James Scott moves on to National role

 

North Tipperary's loss with be Ireland's gain as the FAI's Development Officer for the area James Scott has been appointed the new Head Coach of the Republic of Ireland Women’s Under-17 squad.

Scott will take up the role immediately, which was vacated by former Women’s National Team Head Coach Colin Bell in mid-June.

A native of Two-Mile Borris, Scott has been development officer for North Tipperary for twelve years and during that time was previously the Under-14 National Academy Head Coach.

“I’m honoured to be taking on this role,” James said.

“It is a very exciting time for women’s football and I’m very much looking forward to being part of the continued development of women players at the top level of the game here. I will be a fresh face to a lot of people and with that I’m hoping to bring fresh ideas and a different range of experiences.”

 

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