Beach Hut Women’s Beach Football Festival Promotes Grassroots Women’s Football
How many all-girls sports teams did you see around you when you were growing up?
Believe it or not, it has been a very rare sight for people of previous generations to come across an all-girls sports team. In fact, even Bethany Talbot, Field Player of the UP Women’s Football Team, says this was “unheard of” when she was growing up.
“I think it’s probably a common experience for all of us to have grown up playing football with boys,” she says of herself and her fellow athletes. ”It was already a privilege for us to play in a mixed category and that was mixed, meaning one girl, max two girls.”
Because of this fact, Beach Hut Sunscreen’s core brand advocacy of promoting grassroots women’s football means so much – and not just to female athletes in the Philippines but to women in general. Aside from promoting the sport, the Beach Hut Women’s Beach Football Festival also serves as a platform for girls to further develop their skills through a series of competitive games.
WHAT IS THE BEACH HUT WOMEN’S BEACH FOOTBALL FESTIVAL?
We all know Beach Hut for its sunscreen – a true beach essential – and we love that they are redefining themselves and elevating their presence in women’s lives through their Women’s Beach Football Festival – definitely a first of many to come.
We were able to witness the talented girls in action in Boracay and were amazed by how much heart they put into each game. Playing football is no easy feat (what more under the heat and on the sand!); but these girls persevered and showed us just how much passion, dedication, and love they have for the sport. We simply cannot wait to see how far they go!