Sinead Byrne enters her first year as the Associate Head Coach after serving for five seasons as the SCAD Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach after previously serving as the Assistant Coach for two years at Southwestern College.
She brings with her an extensive coaching background and has experience coaching at multiple divisions within the college game, along with head coaching experience in the WPSL. Byrne was most recently named ‘Best of the WPSL: Coach of the Year’ for her 2021-22 campaign.
After not competing in the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19, Byrne helped coach the SCAD Bees to their most impressive season in program history finishing No. 18 in the NAIA Coaches Poll and winning their first ever NAIA Opening Round National Tournament game.
The 2021-22 season saw multiple records broken, as the team broke the previous SCAD team highs record with assists (8 vs Shorter). For season records the team finished, first in points (189), shots (455) assists (57), games played (21) and second in goals (66) and wins (13). SCAD had two players named to the honorable-mention All-American Team which was the first time in SCAD women’s soccer history to have two players nominated in the same year.
Byrne is originally from Coventry, England where she grew up playing for Coventry City Ladies. She has captained her club and college teams and knows how to motivate players to win with her commitment to excellence. Byrne has coached alongside notable women’s soccer players such as Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly with the TeamFirst organization.
Byrne received her Bachelors of Arts in 2014 and her Master’s Degree in Business Management in 2017 and holds her UEFA Football Association Level One and Two certificates in Coaching Football. She holds her United Soccer Coaches Level One and Two Goalkeeping licenses and holds her USSF C License. Byrne puts a premium on leadership and teaches multiple leadership courses to help leaders and young players develop into great motivators and championship culture builders.
