Scott Waddell joined the Brandeis women's soccer staff in August of 2020 as an assistant coach and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in spring 2022. After a season with Division I Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland, he returns to the Judges for the 2023 season. He helped guide the 2021 Judges to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Prior to joining the Judges, Waddell spent four seasons at UAA rival New York University. He helped the Violets post a 46-21-12 record in that span, including an NCAA tournament berth in 2018 and two trips to the finals of the ECAC Divison III tournament.  

Before his time at NYU, Waddell spent two seasons as an assistant coach at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, and four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Columbia University. He has also accumulated experience with the ENYSSA Olympic Development Program as Head Coach of its U17 team (2012-14) and as Director of the NYC Soccer Academy (2010-14).
 
A 2007 Columbia graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Waddell played four seasons as a midfielder/forward with the Lions' soccer team and also served as a captain.

Following his collegiate career, Waddell played professionally for Pulau Penang FC (2008) and Real Mona FC (2009).

A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Waddell holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) 'B' License and a NSCAA National License. He is a native of Kingston, Jamaica.