We’re in 2023, and yet there is a stigma surrounding women’s soccer and periods and being able to talk about it. It isn’t easy for female soccer players to train, play games, and be on their periods. It also doesn’t help that most clubs’ staff are males, and not all clubs offer seminars to their staff to help them understand the menstrual cycle.
We can’t forget the uncomfortable and many times painful symptoms that come with periods. For example, cramps, feeling bloated, and breast tenderness. But there is a positive side: the improvement in how soccer players deal with their periods. Female athletes have used different methods while on their periods to help them avoid the negative impacts on their performance.
Depending on Period Tracking
In the past, there haven’t been many solutions regarding dealing with periods. However, technological advancements helped create many new solutions, including period tracking apps.
Today, female soccer players can find different apps to help them track their periods. It’s definitely helpful and also comforting when players know when they will get their period and how long it will last.
Chelsea was one of the first clubs in the women’s soccer world to use period tracking apps. Not only does Chelsea use period…
