Shirley Addison OLY

Olympian | Gladiator | Mum of 3 | Performance Lifestyle team @sportscotland | @oneplanet_earth Planet Earth Games Ambassador | @gb_olympians | @WAoS Assessor

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

@saintmarysps 2aH

[Winning Students 100 @WinningStudents]

🇬🇧 Did you know ... an incredible 14 @WinningStudents scholars and alumni are in @TeamGB at @Paris2024 🇫🇷

As we wish them luck, let's check out all 14 of these world-class sporting talents competing at #Paris2024

@sportscotland
@ScotFundCouncil

1/16

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

Gladiators, you will go on my second whistle, 3… 2… 1…
Still gives me butterflies.
This man was a huge influence on me, the nation's most loved referee.
Celebrating John Anderson. Legend.

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

@scarykt @GladiatorsTV One or two! Time to dig the old bus stop poster out your loft. "Wee yin, you will go on my first whistle..."

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

#Gladiators is back! In all its glory. Sensational job @BBCOne.
Reliving my childhood. Plus a little bit of my adulthood too.

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

Conversations about money and financial wellbeing. The strain of high travel costs and little free time to work is real for athletes devoted to performance sport.
#TalkMoney
@KevinDuffyMaPS
@MoneyHelperUK

[Kevin Duffy @KevinDuffyMaPS]

Great to #TalkMoney with @sportscotland’s Performance Lifestyle team in Stirling.

#FinancialWellbeing is critical for the hundreds of fantastic athletes they support, so it was brilliant to raise awareness about @MoneyHelperUK.

Thanks again to @ShirlAdd for the invitation.🙏

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

OU offers the ultimate flexibility for athletes who, like @adam_Hall1996, spend a chunk of time travelling the world to train & compete. Adam flew in on the morning, graduated, then whizzed off to his next tournament overseas #dualcareer
@Team_Scotland
@OUScotland
@sportscotland

[OU in Scotland @OUScotland]

How do you study for an OU degree as a full-time professional athlete?

We spoke to Scotland Badminton player @adam_Hall1996 at his graduation in Glasgow today, and he explained about the support he's had whilst studying for a degree in Sports, Fitness and Coaching:

#OUfamily

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

Easy deciding who to dress up as for @ictennis World Sports Day
@JakeSWightman @lauramuiruns @dinaashersmith
Role models on the track and off ❤️ @scotathletics @BritAthletics

[Gladiators @GladiatorsTV]

Did the female Gladiators inspire you?

[UK Sports Institute @UKSportsInst]

The Quiet Ones: Natasha’s Story

Natasha is part of our Performance Lifestyle team, offering vital support to athletes both personally & professionally.

The EIS turns 20 in May and we're celebrating our role in elite sport.

Watch back ➡️ https://t.co/oqFVNJIUlJ

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

Team GB Mixed Triples team.
DIY curling stones...tights, biscuit tins,hairspray & oodles of inspiration from Scotland's finest ❤️ @TeamGB @Team_Muirhead @TeamMouat @evemuirhead @BruceMouat @BritishCurling

World Sports Day @ictennis Easter Camp.

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

Powerful role models @TeamGB Sky Brown and @LauraKenny31  Olympic Day @ictennis

“Mummy: does Laura’s husband do her French plaits each morning?”  Medals V Plaits...which is tougher to master @jasonkenny107 ?

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

Recycle Like a Champ! @Team_Scotland Proud to be an ambassador of The Planet Earth Games @oneplanet_earth INGENIOUS concept. Get involved - adults AND children alike. #HealthyPeople #HealthyPlanet

[Planet Earth Games @oneplanet_earth]

It's #PlanetEarthGames challenge #9: The #Recycle Like a Champ Challenge! ♻ Set by #Olympic & #Commonwealth athletes Shirley Addison & Kathy Butler @chutler of @Team_Scotland. Be in it to win signed #TeamScotland kit: https://t.co/xp1cCDylYn #HealthyPeople #HealthyPlanet

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

2 of 2:
#internationalwomensday2021
As a young girl,saddened I wasn't able to compete in triple jump or hammer in English Schools Champs like my male counterparts, I wrote a letter to ask why.
6 years later: represented @TeamGB @gb_olympians
CHALLENGE the status quo.

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

1 of 2: #internationalwomensday2021
Celebrating how far we've come & acknowledging the continued challenge of global equality. Proud of mum's @SoroptiTweet projects to progress international women's rights. Moved by the broken glass ceiling my grandmother MBE left behind.

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

@WAoSport accredited 'Athlete Friendly' schools ensure that student athletes around the world have academic flexibility and support on their sporting journey. Proud to be one of their global assessors.
@gb_olympians @worldolympians

[World Academy of Sport @WAoSport]

"By taking the time to understand the demands of the #sport, educators will be able to think creatively how they can provide solutions to allow an athlete to keep up with their #school work." - @ShirlAdd #OLY 🇬🇧

➡️ https://t.co/qHP5hA0qRv

@worldolympians @FedUniAustralia #AFEC

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

28 days of brilliant challenges: Planet Earth Games @oneplanet_earth
LITTLE people making a BIG difference.

[Champions for Earth 🌍 @Champions4Earth]

Read and sign our open letter to @BorisJohnson, calling on the UK Government to prioritise a #GreenRecovery.

Join over 300 GB Olympians & Paralympians - including @SteveRedgrave5, @Mo_Farah and @paulajradcliffe:

- https://t.co/15C8JKFawb -

#ChampionsForEarth #BuildBackBetter

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

@ictennis #ictennischallenge
Throwing fun! Wendy: 1/6

[Shirley Addison OLY @ShirlAdd]

@ictennis #ictennischallenge
Target practice! Heidi: 3/6