Emma Greenwood joins Sharks coaching staff from San Diego Surf Soccer Club. From Sheffield, England she fell in love with football being an avid Sheffield Wednesday fan. Emma earned her BSc in Kinesiology from the University of Montevallo where she later joined the staff as an assistant coach for the Women’s soccer program.
Prior to being in California, Greenwood was the Technical Director for the Alabama State Association where she oversaw the ASA Youth Academy for 9U-11U, the Elite Player Development Program, ODP (Olympic Development Program), Grassroots Soccer which included delivering Youth Modules to coaches, TOPSoccer (a community-based recreational program specifically designed for participants of all ages with intellectual, emotional, and or physical disabilities), and School Engagement Programs. She also coached at the Homewood Soccer Club and served as the assistant coach at her alma mater, University of Montevallo.
Greenwood has received multiple coaching honors US Youth Soccer Region III Recreational Coach of the Year in 2016 and Alabama Soccer Association Coach of the year 2016.
TEAMS: 2004/2005, 2006, 2007 ECNL
COACHING LICENSE: USSF ‘B’ License (December 2021), USYS TopSoccer License (2020), United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Diploma Levels 1 & 2 (2017)
YEARS WITH SHARKS: 2
PLAYED FOR: University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL), Doncaster Belles Women’s Football Club (ENG), Sheffield United Center of Excellence (ENG)