WNPL Coaching Profile

Under 15 WNPL and Youth WNPL

Coach: Andrea (Andy) Martin

Andy’s life revolves around football and has for over 40 years. Her playing career started in Victoria and being a highly successful player at the elite level resulted in her selection as a powerful leading centre defender in the national team during the late 1970s though to the late 1980s. At the beginning of 2014, Andy was named as central defender in FFA’s Team of the Decade – 1979-1989 having played 10 International games for . Andy’s success as a Matilda, along with the other early pioneers of the sport, paved the way for all future female players to enjoy the highest level of competition and opportunity which is now more readily available to them.

Andy is an inspiration to women’s football and is highly motivated in her commitment and passion to developing young and maturing players to reach their potential. With Andy’s move to , many young players have benefited by Andy’s coaching and her approach to improving player’s technical skills and playing capabilities as well as seeing female players develop themselves both personally and in a team environment.

Andy has coached representative girls teams since 2001 and coached women’s teams at club level for many years as well. A number of our current W-League Roar and Matilda players have been coached by Andy: Ayesha Norrie; Sunny Franco; ; Emily Gielnik; Vedrana Popovic;

Andy is our very own Matilda whose passion for female football is evident and her enthusiasm infectious - we are enormously proud of her and are lucky to have the opportunity for our female players to benefit from her experience and success as a coach.

Recent coaching experience includes:

U14 RSJPL Girls: Souths United 2010 – 2011

U14 JPL Girls: Souths United 2012

U13 NPL Girls: Souths Strikers 2013 – 2014

Brisbane Womens Premier League: Souths United 2014

Brisbane City League 1: Souths United 2014

Junior Girls Discovery Program: 2014 Accreditation: C Licence.