• UEFA C Qualified Football Coach

• Somerset FA Youth Council Alumni & Current Staff Co-Lead

• Awarded The FA’s National Oustanding Youth Leader 2022/23

• FA National Youth Council Alumni 2024/25

As of August 2025, I am the head coach for North Curry FC’s Girls U12 squad and Vice Chair as we look to contine to progressively grow our club to be a positive, accessible and empowering environment for everyone to enjoy football and unleash their potential.

I am passionate about supporting other coaches and elevating wellbeing education resources for grassroots football coaches. My FA Leadership Academy project “Off Your Chest” was nationally recognised and awarded the Outstanding Youth Leader Award by the National FA in July 2023. In the 2025/26 season, as a FALA Legacy project entering its fourth year, Off Your Chest is supporting multiple mental health football provisions across Somerset and unifiying some great work in the space under one cohesive, recognised identity.

My current professional role as Somerset FA’s Football Development Officer for Clubs and Coaches allows me to empower club workforces every day to strive to sustain and grow their club provision to the highest quality. This includes England Accreditation support and Club Development Reviews within the Thriving Community Clubs programme introduced in February 2025. If it’s football and connected to club volunteers and youth voice, I’ll be there somewhere!

Previously, I worked as a School Games Organiser responsible for over 117 schools in the South West of England as part of the Somerset Activity and Sport Partnership (SASP). Alongside that role, I also helped to build and support equal acess to girl’s football in 140+ schools as a Strategic Lead for the Barclays Girl’s Football in Schools Partnership program.

I post regular updates to my social media feeds @coachcairdy and I welcome you to connect with me there and start a conversation!