Matthew Shepherd... earned Bachelor of Sport Science (Coaching) Honours from the University of New South Wales in 1999... earned Graduate Diploma of Education (PDHPE) from the University of Technology Sydney in 2001... earned Master of Coaching from the University of Queensland in 2017... granted his Canada Soccer Coaching B Diploma in 2003 and earned his Canada Soccer Coaching A Diploma in 2006 and his Canada Soccer Coaching Youth Diploma in 2021... earned his AFC Coaching A Licence in 2011 in Australia... earned his AFC Coaching Pro Licence in 2016 in Australia...
served as support staff in Canada Soccer’s men’s national youth program in 2007 (with coach Sean Fleming)... served as a coach in Canada Soccer’s men’s national youth and national Para Soccer programs starting in 2010...
