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People deciding for you what your limits are. Loving sports but no club will take you. With Paralympics just around the corner the spotlight is on elite disabled sport - but what about the grassroots? There's still a big lack of good opportunities for disabled people to play sport in the UK. Flyerz is changing that. We dive into the world of this inclusive hockey programme, meeting the players impacted by Flyerz plus the instrumental women who created the project and continue to drive it forward.

GB Hockey player Emily Defroand on her stellar hockey career, from playing on her mums team aged 10 to European and Commonwealth games bronze medals, and the amazing work she's doing to make hockey inclusive for everyone, no matter what gender, race, ability or background.

Last up in the miniseries is Spain! Former Barcelona and Levante player Laura Gutierrez and author of women's football book 'Sharing the Glory', Mamen Hidalgo tell me how far the league has come since the overnight bus journeys to games, why the recent 'professionalisation' of the top league means nothing and why the agreement reached in August after two player strikes may not have solved the problems of clubs at the bottom of the table.

The ins and outs of women's football in France. West Ham and former PSG player Hawa Cissoko, and L'Equipe journalist Syanie Dalmat spill the beans on why Lyon always wins, how coronavirus grants are set to increase inequalities in the French top league and how Hawa's first club started accepting girls because of her.

What's the situation with women's football in England? What's already been achieved and what still needs to improve? We hear about the mental health struggles players face with semi-professional life and coronavirus from Lewes' Ellie Leek and Women's Sports Alliance co-founder Jordan Guard. Women's football author Carrie Dunn tells us about the problematic structure of the leagues and how grassroots can't get pitch space because of corporate block bookings. Not got a clue about women's football? This episode will get you up to speed in no time.

While football is suspended due to coronavirus we take the time to catch up with 80-year old Arsenal superfan Maria Petri. We found out about how she first got into football 70 years ago, how many languages she speaks (it's a lot!) and how she's seen the women's game change over the years.

We review all the action from a disappointing She Believes Cup for England and question whether Phil Neville is still the right man for the job. We also take a look at how the coronavirus is set to impact sport and what effect the rescheduling of the men's Euros might have on the women's game. Plus there's all the usual news roundup and our recommendations for how to keep busy during the quarantine!

In Episode 6 we round up last week's Conti Cup final which saw Chelsea lift the trophy for the first time and chat about the upcoming international tournaments, the She Believes Cup and the Tournoi de France. We also discuss Fabio Cappello's statements about size, of the goals that is, and what it means for the women's game. Saudi Arabia and Finland also get a mention. Tune in to find out why!

After last week's storm hiatus we're back on track! In Episode 5 we discuss the week's action and shed light on mental health issues within the women's game and the importance of menstrual cycles in the life of a professional athlete after Chelsea adopted new training methods based on they players' cycles.

In this week's episode we round up all the FAWSL and Conti Cup action, get on board with the famous hashtag and discuss sexism amongst fans of the women's game.

We take a look at all this weekends Women's FA Cup action including Ipswich's run, Southampton's lucky day and Manchester United's derby day Blues. We also preview the upcoming Conti Cup and WSL action ahead of an Arsenal vs Manchester City double bill this week!

The round-up of all of last week's action, including Chelsea's thrashing of Arsenal and how that changes the title race, a dramatic late result for West Ham (again) and our moment's and goals of the week! Tune in for your dose of women's football insight and analysis!

For our opening episode we report from The Hive, home of Spurs as they receive West Ham in the first London derby at the ground. Is moving from Arsenal to Spurs scandalous in the women's game? The loanee herself, Emma Mitchell, explains her move to Football 51. Plus we talk tactics with Spurs coach Juan Amoros. All that and plenty of analysis of all the weekend's Women's Super League games and the major stories of the week.