Leeds United Ladies Manager Julie Chipchase yesterday became only the sixth English female to be awarded with the UEFA A Coaching Licence.

Julie was the only female out of 20 on the course, a delighted Julie said:

"It has been a lot of hard work over 18 months and I am grateful to a lot of people who have helped and supported me. I am really pleased to have the A Licence  and I want to carry on improving and gain more experience from working with and watching more quality A licence coaches.

I would like to follow the same pathway as England Women's Manager Hope Powell and work towards getting my UEFA Pro  Licence in the future "