Community
One community of people who work in football: scouts, analysts, coaches and executives, in the men’s game and the women’s. The forum is where it talks. Your GSN account is your membership of both.
Who is in it
2,400+
Members in the network
770+
In The Future is Female
100+
Countries represented
What happens on the forum
Unlike a WhatsApp group, a thread is still here, and still findable, next season. The forum is organised so you can find your part of it.
Scouting Q&A
Ask the people who do the job: who covers which league, which qualification is worth it, how a report is written.
Jobs
Paid and volunteer roles, with region and role tags so a search finds them again.
Fixtures board
Friendlies and pitch slots for girls' teams, linked to the fixtures app.
Regional, GSN UK and GSN Africa
Local threads for a part of the world, alongside the language and regional WhatsApp groups.
The Future is Female
The women's game community's own space: News, Player Opportunities, Player Health and Welfare, Technology and Analysis, Events, Development and Education, and an Introductions thread for new members.
GSN Analysts
Software, methods and data for analysts, at any level.
General, Topics for the entire Community, Resources
Everything else: the whole network's threads, and the documents members keep coming back to.
What members talk about
Health: Player health and ACL injuries
Prevention, rehabilitation, and the impact of menstrual cycles on injury risk in the women's game.
Talent: Talent development pathways
Africa-to-Europe routes, academy structures, scout qualifications, and the FA's role in developing the women's game.
Information: Information availability
Wyscout and InStat data limitations for the women's game, video footage access, and scouting platform gaps.
Equity: Financial equity
Equal pay, equal investment, equal opportunity, and what federations should be doing differently.
Audience: Media and audience
Live attendance trends across the top five leagues, broadcast rights, and the digital growth of women's football.
Opportunities: Jobs and opportunities
Player and coach opportunities, tournaments, courses, and roles posted by members across the network.
WhatsApp groups
The forum is where things are kept; WhatsApp is where the day moves fast. Members pick the season’s main GSN group and any of the others when they sign up:
The Future is Female (FIF), Analysts, Business Lounge, Player Referrals WW, Player Referrals UK, Job Seeking, Creating Opportunities, Football Manager Appreciation, Africa Middle East, Americas, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japan, Nordic Baltic, Polish, Portugal, Spanish, Turkish.
Which door is yours
Four ways in, one community. Pick the one that sounds like you; the account is the same whichever you choose.