Born Kicking: Nicola Gair, age 10 (Tottenham Hotspur Ladies)

The Born Kicking slot meets Nicola Gair, a ten-year-old goalkeeper described as a safe pair of hands for Tottenham Hotspur Ladies Under-12s, whose whole family supports Spurs. Known to team-mates as Nics, she can kick with either foot but prefers her right, and loves goalkeeping because she gets to dive around her area and protect her team from the back. She would like to meet Joe Hart and describes herself as confident, passionate, determined and brave. Her funniest football moment was scoring from a goal kick against a goalkeeper she trains with on Monday nights, whose father gave her some stick. She always tapes her fingers, shouts press and keepers most often in matches, likes to sleep on the way home, and thanks her parents and coaches for their support.