Surrey FA x Hey Girls
Why 84% of teenage girls step back from sport - and how we're changing that with Surrey FA.
* Source: Nuffield Health Menstrual Cycle Report
That’s more than four in five girls who find sport something to worry about, rather than enjoy.
This rarely happens all at once. At first, it’s a missed training session, a match sat out or a kit bag packed without the one thing they needed. Over time those small absences add up.
Worrying about about leaking in light-coloured kit, getting caught without a pad or tampon, or feeling too embarrassed to ask a coach for one. Girls aren't leaving sport because they lack ability or passion. The gaps in access, confidence and culture are holding them back, and we can fix every one of them.
How we’re helping keep girls in the game
"This is a dream partnership. Two brilliant organisations coming together to make sure girls and women do not need to miss out on physical activity and sports due to a lack of access to menstrual products. We are now Game Ready. Period."
- Helen Ogle, Senior Football Development Officer, Female Pathway, Surrey FA
Together with Surrey FA and Thorpe Park, we’re launching Game Ready. Period., tackling one of the most overlooked reasons players miss out: not having period products to hand, or feeling too embarrassed to ask for them.
We supply sustainable, zero-waste period products, which Surrey FA distributes in specially designed boot bags to grassroots clubs across the county. This means players have essentials to hand wherever they train and play, and seeing products in every kit bag helps make periods a normal part of club life rather than something to hide.
The impact goes beyond the products themselves. Together, we’re normalising conversations about periods in football, reducing stigma for players, coaches and clubs, and championing inclusion across the grassroots game. And because we reinvest 100% of its profits into tackling period poverty, every boot bag also supports people across the UK who can't afford period products.
- Neil Poulter, VP, Thorpe Park
Want to help girls in your club, school or organisation stay in the game?
