Peter (Germany), Ana Galindo (Mexico), Roos Kwakkenbos (Netherlands), Sonia Bermudez (Spain), Tracey Kevins (United States) and Pamela Conti (Venezuela).
“It tells me that we are moving forward, it is good that spaces are opening up. Twelve out of 24, it seems to me that we are doing the work of placing more women on the bench. “It fills me with pride and commits me to continue working, because I have a responsibility to open the doors for those who come,” said Ana Galindo, the coach of Mexico, to the FIFA website.
She added: “Regarding the communication part, it can be personal, there are things… I experienced it as a player and I can share it, perhaps there is more empathy. When it comes to the menstrual cycle, we have a lot more to say than any man... but tactically we have something to contribute too, although it depends on the style we have…”.
Great progress
Australian coach Leah Blayney analyses the situation: “I think it’s great, every time we add more female coaches to the game we add quality. So I’m very proud to be a part of it and I wish them all the best during the tournament.”
At the senior level, the trend is also increasing, but the number is still less representative. In the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, 12 women were in charge, the highest number in history. In 2019 there were eight and in 2015, seven, according to FIFA data.
“It is a good statistic, we always need to be more, especially in women’s football. I hope that there will be many more of us at the next World Cup. Here, gender is not so important, but how we behave with the players. The most important thing is that we are prepared for these great challenges,” said Pamela Conti, coach of Venezuela, who is also in charge of the senior team.
With information from Fifa
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