Ainsley Allan starts her first season as an assistant soccer coach at UW-La Crosse in 2026. The coaching position is in partnership with LX United, where Allan serves as their Director of Coaching. LX United is a local youth soccer program committed to providing an unrivaled soccer experience for players of all abilities and age levels.
PRIOR COACHING EXPERIENCE:
* Served as an assistant U14 girls soccer coach for Mansfield Town FC in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England from February-June 2026. She designed and implemented weekly practice plans while leading full training sessions and providing instruction and feedback.
* Other coaching experience includes as an assistant at La Crosse (Wis.) Central High School, UWL, Rush Soccer Club and RB Soccer Academy & Lake Forest (Ill.) Soccer Association.
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
* Four-year soccer letter winner at UWL from 2019-23, being named to the 2022 and 2023 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) First Team.
* Selected the 2022 WIAC Offensive Player of the Year.
* Two-time (2022, 2023) United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region choice.
* Ranks third in school history in career goals (33), fifth in shots (222) and seventh in points (79). She was a two-year team captain for the Eagles.
* Played at Nottingham Trent University in 2024-25 and Mansfield Town Football Club in 2025-26.
EDUCATION/ACADEMICS HONORS/LICENSES:
* Majored in Spanish and minored in psychology, Allan earned her bachelor's degree from UWL in 2023.
* Voted to the 2022 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team and 2022 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-North Region First Team.
* Member of Sigma Delta Pi at UWL from 2021-23 and served as a Spanish translator for Aluminum Extruders Council in 2023-24.
* Earned her Master's of Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Nottingham Trent University in December 2025.
* Holds coaching licenses in Grassroots Course Certified in the United States of America as well as a Level 1 License and Personal Training Certification from the United Kingdom.
