Peter Coughlan was officially named the 12
th head coach in the history of the
Career Record
Years: 2
Record: 14-12-7 (.530) |
All-Conference Selections
Skyline: 5 |
All-Region Selections
All-ECAC: 1 |
women's soccer program, completing his second season on the sidelines of GoValiants.com Field in 2024.
Coughlan led the Valiants to the postseason for the first time under his tutelage and the first time since 2022 in the 2024 season, coaching Manhattanville to a 6-7-4 mark and a 5-4-2 record in Skyline play. The Valiants earned the No. 6 seed for the Skyline Conference Championship Tournament, taking on USMMA in Coughlan's playoff debut. Manhattanville had three players--Caitlin Ward, Mia Castaneda, and Stephanie Sanchez--earn All-Conference recognition in Coughlan's sophomore season, with Ward and Castaneda representing the first pair of All-Conference First Teamers under his leadership. Ward went on to earn All-ECAC regional recognition later in the year.
In his first year at the helm, Coughlan led the Valiants to an eight-win campaign in 2023. The Valiants went 5-3-3 in Skyline Conference action, with Ward and Jennifer Xiong both making the All-Conference Second Team.
Coughlan served on the sidelines for the Valiants in 2022 in an assistant coaching capacity. He worked alongside Head Coach Graham Kennett and Assistant Coach Jordan Williams to develop and lead training sessions in addition to aiding on the recruitment and player development side.
Well tapped in to the landscape of soccer in Westchester County, Coughlan has worked with the Harrison Youth Soccer Club since 2016, where he currently holds the role of Technical Director of Coaching. In addition to training and developing coaches, Coughlan has served as head coach for youth teams ranging from ages of 8 to 18 years old. He also was the head coach for the Women's U19 National League Team. With HYSC, Coughlan had delivered one Westchester Cup Championship, a pair of New York Girls State Cup Champions, 12 total Premier League Titles across both girls and boys play, and 17 players that committed to play collegiate soccer across all three divisions of NCAA.
In conjunction with his work with HYSC, Coughlan has worked with United Soccer Coaches since 2015 as a staff instructor for Grass Root Courses and serves as a coach evaluator and assessor, working with more than 100 coaches to help achieve their coaching licenses. Since 2019, Coughlan has also worked as a freelance Talent Identification Scout for the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC.
Coughlan also worked with New York Red Bulls Academy USA from 2012 to 2016 where he served as Senior/Head Coach working in youth programs, regional development school and MLS Academy. He built up a resume of coaching and development experience a decade long prior to joining New York Red Bulls Academy USA, spending time working with Aston Villa Academy UK, Youth Offending Teams, the English Football Association, UK International and Major League Soccer USA.
Coughlan resides in Brewster, New York, with his wife April and their son, Cassius.
|
Overall |
Conf. |
|
| Year |
W |
L |
T |
W |
L |
T |
Postseason |
| 2023 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
|
| 2024 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
Skyline (First Rd.) |
| Career |
14 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
|
