A welcome first
Complete beginners have a place here, with a dedicated session to get started.
OUR STORY · YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Football belongs
to you, too.
For the women who never got the chance.
For the women finding their way back.
For the women ready to give it a go.
MEET GEMMA · FOUNDER & COACH
A lifelong love.
A fresh opportunity.
Gemma loved football from a young age, playing whenever the boys let her join in. Living in North America in her thirties gave her the chance to join a five-a-side team and experience more accessible opportunities for women to play.
Back in England, she worked in charity fundraising and took up football coaching. After the Lionesses’ inspiring summer success, she decided to try something she had been thinking about: football-based fitness for women who might never have had the chance to play.
That idea became Footy Fit. A place to learn, get moving and enjoy being part of a team.
Contact Gemma ↗
WHAT WE’RE HERE FOR
Build skills. Build fitness. Build confidence.
Our mission is to give women the chance to play regular football through a fun, team-spirited programme that develops football skills for all abilities.
Progress together
Learn football skills and build fitness with the encouragement of a team.
Enjoy the game
Make room in your week for movement, connection and a good laugh.
THE PEOPLE ON YOUR SIDE
Meet the coaching team.
Different experiences. A shared passion for helping you enjoy football.
Founder & coach
Gemma Ali
Gemma created Footy Fit to open up football-based fitness to women who may never have had the opportunity to play. Her experience combines grassroots coaching, playing football and bringing people together.
Coach
Ella Waldron
Ella brings experience as a footballer and coach, alongside individual fitness coaching in the local area.
Coach
Brian McAllister
Brian combines football coaching with personal training in the Richmond and Kingston area.
Coach
Holly Hawkes
Holly brings years of playing experience and a passion for helping players develop in a fun environment.
Coach
Scarlett Price
Scarlett brings an energetic, fun and insightful approach to coaching.
Coach
Faith Holman
Faith is on a year-long placement with Arsenal FC while studying for a coaching degree in her second year at St Mary’s University. She brings fresh ideas and a youthful approach to help our members develop and enjoy their football.
YOUR INNER LIONESS IS IN THERE.
Let’s give her
some room to play.
Your first session is free. Find a session or ask Gemma a question before you start.
Our mission is for women of all ages to be given the chance to play regular football by providing a fun, team spirited development programme to build football skills for all abilities.
Gemma Ali
Coach and Founder
Gemma has been passionate about football since she was very young and played whenever the boys let her join in! She lived in North America during her 30’s and took advantage of the more accessible opportunities already there for women and girls in football, playing on a 5 a side football team. Since returning to England, she worked in the charity sector as an events fundraiser and took up football coaching in her spare time. Gemma has been head coach of a girl’s grassroots local football team for the last 6 years. After the amazing Summer our Lionesses gave us bringing it home, she decided it was the perfect time to trial her idea of football based fitness sessions for women that may have never had the opportunity to play.
07954 564949
info@footy.fit
Ella Waldron
Coach
Ella is a professional footballer and coach. She has been playing football since the age of 4 and started her footballing career at Brighton FC aged 13, she currently plays for Watford FC. In addition to FootyFit, Ella runs 1-2-1 fitness coaching sessions around the Teddington area.
Brian McAllister
Coach
Brian is a personal trainer and football coach in the Richmond and Kingston area. He has been involved in football since he was old enough to kick a ball and has been a qualified coach since 2018. He coaches a football team for the P3 charity in West London. In addition to FootyFit, Brian is a mobile personal trainer in the local area, and provides various football sessions including, 1-2-1, group and football birthday parties.
Holly Hawkes
Coach
Holly has played football since she was 5, the only girl amongst the boys, she was put in goal a lot of the time. She finally found a girl's team aged 7 and never stopped playing!
She was at Brentford Women's FC for the past 3 years, taking up multiple positions, her favourite being centre mid. Holly currently studies at St Mary's University and also coaches for Coerver and NPL youth girl. She has just successfully completed her UEFA C course. -"it's so nice meeting new people and I hope I can help develop players and make the environment fun so they can play for as long as possible".
