Christy Holly (born 21 December 1984) is a Northern Irish former footballer and coach.
[2] He previously coached NWSL club Sky Blue FC and at Georgian Court University.
[3] He was asked to step down from that position on 16 August 2017, due to complaints of verbal and emotional abuse from players and because his relationship with then team captain, Christie Pearce, had become disruptive to the locker room.
According to Yates' report, Holly "repeated the same pattern of misconduct throughout his coaching career at both Sky Blue FC & Racing Louisville."
[6] The report also found that Holly had never completed the licensing required to coach in the NWSL.