In this episode of Built For Her Game, Rebecca, Sarah and Victoria are joined by Gabrielle Tester, Associate Director at BDP Pattern, to hear her views on facilities designed specifically for the women's game.

Gabrielle is a Sports Architect, leading BDP's venue planning team. She has designed stadiums and arenas around the world, recently completing Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.

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⁠Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield⁠

⁠Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal⁠

⁠Rebecca Burnhams, Quod

In this episode of Built For Her Game, Sarah, Victoria and Rebecca speak with Lydia Crudge, founder of Lunar Insight and one of the leading voices in women's football research.

Drawing on over a decade of experience in audience insight and sports research, Lydia shares what the data tells us about women's football fans, participants and consumers. The discussion explores how greater understanding of audiences can influence everything from partnerships and commercial strategies to the design and development of future facilities.

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⁠Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield⁠

⁠Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal⁠

⁠Rebecca Burnhams, Quod

In this episode of Built For Her Game, Sarah, Victoria and Rebecca are joined by Becky Stormer, Head of the UK Sports Sector at CBRE and a player for Fulham FC Women's Team.

Drawing on her unique experience both as a sports real estate adviser and a participant in the game, Becky offers insight into how clubs can use property and infrastructure to support long-term growth. The discussion explores the strategic role that facilities play in creating sustainable sporting organisations, as well as the opportunities and challenges facing women's football as it continues its rapid development.

Combining commercial expertise with lived experience as a player, Becky provides a fascinating perspective on how investment in facilities can support athletes, supporters and the future success of the women's game.

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⁠Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield⁠

⁠Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal⁠

⁠Rebecca Burnhams, Quod

In this episode of Built For Her Game, Sarah, Victoria and Rebecca are joined by Kathleen Carthy and Alex Kendall of AFL Architects to explore how stadiums and sporting facilities can be designed to meet the needs of women's football.

Kathleen and Alex have played a leading role in shaping the conversation around facilities for the women's game, including their work on the Women's Super League Stadium Design Guidance. Drawing on their experience delivering stadiums, elite training facilities and major sporting venues across the UK and internationally, they discuss the principles that should underpin future facilities for women's sport.

The conversation explores everything from fan experience and player welfare to flexibility, sustainability and long-term growth, examining how design can help create environments where women's football can thrive.

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⁠Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield⁠

⁠Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal⁠

⁠Rebecca Burnhams, Quod

In this episode of Built For Her Game, Sarah, Victoria and Rebecca are joined by Richard Serra, Property and Planning Director at Tottenham Hotspur.

Richard shares his perspective on the role facilities play in the development of women's football and discusses the practical considerations clubs face when planning for future growth. From infrastructure and fan experience to long-term strategic planning, the conversation explores what clubs need from facilities and how these spaces can support the ambitions of the women's game.

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⁠Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield⁠

⁠Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal⁠

⁠Rebecca Burnhams, Quod

In this episode of Built For Her Game Rebecca, Sarah and Victoria are joined by Sue Day, Director of Women's Football at The Football Association, to hear her views on facilities designed specifically for the women’s game.

Together, they discuss the role facilities play in the continued growth of the women's game and examine the opportunities and challenges facing the sector. Drawing on her experience at the heart of the sport's development, Sue shares her perspectives on governance, investment and the importance of creating environments that support both participation and elite performance.

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Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield⁠

⁠Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal⁠

⁠Rebecca Burnhams, Quod

In this episode, Sarah Rock (Boodle Hatfield), Victoria McKeegan (Town Legal) and Rebecca Burnhams (Quod) introduce Built for her Game. They discuss the genesis for the series, explain how they fit into the picture and give a sneak preview into the conversations ahead.

For decades, the growth of the women's game has relied largely on infrastructure designed for men — from borrowed grounds and shared facilities to venues that were never intended to support the unique needs of female athletes, supporters and communities. But what should the future home of women's football look like?

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Sarah Rock, Boodle Hatfield

Victoria McKeegan, Town Legal

Rebecca Burnhams, Quod