Tom Newell joined Fordham University in the Bronx, New York, as goalkeeper coach for the women's soccer program in 2026. He arrived with more than a decade of coaching experience in women's soccer spanning the ECNL Regional League, the USYS National League, youth club soccer, and the Connecticut high school ranks.
Before coming to Fordham, Newell coached with AC Connecticut, CFC Arsenal, and CT Rush Select. At AC Connecticut, he led the 2010 girls team to a USYS league championship. At CFC Arsenal, he worked with U12 Pre-ECNL and ECRL teams. He later served as girls director and ECNL RL head coach for CT Rush Select's U12 and U15 teams while overseeing the Girls Select Program, which included more than 300 players across 17 teams from U12 through U19.
