2017 which finished 4-5-1 and again saw the team miss out of playoff action. Following a disappointing start to the 2018 campaign including a historic loss against Scottish rivals the Edinburgh Wolves, the team parted ways with head coach Ross Templeton after the third game of the season, replacing him with former vetern player and junior offensive coordinator Jamie McLaughlin. Despite this, the team went winless for the rest of the season and were relegated to Division 1. Rebuilding (2019–) Season Record Youth and Junior Teams East Kilbride Pirates Youth In 2010, after an absence of 12 years, Youth Kitted American Football returned to East Kilbride in the form of the EK Pirates Youth team for players aged 14–16. They competed in the BAFANL Youth league in 2011 and won their first tournament, but ultimately missed the playoffs. In their second year, they continued their development, but again fell short of playoff contention. That year saw their first youth player graduate to the local Lanarkshire Longhorns Junior side. In 2014, they qualified for BritBowl for the first time, travelling down to Doncaster and beating the UK #1 seed in their first game, before losing out in double overtime in the semi-final. In 2015, they again qualified for the Semi Finals and completed their regular season fixtures by beating the dominant Highland Wildcats for the first time in their history. In 2016, the Pirates youth team continued to extend their dominance by finishing as overall Scottish Champions, knocking the Highland Wildcats off the top spot for the first time in over five years and qualifying for u17s British Finals in Sheffield on Saturday 3 September. The Pirates went on to sail through each round of the finals, culminating in a championship final win against Cobham Cougars that saw the Pirates take the u17s British Championship title. Jack Cochrane was named as youth BritBowl MVP. The scores were as follows: Quarter-final – East Kilbride Pirates 16 v 8 Birmingham Bulls Semi-final – Chester Romans 13 v 25 East Kilbride Pirates National Championship Final: East Kilbride Pirates 37 v 6 Cobham Cougars The Pirates Youth made the final again in 2017, this time narrowly losing out to the Cougars. The Pirates won their Second youth National Championship in 2018 with running back Mathew Black being the MVP in the final, the results were as follows: Quarter-Finals: Kent Exiles 14-26 Pirates, Semi-Finals: Leeds Academy