"It's a juggling act - I'll tell you that."
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Kaycee Yeates is a mother of three who discovered a new hobby last year - a hobby that changed her life forever.
After spending years driving her children to rugby training at the Mandurah Storm Rugby League Club, Yeates was suddenly struck with an idea.
"One day I was at training for the kids and saw the women training and I thought - I think I could do that."
Yeates would soon go on to become one the team's most valuable players after she approached the side to join.
Friends, family and fitness
For Yeates, the Storm women's team found her at the perfect time in her life, providing her a hobby to break up the work week.
"I've always been super competitive - growing up I was always into sport," she said.
"But when I started working and having kids, sport got pushed to the side for a little bit.
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"When you become a mum, your social life can change a bit - so it's nice to have a team and make a lot of new friends. I've really benefitted from that."
Yeates said her three children Archer (11), Saylah (6) and Diaz (2) have all expressed a lasting love and passion for the sport.
"My son plays for the under 12s, my daughter plays for the under 7s - and my two-year-old who can't play yet is already kicking the ball around at home."
Fond memories
Growing up, Yeates said her fondest memories were of playing with the other children at the sports field while her dad was playing football.
"My dad played for the Warnbro swans - my favourite days were the days when my dad would play footy because I would build cubbies with the other kids and it was lolly bags galore," she said.
With Yeates a part of the women's team and her husband Kade coaching the men's side - her own children are able to experience the same weekend fun she did as a child.
"Saturdays are my kids' favourite days - it gets them off their devices and they get to have fun with the other kids.
"I know the kids, as they grow up, will appreciate being at the rugby all the time," she laughed.
'Whether we win or lose'
Yeates said the benefits of rugby were both physical and mental for her and her family.
"I love the fitness side of it - when you're out on the field playing with friends it doesn't even feel like exercise.
We are all still smiling at the end of the game, no matter what happens.
- Kaycee Yeates
"I've made friends in the last 12 months through rugby that I will have for a lifetime."
While the team has faced a number of tough and well-established competitors this season, Yeates said it's never about winning or losing.
"We are all still smiling at the end of the game, no matter what happens," Yeates said.
"We don't go out there to win - it's about getting out there with everyone and playing the best game we can."
Yeates has been named 'player of the week' a number of times this season, cementing herself as one of the team's most valuable players.
Despite having to juggle a full schedule to fit everything in, Yeates said her family have found something that brings them all joy.
"I leave work and go straight to rugby training - and of course we couldn't do it without the grandparents, who the kids love getting to spend some time with when they're not at the rugby.
"The fact that the kids thrive on it makes it easy to squeeze it all in," she said.
"It's such a good vibe down there at the club - we're all tight-knit, and I'm so glad we came on board when we did."