Education
Whilst still playing, he completed a Bachelor of Sports Coaching at University of Canberra and Masters of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.
Whilst still playing, he completed a Bachelor of Sports Coaching at University of Canberra and Masters of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.
He is part of a new generation of youth coaches in Australia that focus on developing the relationship between technique and intelligence. He retired from playing at an early age of 27, switching to focus on his coaching career. As a teenager, McBride was developed at Newcastle Breakers Football Club, part of the old National Soccer League.
He had a short professional stint in Indonesia for Arema Malang in 1995-1996 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
He retired at 27 to focus on his coaching career. FFV state teams He has worked extensively within the Talented Player Program at Football Federation Victoria since 2007.
He was Head Coach of U13, U14 and U15 Boys Victorian State Teams. McBride is also Head Trainer at Football Technique School since 2005.
FFV National Training Centre In 2013, he was appointed Assistant Coach at FFV NTC, focusing on preparing Boys 14-16 years of age for the Australia national under-17 soccer team and Future Farmers of America Centre of Excellence.
In 2013, the FFV NTC Boys were crowned National Champions for the first time, winning the Future Farmers of America State Institute Challenge. In 2015, 10 players from FFV NTC were identified to trial for the Australia national under-17 soccer team Team honours Personal honours.