"And that's why we felt, after Russia, it was time for a change with Eric Abrams and we have decided that we need to reset that space."

She wants to see a system in place that is more uniform across all levels of the pathway and less reliant on individual coaches to bring out the best in players.

"It should be continually evolving but we should know where we're heading," she told FTBL Podcast. "Some foundations have been put in place around the curriculum – there's lots of views on that. 

"There's been some foundations around coach education, we've got NPL clubs focused on player development, we've got academies etc.

"But they're just initiatives. We've got to tie them all together. And people have to have to know where they fit."

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She added: "I feel like generally we've got a lot of initiatives but we haven't necessarily built a system.

"A system is something that no matter who is put in different roles, everyone is just doing the same thing and players will just continue to get a consistent service and they're going to be developed.

"It's not going to be dependent on a really good coach in one area and I think that that's what we've relied on in the men's and the women's pathways for years.

"We've got to have a vision, we've got to have a strong leader in that space – and it's not an area where we can have misalignment."