Daniel O’Hare enters his first season as an assistant coach for the SMU women’s soccer team in 2025, primarily working with the goalkeepers.
O'Hare comes to the Hilltop after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt.
During his time in Nashville, O'Hare led the goalkeeper development program, ensuring technical and tactical growth while also designing and implementing a goalkeeper game model that complements the team's system of play. He also developed customized training sessions in a high-performance environment, utilizing video and data analysis to assess performance and provide tactical insights.
O'Hare's goalkeepers posted a record of 30-14-16, 27 clean sheets, 0.92 goals conceded per game, helping lead the Commodores to two NCAA tournament appearances, reaching the second round in 2022 and the third round in 2024. He also played a significant role in Vanderbilt's recruiting efforts, assisting in scouting and recruiting student-athletes, including campus visits.
O'Hare also played a significant role in Vanderbilt's recruiting efforts, assisting in scouting and recruiting student-athletes, including campus visits.
With his expertise in video analytics, O'Hare is also a Performance Analyst for the US Soccer Youth National Team, providing critical insight for Talent ID's and technical and tactical trends.
Prior to his time at Vanderbilt, O'Hare was at Arkansas State (2017-22), where he spent five seasons as an assistant coach and graduate assistant with its women's soccer program. During his time at Arkansas State, the team won two Sunbelt Regular Season Championships and totaled a record of 48-28-12, 35 clean sheets and 0.88 goals conceded per game.
The Ireland native, also spent time at Wimbledon FC Regional Academy as Director of Goalkeeping during his time in college. He trained and coached 96 field players across six development groups. Identified and recruited talent for Irish & English professional clubs.
Holds a USSF ‘B’ License, Statsbomb Analyzing Football Certification, and a USC Advanced National Goalkeeper Diploma.
O'Hare received a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Wesleyan before earning his first master's degree during his time at Arkansas State.
