Wezly Barnard was hired by Chris Cahill in June 2024 to serve as the program's goalkeeper coach.

Under his tutelage, freshman Sara Hill became one of the best goalkeepers in Conference USA. Among qualified goalkeepers, she ranked third in the conference in save percentage (0.816) and fifth in goals against average (1.12). Those numbers also rank as some of the best in program history, ranking as the sixth-best and ninth-best marks in a single season. Hill also became the first KSU freshman since 2022 to record a clean sheet in back-to-back games, doing so against Tennessee Tech (9/7) and Georgia Southern (9/10)

In his first season at KSU, Barnard oversaw three different goalkeepers succeed in net. Charlee Bernal took a leap, making 13 starts and recording three clean sheets. Against FIU (Oct. 20), she shutout the eventual conference champions as the Panthers lost their lone conference match of the season. For her efforts, Bernal won the program's first weekly CUSA award as she was named Goalkeeper of the Week. At the season's conclusion, Bernal was named to the CUSA All-Acadmic Team.

Barnard comes straight from the Southern Soccer Academy where he served as the Director of Coaching Atlanta in 2023. While there, he was responsible for the player and goalkeeper curriculum, managing team staff, program logistics and much more. Along with his administrative duties, he managed the Atlanta program and oversaw the development of the goalkeeper program.

Prior to SSA, Barnard spent two years as the Director of Goalkeeping at North Carolina FC for two years. He was the head of the goalkeeping program and operated as a film review and game analysis coordinator. 

He is familiar with the metro area as well while he served as the Assistant and Goalkeepers Coach or the Berry women's soccer team in Rome, Ga. He played a vital role in team logistics, recruiting and practice and game preparation. The Young Harris graduate played a part in the scheduling process for the Vikings.

From 2019-2020, Barnard worked as a Goalkeepers Coach in the Olympic Development Program along with Atlanta United. While working with the development program, he created and executed goalkeeper session for the girl’s team. While with United, he was a coach for the regional development school developing curriculum for players. 

During his playing days at Young Harris, he won the Male Student Athlete of the year three times ('11, '12, '13) and graduated with a bachelor's degree in business and public policy in 2013.Â