Help Coach Haley Recover - Supporting a Champion for Girls' Football

In September 2024, Coach Haley was knocked unconscious by an opposing parent at a junior football tournament- a cowardly attack by someone who didn't share the values of fair play and respect she dedicates her life to building.

Haley, a mother of two, now faces months of rehabilitation from a traumatic brain injury, post-concussive symptoms, and spinal surgery. She cannot work or provide for her family.

While Haley has spent countless hours helping young players develop their "toolbox" for life's challenges, she was attacked for simply doing what she does best: coaching with integrity and compassion.

Through The Football Girls programme, Haley uses football as a tool to build community. Her ethos: "The comparing needs to STOP, so the connecting can start". She's taught resilience to countless girls. Now she faces her own greatest challenge.

Every dollar sends a message: violence against coaches and those who serve our children will not break our community spirit. It's a testament to the values Haley champions - supporting each other and building each other up.

Haley has spent years developing resilient girls and strong communities. Let's show her what a resilient community looks like when one of our own needs us.

Funds raised will be paid into a bank account administered by Haley's Accountant to cover essential living expenses for her family.

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