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Central Coast Mariners have appointed Emily Husband as head coach as they prepare for their first season in the A-League Women in 2023\/24.<\/p>\n
With a strong coaching background – including as head coach of Sydney University’s first-grade women’s team and ALW assistant with Canberra United in 2021 – Husband is excited by the challenge of guiding the Mariners’ inaugural campaign.<\/p>\n
“From our first match of next season we will look to compete,” she said.<\/p>\n
“That is going to be the number one objective – bringing the girls together, immersing them into the culture and getting them to represent the club in a positive way.”<\/p>\n
Husband was named the NSW NPL 1 coach of the year in 2022 after guiding her Sydney University first-grade and reserve-grade teams to success.<\/p>\n
She will continue in her role at Sydney Uni while working with Mariners current NSW NPL 2 head coach Dan Barrett during the transition period.<\/p>\n
Barrett will remain with the club as head of women’s academy football.<\/p>\n
A former youth player with Manchester City and Leeds, Husband enjoyed senior stints with clubs including Huddersfield Town. She is looking forward to taking the reins in Gosford.<\/p>\n
“It will be a huge challenge, which I am absolutely ready for and willing to take on,” she said.<\/p>\n
“It is exciting that I get to come in and put my footprint in the Central Coast and the Mariners.”<\/p>\n
Husband will now turn her attention to player recruitment for next season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n