Women's Series #1
WaiBOP Football
Girls and Women's Programmes

Come and join Alida and Nat from WaiBOP Football as they share how the organisation has developed girls and women’s specific programmes within the Bay of Plenty region. At the end of the session there will be a chance to ask the presenters any questions and to connect and collaborate with others in the room.

Topics covered include:

FIFA Women's World Cup Legacy outcome
Women’s Advisory Group
Wāhine Toa
Walking Football
Women Specific Programmes

This workshop is ideal for:

Regional Sports Organisation’s - Coaches, Managers and Women Development Officers
Active Recreation providers
Community groups looking at “how to develop a girls and women’s programme”.

Get to know the presenters:

Dr Alida Shanks, Legancy Manager, WaiBOP Football

Alida’s career is more of a jungle gym than a ladder, with experience across the commercial, public, and sport sectors. She is a digital and traditional marketing and communication expert, data translator, problem solver, creative and critical thinker, a strategic plan architect, and hands-on deliverer. Alida has volunteered with a number of football clubs over the last 20 years and worked in the sport sector for more than seven years, including communication roles at Capital Football, Northern Football, and NZ Football, as well as a season with the Wellington Phoenix in a community development role. She currently works for WaiBOP Football as the Legacy Manager following the FIFA Women’s World Cup held last year. Alida recently completed her PhD examining gender equity and belonging in community football organisations, that also included an in-depth look at the history of women’s football in Aotearoa NZ.

Nat Broadhead, Women’s Federation Development Officer, WaiBOP Football. Also, Football CoachForce Officer - Central & Eastern BOP

I am a passionate and self-motivated Women’s Federation Development Officer, Sports Manager, Assistant Coach and Head Coach with six years’ experience in grassroots through to senior Waikato Bay of Plenty representative wāhine football teams in NZ National Competitions. I have a Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies, hold multiple NZ Football Coaching Awards and a strong background in organising team logistical and operational requirements in high performance sport environments. Fun fact: I was the Hamilton/Kirikiriroa Tazuni mascot at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup.