Foot.ie
17/02/2023, 12:30 PM
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The UEFA A Licence coach will step up from her role as Assistant Coach to stand in for Tom Elmes who has joined the Women's Senior Team on an interim basis until after FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Megan, who plays in the League of Ireland with Shelbourne, has been steadily building her coaching career with involvement in the FAI's Girls' Centre of Excellence, Under-15 Girls' National*Academy and with MGL Academy.
An SETU graduate, with qualifications in Sports Management and Coaching, Megan works*full-time with the Football Association of Ireland helping to drive Grassroots Football and feels ready to take on this new role.
Megan said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a talented group of players and a highly-skilled backroom team in what is a really exciting time for women and girls' football in Ireland.
"With the support of the FAI and Tom Elmes, I will embrace this role to continue the excellent work that has been ongoing with the Women's Under-16s and from the pathways that lead into that.
"We have some important international camps coming up, so i'm looking forward to getting in and working with the players and staff."
FAI Director of Football Marc Canham welcomed*the appointment by saying: "We are excited to see Megan take on the role as Head Coach with our Ireland Women's Under-16 team as she continues her progression as a coach and helps with the development of our best players at that age level.
"It is important that Megan is already familiar with the set-up, having worked alongside Tom Elmes, and she will have a support network around her to ensure that
"This is also a key appointment for coaching pathways for aspiring women as Megan continues to advance along the coaching pathway and, hopefully, inspire other women to pursue coaching opportunities at an elite level."
The Women's Under-16s will have training games in February, March and April before travelling to Serbia for a UEFA Development Tournament on April 19th.
Ireland Category:
Under 16 Womens (https://foot.ie/ireland/teams/under-16-womens)
Choose Site:
Ireland
Introduction:
Megan Smyth-Lynch will lead the Republic of Ireland Women's Under-16s as Head Coach on an interim basis until August 2023.
[MORE (https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/smyth-lynch-appointed-as-wu16-interim-head-coach)]
The UEFA A Licence coach will step up from her role as Assistant Coach to stand in for Tom Elmes who has joined the Women's Senior Team on an interim basis until after FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
Megan, who plays in the League of Ireland with Shelbourne, has been steadily building her coaching career with involvement in the FAI's Girls' Centre of Excellence, Under-15 Girls' National*Academy and with MGL Academy.
An SETU graduate, with qualifications in Sports Management and Coaching, Megan works*full-time with the Football Association of Ireland helping to drive Grassroots Football and feels ready to take on this new role.
Megan said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a talented group of players and a highly-skilled backroom team in what is a really exciting time for women and girls' football in Ireland.
"With the support of the FAI and Tom Elmes, I will embrace this role to continue the excellent work that has been ongoing with the Women's Under-16s and from the pathways that lead into that.
"We have some important international camps coming up, so i'm looking forward to getting in and working with the players and staff."
FAI Director of Football Marc Canham welcomed*the appointment by saying: "We are excited to see Megan take on the role as Head Coach with our Ireland Women's Under-16 team as she continues her progression as a coach and helps with the development of our best players at that age level.
"It is important that Megan is already familiar with the set-up, having worked alongside Tom Elmes, and she will have a support network around her to ensure that
"This is also a key appointment for coaching pathways for aspiring women as Megan continues to advance along the coaching pathway and, hopefully, inspire other women to pursue coaching opportunities at an elite level."
The Women's Under-16s will have training games in February, March and April before travelling to Serbia for a UEFA Development Tournament on April 19th.
Ireland Category:
Under 16 Womens (https://foot.ie/ireland/teams/under-16-womens)
Choose Site:
Ireland
Introduction:
Megan Smyth-Lynch will lead the Republic of Ireland Women's Under-16s as Head Coach on an interim basis until August 2023.
[MORE (https://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/smyth-lynch-appointed-as-wu16-interim-head-coach)]