{"id":33342,"date":"2019-02-22T16:57:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T16:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33342"},"modified":"2019-02-22T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T16:57:53","slug":"cardiff-valkyries-meet-the-team-that-welcomes-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/22\/cardiff-valkyries-meet-the-team-that-welcomes-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff Valkyries: Meet the team that welcomes anyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_33380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33380\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33380\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33380\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Photo provided by the Cardiff Valkyries<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAMERICAN football\u2019s popularity is growing in the UK and Cardiff is no different.<br \/>\nIn February 2016, the British American Football association (BAFA) held a taster in Cardiff to see there was interest for a women\u2019s team.<br \/>\nThis led to the creation of the Cardiff Valkyries, the only women\u2019s football team in Wales.<br \/>\nAccording to Simon Browning, 39, the Valkyries head coach, one of the appeals of the sport is that American football challenges the stereotype of a traditional athlete.<br \/>\n\u201cIf you think of a stereotypical image of an athlete, it is usually a person with a slim athletic build. But the thing is, American football welcomes people of all shapes and sizes,&#8221; he said.<br \/>\n\u201cI can\u2019t play a game if I just have a bunch of the stereotypical athletes. Yeah, I may have people who can run around a field quickly, but I won\u2019t have an offensive line out of that.<br \/>\n\u201cIf I don\u2019t have an offensive line, then I don\u2019t have a team. We are trying to push the concept that we are a team for everyone.\u201d<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"To be a Valkyrie...\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QaoXS6LjDj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"To be a Valkyrie...\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QaoXS6LjDj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nThere are currently 15 to 20 players on the team and the player\u2019s ages range from 18 to some in their mid 30s.<br \/>\nSome of these women are university students and others are mothers with full time jobs.<br \/>\nRuth Lewis, 30, from Cardiff, joined the team as a wide receiver shortly after her son was born two years ago.<br \/>\nMs Lewis said: \u201cMy husband and I had always kept active together, but with the little one it became obvious that we couldn\u2019t exercise together anymore.<br \/>\n\u201cAnd now my husband has a sport that he does and is part of a community around the UK and I thought, I want that.\u201d<br \/>\nSince its creation, the Valkyries have progressed from a five-a-side division, which has a smaller pitch, to a seven-a-side division, with a larger pitch.<br \/>\nThis year, four of the Valkyries have joined the Great Britain American Football Team\u2019s (the GB Lions) training squad.<br \/>\nAnd in December 2018, the Valkyries hosted the first Welsh women\u2019s American football tournament in Penarth.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33374\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33374\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33374 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-500x637.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-293x373.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33374 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-500x637.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678-293x373.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Cardiff-Valkyries-2-e1550851511678.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/noscript> The Cardiff Valkyries at Cardiff Pride. Photo provided by the Valkyries.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nKatherine Fretwell, 28, from Cardiff, who is one of the Valkyries\u2019 wide receivers and corners, joined the Valkyries after seeing the team marching in Cardiff\u2019s pride parade six months ago.<br \/>\nMs Fretwell said that she loved playing with the team because American football had a different community than other sports in the UK.<br \/>\n\u201cI think that a lot of people outside looking in are surprised by how many women are playing a high contact sport,\u201d she said.<br \/>\n\u201cBut when you talk to people who play that sport, or who are in that community, it\u2019s not that surprising. Everyone understands why people play it and what their drive to play it is.\u201d<br \/>\nAs the Valkyries continue to grow, Ms Lewis also told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> that she wants to see other women\u2019s teams in Wales:<br \/>\n\u201cWe have a player that lives in Pembroke who was not able to play this year because she was not able to come to Cardiff,&#8221; she said.<br \/>\n\u201cAt the end of the day, the talent is here in Wales. I just wish there were more women who wanted to play American football.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Valkyries are currently looking for a new ground ahead of the next Sapphire Series (National Championship for women&#8217;s tackle football) in October. If you are interested in joining the Valkyries, you can contact them on their <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffvalkyries.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMERICAN football\u2019s popularity is growing in the UK and Cardiff is no different. 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