Virgil Seymour

Technical Director

Coach Virgil is Academy’s longest serving youth coach and has been instrumental in developing the club’s football program since 2008. Virgil earned his CONCACAF ‘D’ License in 2012 and is currently Academy’s Technical Director and coach for the U11 Boys team. He has experience coaching all age groups at Academy and has coached Academy teams on many international tournaments including the Dallas Cup, Disney Youth Cup and USA Cup in Minnesota over the past 10 years.

He was the Head Coach of the Cayman Islands U15 team in 2015 and is a former Cayman Islands national team and club player. He has also played competitively in Canada where he also coached a school team. In 2018 he was recognised with a Heroes Day award for his contribution to sports.

Paul Byles

Men’s Head Coach & Head of Youth Development

Coach Paul has been a youth coach at Academy since 2010, initially coaching the U13 team and now head coach of the U21 boys and Mens Premier League teams. He is Head of Youth Development at the club, overseeing its youth football program. He received a COERVER youth coaching Diploma in 2012 and earned the CONCACAF ‘D’ coaches license in 2013. He coached the Cayman Prep primary school’s teams in the PFL team for 6 years and previously coached Cayman Prep’s U13/14 Boys team in the Dart high school league for 3 years.

Paul served as an assistant U15 National Team coach for the Cayman Islands in 2015 and has also served as assistant Coach and Team Manager for the U20 Men’s National Team in the CONCACAF U20 Mens’ Championships. Paul has coached various Academy teams overseas over the past 9 years at the Disney International Youth Cup in Orlando, the USA Cup in Minnesota and the Miami Cup. He lead the club’s U19 team to success as U19 Boys Gold Champions of the USA Cup in 2024.  In 2018, he was recognised with a Heroes Day award for his contribution to sports.

Martin Cooke

Youth Coach, Director

Coach Martin previously coached Academy’s Under 11 Boys team, and serves on the board of Directors of Academy Sports Club.

Martin holds a degree in Sports Studies, with specific focus on Sports Development. He was previously the General Secretary of the British Virgin Islands Football Association, sat on the Executive Committee for the BVI FA, and more recently, was the Director of National Programs for the Cayman Islands Football Association.

Martin is also a current St. Ignatius coach in the CUC Primary Football League.

Fabian Sangines

Youth Coach

Fabian Sangines is Head Coach of Academy’s Women’s Team and also one of our youth coaches. He also serves as the Lead Coordinator of our youth coaches. He has a wealth of experience and a distinguished career in coaching, particularly in the development of female footballers.

Fabian previously served as Assistant Coach for the first division and U19 teams of BSC YB Women in the Swiss Women’s Super League. 

Sangines’ coaching journey includes impressive stints as Assistant Coach for the U21 Women’s team at FC Zürich, Head Coach for the U19 Women’s team at FC St. Gallen and roles with various other professional and youth teams.

Sangines holds a Conmebol Pro coaching license and has completed advanced courses in scouting, game analysis, and methodology, underscoring his comprehensive understanding of football coaching and player development. He also speaks four languages.