Having left her role working with Ireland’s U17s for Australia’s A-League, Chelsea Noonan tells Steph Fairbairn how learning to handle fully professional players and an intense schedule is improving her as a coach.
Earlier this year, Chelsea Noonan took a leap of faith - leaving behind what she describes as her “dream job” to move halfway across the world for a new challenge.
Previously, Noonan worked for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) as a development officer and as assistant coach for the U17s women’s national team.
Now, she is in Melbourne, working with Women’s A-League team Western United in a dual assistant-coach and analysis role.
So what was it that made her move to Australia?
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