[citation needed] Sherman attended Ysgol Penglais School in Wales.
[1] Sherman has been described as a "highly respected figure in football and coaching education globally".
He was described as "helped nurture Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in his previous role at the Welsh FA".
[3] He worked as technical director of Football Federation Australia, where he was described as "charged with rekindling Australian soccer’s stagnant youth development system... will oversee a review into academy structures and pathways, incorporating NPL and grassroots clubs, and assess the controversial national compensation scheme, where junior clubs earn a pittance for producing talent".
Sherman made his senior debut for Aberystwyth Reserves at aged 15 and the first team at 16.