Psychology helps Oxtoby close gap between Bristol and WSL’s big-hitters

Tanya Oxtoby’s Indigenous Australian background and scientific training give her coaching a unique perspective

Football coaches often like to talk about their individual “journey” towards the dugout but few have followed a route as richly scenic as the long and winding pathway taken by Tanya Oxtoby.

The distance between the 36-year-old’s home town of Wickham in Western Australia and her current posting is 8,592 miles and, along the way, Bristol City’s manager has regularly enjoyed branching off to explore some life-enhancing diversions.

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