Stuart Sharp has been at the helm of the U.S. Men’s Cerebral Palsy National Team since 2014 and has served as Senior Technical Director of the Extended National Team Program since 2022. In his tenure with the Men’s CP NT, Sharp has guided the team to a 39W-34L-9D record and a No. 4 world ranking, its highest-ever mark.

The team has achieved impressive finishes in major tournaments, recently earning its best-ever world championship finish with a fourth-place showing at the 2022 IFCPF World Cup. Sharp has led the USA to back-to-back Bronze Medals at the 2019 and 2023 Parapan American Games, and also oversaw the USA’s sixth place finish at the 2019 IFCPF World Cup. 

In addition, the U.S. took home the bronze medal at the 2018 IFCPF Copa America and fifth place at the 2017 IFCPF CP Football World Championships, its previous best finish at a world championship in the modern era of the sport. As a result, the group was recognized for its efforts with the 2017 United Soccer Coaches Honorary All-America Award.

The Men’s CP NT also earned a seventh-place finish at the 2016 Paralympic Games, for which it qualified by a strong result at the 2015 IFCPF Football World Championships.

Sharp previously held the position of National Development Manager (Disability) for the Scottish Football Association in addition to being head coach of the Scottish CP National Team from 2005-11. Under his stewardship, the team climbed from 32nd in the world to hold a steady sixth-place ranking and earn a qualifying position for the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games. His work with the Scottish National CP Team saw him named Scottish Disability Sport National Coach of the Year in 2007, and the team was named the Scottish Sports Awards Team of the Year in 2008.

During his time with the Scottish FA, Sharp developed a player pathway for those with disabilities that included National Teams, regional squads, regional school leagues, a coaching education course, and multiple clubs that serviced six different disability categories. He was also a key member of the successful Bid Team and Local Organizing Committee for the 2010 CPISRA European Championships.

In addition to his coaching credentials, Sharp serves as the Head of Technical Development and Chaired the World Coaches Technical Committee for the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (formerly the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association), the world’s soccer governing body for Para 7-a-side athletes. He has worked with IFCPF/CPISRA since 2007.