"I don't let it affect me either side because obviously we've got Brentford training on the Friday night and then I go to play a game on the Saturday and then the Sunday. I just make sure I look after myself."

"Then they had a women's team and they were like 'come and try out' and they never let me leave after that, so that's how I got into it. That was with a team called the Wembley Stallions and we were quite successful. We played flag football first of all.

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"I think we were in division two of the national league. We were quite successful then and won division two in my third year of playing there. Thankfully that team enabled me to get trials at Great Britain and then I was successful in being selected for the World Championships in 2022 to represent the country.

"From there I then transferred to my current team which is the London Warriors. We are now national champions for the second year in a row and going for that third one this season.

"It is an incredible set-up, the Warriors are one of the best organisations in the sport and I'm very lucky to be alongside the incredible athletes and coaches there."

"It obviously is transferrable because you've got that natural kicking momentum and style and it's just tweaking it a little bit so you can be better at kicking an American football. When I'm in both seasons I swear my feet get confused sometimes."

"Sadly the sport isn't well funded, across all variations of the game. The women's team, even at the international level, have to pay their way just to compete," she says.

She praises the club for helping her and other athletes working at the club to balance their sporting schedules with work.

"They [Brentford] have been incredible with it, obviously my career is something that is longevity, so it's something I'm trying to work through and progress, but also they understand the level that I play at," she says.

"I'm not the only international athlete we have at Brentford either, so it's just understanding the schedule and they're very flexible about it. I have a great, understanding team within the operations department set where we work together and we look after each other."

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"Individually I have one more training camp with Great Britain before we compete in the European Championships to hopefully get that silver medal, as well as kicking off pre-season for what we aim to be a promotion-winning season for Brentford Women."