After a serious knee injury ended her playing career earlier than she would have liked, Jodie was reluctant to leave the club altogether. A conversation with a coach at a training session led her towards a coaching qualification instead.
She now runs one of the junior sections alongside her main job, balancing weekday evenings and weekend matches with support from a small team of assistant coaches. She says coaching has given her a different and in some ways more rewarding, connection to the club.
Jodie's story is a common one at the club, where several current coaches and committee members started out as players before injury, family commitments or simply age moved them into a different role.