Tuam AC recently have worked with the Athletics Ireland Let’s Talk Periods Campaign to get their girls and coaches thinking and talking. Here are a few amazing things they have done.
The club put together their own period packs using these cool bags. Sarah said ‘I thought they were very appropriate. The girls loved them. We put everything you might need in a period in there – pads, spare pants, wipes, plastic bags. We are not in an ideal set up as we don’t have a track, we are usually in a park or other outdoor venue but we feel it’s important just to have them there so the girls know they are supported.’
Sarah, their coach, used quiz questions to get them thinking and talking about their menstrual cycles and used the QR codes on the period supportive posters as a starting point. The prizes were their own period packs. The club has also been asking the girls to track their cycles using a diary. This has sparked good conversations about why they might do that.
Well done to Tuam AC.
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If your club is interested in starting ‘Let’s Talk Periods’ or want to showcase the work you are already doing please contact Anna Grealish annagrealish@athleticsireland.ie for more information and support.
