Football is life for the Scotts

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, you can bet your bottom dollar, one thing mum of three female footballers Christine Scott misses is watching her daughters play the round ball game.

Residing in the lovely NSW South West Slopes town of Cootamundra, Chris has lived and breathed football through her daughters Francesca (15), Piper (16) and Harriet (17).

The business owner has watched all three girls develop and enjoy the world game with the Wagga Wanderers.

Traditionally, Mother’s Day would be spent watching her daughters run out on to a football pitch, but not this year due to COVID-19 putting a temporary stop to these otherwise normal proceedings.

“Mother’s Day will be very different this year. I usually celebrate the day on the sidelines with our Wagga Wanderers Family.

“I will miss them this year. Although I may score breakfast in bed.

“The girls are missing their football enormously.

“They miss training with their team and of course game day.

“Not seeing their team for such an extended period of time has been tough.

“They do keep in touch through social media which has been great for their mental health.”

With restrictions slowly easing, Chris, like so many football lovers, has penned her hopes on getting some game time played this season.

“I think I am more anxious then the girls to get back into it.

“I miss watching them play, but I really miss my sideline mums.

“The lifelong friends you make while standing in the cold, rain or sleet week in and week out.

“You can always be sure of lots of laughter and a warm cup of tea. I can’t wait to see them again.”

Asked what it was like being a football mum, Chris stated she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I love being a football mum, although it’s hard work at times.

“We play for the Wagga Wanderers but live in Cootamundra which means a 200km round trip twice a week for training and then either Wagga or Canberra on game day.

“We have been training in Wagga for about 5-6 years now so I guess we are used to all the travel, but we wouldn’t swap it for anything else.

“The girls and I have made some incredible lifelong friends and mentors for the girls, their long-time coach Gary Lyons has been instrumental in their advancement in football and their love of the game.

“I feel an incredible sense of pride every time I watch my girls run out onto the field, I love watching them play but I really love the pride they have in their teams, their club and their treasured teammates.

“Sport has taught them how to win and lose graciously, it’s taught them commitment and respect.

“It’s shown them how to be a part of a team.

“I will be forever grateful for these life lessons for them.”

With millions of ‘Super Mums’ celebrating Mother’s Day across the nation on Sunday, Chris was ever so proud to be celebrating such an amazing day.

“I love Mother’s Day, it’s a reminder of how lucky I am to be a mum.

“How lucky I am to get to see my gorgeous girls grow into talented, funny, ambitious young women.

“It is also a reminder to me how grateful I am to have had a wonderful mother myself and how much

“I miss her on a daily basis.

“I think it’s a day to celebrate all mums out there.”