{"id":92152,"date":"2025-02-07T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=92152"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:06:29","slug":"the-only-womens-american-football-team-in-wales-needs-more-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/07\/the-only-womens-american-football-team-in-wales-needs-more-players\/","title":{"rendered":"The only women\u2019s American Football team in Wales needs more players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking forward to the Super Bowl? The Valkyries want fans to take part on the pitch<strong> <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>ON Super Bowl weekend, the only women\u2019s American Football team in Wales are calling for more players to join them in their upcoming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Valkyries need 18 players to commit to the season and with only 15 on the books they need more rookies to give it a go. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t feel that because I\u2019m 42, I can\u2019t have a go. It is just really inclusive,\u201d said rookie Sian McCarthy at the training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"The Cardiff Valkyries\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0AfsIUNSKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"The Cardiff Valkyries\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0AfsIUNSKA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The team are holding three rookie days in February, where they introduce new players to the game and run them through some of the basic plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is all about celebrating what your body can do, and your own personal skill set,\u201d said Sara Pratt, the Cardiff Valkyries president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need so many different types of people to fill defence and offence,\u201d said Sophie Nicol, defensive line player for the Valkyries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read more: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/22\/cardiff-valkyries-meet-the-team-that-welcomes-anyone\/\">Find out more about where the Valkyries started <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/07\/where-to-watch-the-super-bowl-in-cardiff-the-pubs-showing-kansas-city-chiefs-v-philadelphia-eagles\/\">When, where and why to watch the Super Bowl in Cardiff <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/01\/31\/ultra-friends-are-losing-sleep-over-marathon-50-hour-run-to-support-asylum-seekers\/\">Two runners doing a 50 hour run over 17,000 feet elevation <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal for the team this year is to move from the seven-a-side league to compete in the nine-a-side league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four rookies attended the first session, but the Valkyries are looking to expand their numbers further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team are all going to watch the upcoming Super Bowl together at the Owain Glyndwr pub. Although there is no women\u2019s Super Bowl, they are just as excited to watch the big game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rookie Lianne Vokes is a big National Football League fan and the team came up on her Instagram. She said that she was definitely coming back after her taster sessions to join the team full time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-770x514.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt-1400x934.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Sara-Pratt.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Sara Pratt helps to organise a lot of the session as the president of the Valkyries. <\/strong>Credit: Penallta Photographics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think if you look around, we all turn up in the rain and the cold because we love it. We have injured players and mums who come to socialise and be around the team,\u201d said Ms Pratt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the veterans joined without any experience playing American Football and Ms Pratt said that she had never watched it either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Nicol said that she joined the group because she did not enjoy going to the gym, but wanted to stay fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make the sessions more accessible, players can hire the full kit for the entire season. The first three sessions are also free and covered by British American Football insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"986\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"95261\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads.jpg 986w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"986\" data-id=\"95261\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads.jpg 986w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/shoulder-pads-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The shoulder pads used. Credit: Alex Bousfield <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"906\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"95264\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets-.jpg 906w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"906\" height=\"906\" data-id=\"95264\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets-.jpg 906w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/helmets--900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The helmets used. Credit: Alex Bousfield <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"849\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"95267\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4.jpg 849w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"849\" data-id=\"95267\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4.jpg 849w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Untitled-4-585x585.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pads practice. Credit: Alex Bousfield <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Valkyries are currently part of the development league of the National Women\u2019s Football League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have to travel up to six hours to compete in Kent, Norwich and Derby for game days. Ms Pratt said that the bus journeys, although long, were full of singing and dancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Women&#039;s American Football teams in the UK\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/nF7P5\/1\/#?secret=PmfB2OR4E9\" data-secret=\"PmfB2OR4E9\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"852\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Women&#039;s American Football teams in the UK\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/nF7P5\/1\/#?secret=PmfB2OR4E9\" data-secret=\"PmfB2OR4E9\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"852\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My turn- I tried the sport for the first time <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Cardiff Valkyries meet at 10:30am, in Moorland Park. I turned up with my gumshield and a lot of layers, ready for the session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an ex-GB pentathlete I have done a fair number of different sports, but I have never played a contact sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After watching the NFL, where players smash into each other at full force, I was quite apprehensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I met up with the squad and was immediately greeted with a warm welcome, three very adorable dogs, and some huge pads to try on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was joining the girls on a rookie day, which meant there were other slightly lost-looking people to make me feel slightly more at ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sian McCarthy, on her second session said she would like to be a regular at the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--770x1045.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--293x398.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing-.jpg 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--770x1045.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing--293x398.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/me-playing-.jpg 862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>I wore full kit from a helmet to shoulder and trouser pads.<\/strong> Credit: Alex Bousfield <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kitting up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried on the Valkyrie green trousers with pads inside and shimmied them up to cover my knees and thighs. 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