Richard Moodie enters his sixth season as head coach of the Eagle's men's soccer program and fifth at the helm of the women's.

A native of Scotland, Moodie brings an international style of play to the pitch as a talented young coach.  

Moodie saw his greatest year of sucess for both genders in 2015.  He guided the men's team to an NCAA tournament berth while the women's team earned the top seed in the Southeast Region and the right to host the event.  The women's team experience the greatest turn-around in the NCAA that season as they advanced to  the round of 16 in the national tournament.  

For their efforts, Sindre Welo and Julianne Herrity both earned All-American honors as the men and women caputred the South Atlantic Conference crowns. 

In 2014, Moodie coached the Carson-Newman men's soccer team to a third place finish in the SAC standings.

For his efforts in driving Carson-Newman's men's soccer team to its first national title game appearance ever in 2013, Moodie was named the CaptainU National Coach of the Year.  Along the way, Ross Frame earned All-American honors in 2013.  The Eagles defeated six ranked teams on their run to the title game before bowing out to Southern New Hampshire.  

In 2012, Moodie coached five all-conference performers in Trsytan Dafydd, Rumwald Le Gueval, Sindre Welo, Taylor Jolley and Evan Preston Kelly.  The Eagles made the semifinals of the conference tournament.  

Moodie returned to his alma mater after serving as head coach at nearby Morristown East High School as the head men's and women's soccer coach for the past two and a half years.

The Stenhousemuir, Scotland native has stayed close to both soccer programs at C-N since he joined the Eagles as a freshman in 2002. He played for former Eagles head coach Allen Vital for four seasons, and then served as a graduate assistant under Vital from 2006-2008 while earning his master's degree.

Moodie inherits a program that has enjoyed unprecedented success in men's soccer in the South Atlantic Conference over the last decade. The Eagles have won seven of the last eight South Atlantic Conference titles, six of which he was a part of as a player and coach.

The 2006 Carson-Newman graduate was a part of the first three SAC titles the Eagles captured from 2003-2005. In 2005, Moodie was named first team All-South Atlantic Conference after leading the Eagles to a perfect 7-0-0 mark in league play and an 18-2-2 mark overall. C-N would go on to reach the national quarterfinals that season, the deepest run in the NCAA Tournament by any Eagle team to date.

As an assistant coach, Moodie saw the Eagles continue their success, capturing South Atlantic Conference titles in 2006 and 2008. The Eagles also made a SAC record seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2003-2009, the first six of which Moodie was on the sidelines for as either a player or a coach.

Moodie has been extremely involved with a number of collegiate and amateur soccer programs in the area since finishing his master's at C-N. He spent 2008 as men's and women's club soccer coach at Walters State Community College in nearby Morristown, and also served as the director of recruiting for the Lakeway Area Soccer Club from 2006-2008, also in Morristown.

An All-SAC performer on the field, Moodie also excelled in the classroom. He graduated from C-N in 2006 a B.S. in Business Management. He followed with an M.A. in Education in 2008, also from Carson-Newman.

Moodie currently holds his NSCAA national and advanced national diploma and Premiere licensure. He also holds an NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping diploma. He is also a licensed USSF coach. In 2013, he was inducted into the FirstPoint USA Hall of Fame; he was the first student-athlete to come through the company's procedures. 

Moodie has also spent time playing professionally. He spent a season with the Cincinnati Kings in 2007 and was loaned to the MLS' Columbus Crew for a period of time.

He and his wife Jess live with their two children in Morristown.