Scott Sinclair was named as an assistant coach for the George Mason women’s soccer program in August 2021. Sinclair will be entering his second season with the Patriots in the 2022 season.
He previously held the roles of head coach (2018-21) of the women’s soccer program at Union University as well as an assistant coach (2014-18) and a volunteer coach (2011-14) for the men’s soccer program. Sinclair served as the head strength coach for the soccer, softball, and volleyball programs at Union University (2011-18). He is also heavily involved with the Tennessee State Soccer Association serving as the Lead Coach and with the United States Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Region III Girls Lead Coach.
The Scotland native led Union to winning several accolades both on and off the field. As head coach, he consistently had 90% of his student-athletes on Dean’s List, maintaining a team GPA above 3.5 each year. During the 2021-21 academic year, his team accomplished having the highest GPA in the school with a 3.71 average.
Other academic accolades include having over 100 athletes on the Gulf South Conference (GSC) Academic Honor Roll, multiple GSC All-Academic Team awards, and multiple United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards.
Athletic awards include having multiple GSC Player of the Week awards, multiple All-GSC Soccer First and Second Team awards, two Freshman of the Year awards, and the United Soccer Coaches Platinum Level Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award for the 2020-21 season.
Sinclair boasts a spectacular resume at the semi-professional and professional level. In his semi-professional career, Sinclair played for Workshop Town FC and Mexborough FC in England both for a year each. Sinclair also played for Sauchie Juniors FC as a part of the East Junior Football League in Scotland for a year.
Professionally, Sinclair had a distinguished career with two Scottish premier teams, spending six years at Stirling Albion F.C. and two years at Alloa A.F.C.
Sinclair had a decorated college career at Union University from 2004-to-2008, including being named a standout defensive player. Sinclair graduated with bachelor’s degree in sports medicine and exercise science from Union University in 2009 before earning a master’s degree in education and sport leadership in 2017.
Sinclair holds a Youth Coaching License with the Scottish Football Association, National Coaching C License with the United States Soccer Federation, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
