For the last five years, Alice Young has worked as a coach and community engagement project manager at Argyle Community Trust, the charitable arm of Plymouth Argyle.
She works on Premier League Kicks, being a mentor to female participants wanting to play football and a role model for other young women who are contemplating a career in sports coaching.
Her incredible contribution to the Trust and local community was recognised last year when she was chosen as one of Devon's '30 Under 30' winners at the Devon & Plymouth Chamber Awards for her outstanding contribution to the community.
This is her story.
"I was at university in Plymouth and I was drifting. At the time I wasn't that interested in football but I was really interested in the massive difference sport made to young people.
"I was going to go into teaching because I thought that that was the only option in sport. I was lucky I met one of the lecturers who also works at the Trust, and I heard there might be opportunities there.
"I had worked in a couple of roles at the Trust by this point and then was offered the opportunity to manage the PL Kicks programme. I was so glad to be involved in it and I love the role. Working with young people is a massive part of why I do the job that I do.
"I wasn't going to go to university because I'm not very academic and I struggle with things like that so I can relate a lot to participants if they don't like school, because I didn't.
"The Trust knew that my background wasn't in football. I used to play football when I was younger... I wasn't very good and even the girls say now that I am rubbish at football!
"But it's not really about that. I can go to the sessions, make a bit of a fool of myself. The participants like someone who's just going to mess around a little bit.
"Football wasn't the first appeal for me which is not a bad thing. I can bring a different side to it, the personal side, bringing different sports and opportunities into PL Kicks.
"Opportunity is a massive word for us. We're always looking at how we can give different opportunities which are not just football, such as music production. It's about looking at what young people want to do. We can remove that cost for them to get those opportunities.
"Being linked to a big organisation like the Premier League is really good for young people and attending events like the Premier League Kicks Cup is something really special for them. It makes them believe that they have potential.
"A lot of our participants doubt themselves, they have low confidence and low self-esteem, and when they turn up to something like the PL Kicks Cup, they think, 'I've actually been selected out of hundreds and hundreds of participants to come and attend something like this.' It makes them feel really valued.
"You can't put a value on lifting someone's aspirations. A couple of our participants are looking at going into the post-16 programme, they've enjoyed that time with us on PL Kicks and then they're thinking about what else is there. Some of them have said that they would love to do the job that we do one day, which is nice to hear.
"The young people are coming back every week because we're there. That's the amazing thing. Our coaches are so good. They want to have an opportunity where they're going to enjoy football.
"I love my job, it's so rewarding. I love working with young people. We see them at such a vital part of their lives. A lot of participants might join us when they're eight or nine-years-old and stay with us until they're 16.
"Seeing them develop in such a positive programme that creates so many opportunities and removes the cost for people, that for me is the biggest thing."
Premier League Kicks, funded by the Premier League through the Premier League Charitable Fund, uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential, in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales.
More than half a million people have benefited to date.
