“To get them involved from five years old gives them an opportunity to get into the sport, no pressure but to have fun and enjoy it with their friends.
“That’s what football is all about initially, even at elite level the starting point is loving football.”
All positives for the game in Scotland, but those working behind the scenes know they have a lot more work if they are to capitalise on recent achievements.
“It’s about making sure there’s more coaches, more volunteers, more teams, more soccer centres, more referees,” Gillies added.
“We’re seeing consistent growth on a large scale, anything between 600-800 new players registering with [Scottish Women’s Football] on an annual basis and we need to continue to challenge everyone to support that.
“The youth game is in a good place, the senior game is also in a good place but both can be better and we’re dedicated to try and make that happen.”