Dawn Scott

For the British academic, see Dawn M. Scott.

Dawn Scott (born 19 June 1972)[1] is an English association football performance coach and sports scientist who works as director of performance for the Washington Spirit, a professional football club competing in the United States top-division National Women's Soccer League.[2]

Scott is best known for her work with the United States women's national soccer team, where her tenure as the team's high-performance coach included two FIFA Women's World Cup victories and an Olympic gold medal. Scott was credited by player Christie Rampone as the team's "secret to everything",[3] and by United States women's team general manager Kate Markgraf as instrumental to the team's 2012 Olympic gold medal victory. Scott has also previously worked for the England women's national football team and England's Football Association,[4] and as performance director for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF.[5]

  1. ^ 2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 1 January 2019. p. 11. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Washington Spirit Names Dawn Scott Senior Director of Performance, Medical and Innovation" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (19 June 2015). "The Secret to Everything". NBC Sports World. NBC Sports. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (5 December 2019). "Dawn Scott bids emotional farewell after decade with USWNT: 'For me, it's all about opportunity'". The Equalizer. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Inter Miami hire ex-USWNT high performance manager Dawn Scott" (Press release). Major League Soccer. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2023.