Women's Football

A professional football environment

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A coaching team and support package up there with the best

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Achieve your dreams both on and off the pitch

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Our Women's Football Performance Programme offers aspring women footballers the chance to flourish academically and on the football field.

Through our performance football programme, we recognise and develop great footballing talent and support the very best female athletes through a comprehensive support package up there with the best. Our packages can include coaching, sport science services, athlete lifestyle management, physiotherapy and strength and conditioning support; all of which are delivered by highly experienced professionals.

Our ladies football club is a high achieving team, with our senior team playing in Tier 2 of the Welsh Football Pyramid, two BUCS squads, as well as under 19s.

We benefit from state-of-the-art training facilities at the Swansea City AFC training ground at Fairwood, ensuring all our players get that professional training experience whilst at Swansea.

If you're interested in joining our women's football team, head to the club page over on the students' union website, or for enquiries about our high performance programme, get in touch with our Football Performance Manager by email.

Our Women's Football Coaching Team

Jon Beale, Football Performance Manager

Jon provides leadership and management across our men’s and women’s football and futsal performance programmes. Jon supports the development and delivery of a strategically focused football and futsal performance framework and plan, mirroring the standards and deliverables of a professional club. Jon also contributes towards the continuous growth of competitive success in BUCS, Varsity fixtures and Welsh Leagues, maximising BUCS points where possible. Jon has an extensive background in sport, he is an accredited management graduate, specialising in Leisure and Sport. Jon is a UEFA A Licence coach, former Academy Manager at Hull City FC in addition to being Head of Academy Coaching at Swansea City FC also.

Gareth Beer, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Swansea University

Gareth Beer, Strength and Conditioning Coach

Gareth designs, delivers, and monitors strength and conditioning support to high performance athletes and sport clubs at the University. Gareth has vast experience supporting many athletes in different sports and has previously worked with Welsh Rowing, Welsh Judo and Scarlets Academy. Gareth is an ex semi-professional rugby player with interests in kick boxing, MMA and is currently training for an Ironman. Gareth is extremely passionate about sport, high performance, strength and conditioning, nutrition, physical activity and enjoys travelling.

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Ross Endersby, Strength and Conditioning Coach

Ross designs, delivers, and monitors strength and conditioning support to high performance athletes and sport clubs at the University in both a gym and field-based setting. Ross has over 5 years’ experience working with multiple sports including Swimming, Rugby, Football, and Hockey. Ross has previously worked for teams such as MK Dons and Bedford Blue. Ross is keen to develop any athlete he works with in order to improve their performance as well as their general wellbeing to create the best athlete possible for their sport.

Football Club Staff:

Nigel Hill, General Manager
Wyn Thomas, Men’s Head Coach
Jack Long, Men’s Assistant Coach
Tim Hicks, Men’s Assistant Coach
Rich Buchanan, Men’s Assistant Coach
Die Redfern, Goalkeeper Coach
Daniel Sheehan, Women’s Head Coach
Adam Morgan, Women’s Assistant Coach

Our Women's Football Partners and Affiliates

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FAQs

When are trials?

Trials for this years intake will be held on Friday 30th September. Information for these will be available at Freshers’ Fayre.

Is there anything I need to do to sign up?

You need to complete a basic form relating to playing history when signing up for trials.

Do returning students need to re-trial?

No returning students do not need to re-trial.

How many BUCS teams do we have?

The Football Club has three men’s and two women’s BUCS teams.

Where do we train?

Training takes place at Swansea Bay Sports Park and Fairwood Training Ground.

Is there an intramural league if you don’t play BUCS?

Yes there is an intramural league that members can join if they do not play BUCS.

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All Sport Swansea Sponsorship Opportunities

Women's Football Sponsorship Opportunities

We offer various opportunities for you to get involved with our women's football team and support the team or players, whilst building your own brand.