Playing Experience: 2years TCC, 9 seasons with Tacoma Stars, 2 seasons MASL PRO, 2015 USASA U23 National Champs, 2004 and 2010 PASL National Champs
Team Successes:
2004 PASL National Champions
2010 PASL National Champions
2015 USASA Men’s U23 National Champions
Stadium Girls Varsity 2nd in State 19-0-1
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Manchester United
Player: Zidane
Best Coaching Memory
Winning the USASA Men’s U23 National Championship
Jamie Bloomstine
Coaching Years of Experience: 20
Licenses: USSF B
Education: Pacific Lutheran University MA 2001 Pacific Lutheran University BA 1996
Playing Experience: Pacific Lutheran University- 4 years Vancouver 86ers Draft Pick- 1995 (A League)
Team Successes:
WPFC Boys 87 Black State Champions: 36-5-5 record Boys 96 EPD Champions 2011
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Manchester
United Player:
Best Coaching Memory
Two players from WPFC B87 Black team went on to be both drafted by Colorado Rapids
Brandon Bowie
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1
Education: Washington State University, Bachelor of Architecture
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Bayern Munich
Player: Manuel Neuer
Best Coaching Memory
Watching one of the first young keepers that I trained, get a scholarship to play college soccer.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Always work hard, in games, at practice and on your own time. Hard work will pay off.
Favorite Motivational Quote
You think practice is boring? Not as boring as the bench.
Josh Brotherton
Coaching Years of Experience: 20+
Licenses: USSF F
Playing Experience: 7 years Premier Level Club Ball
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Seattle Sounders
Player: Garret Bale
Jessie Costello
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF A
Coaching Awards: 2016 USYSA Region IV Girls Competitive Coach of the Year
Education: B.A. University of Washington, Physical Therapist Assistant Degree, Green River CC
Playing Experience: Norpoint FC, Tacoma Community College, Warner Pacific College
Team Successes:
G99 Presidents Cup Champions 2016
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Manchester United, Reign FC/Carli Lloyd
Best Coaching Memory
Promoting an RCL team after winning only a few games the previous year
Player Expectations/Advice:
Perfect the things that do not require talent. Attitude, effort, passion, and being a supportive teammate goes a long way!
Favorite Motivational Quote
“Everyday we wake up with an opportunity to be better than the day before.”
Michael Donne
Coaching Years of Experience: 20+
Licenses: USSF B
Education: Neath College
Playing Experience: Swansea City Academy. Pontardawe Town FC. Briton Ferry Town FC. Ammanford Town FC.
Team Successes:
2 WYSA State Cup Championships.
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Everton FC. Neville Southall
Best Coaching Memory
WPFC Girls 03 winning every competiton we entered in 2015
Player Expectations/Advice:
When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.
Favorite Motivational Quote
I dont believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.
Scott Ford
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF A
Education: Manchester Metropolitan University BA (England)
Playing Experience: Burnley FC, Bolton Wanderers FC, Morecambe FC, Manchester Metropolitan University
Team Successes:
2017 Region IV ODP Championship.
2016 Region IV ODP Finalists.
2015 Albion Cup Champions (CA)
2016 PDT Champions (AZ)
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Manchester United
Player: David Beckham & Paul Scholes
Best Coaching Memory
Winning 2017 Region 4 ODP Championship, WA G02
Player Expectations/Advice:
Trust the #Process and always control your effort and focus that leads to the result
Favorite Motivational Quote
Being successful in soccer is not an obligation, its an opportunity!!!!
Jake Gillen
Licenses: USSF B
Education: Concordia University BA
Playing Experience: Concordia University
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Arsenal
Bre Giove
Coaching Years of Experience:
Licenses: USSF
Coming Soon
Jason Gjertsen
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: The Evergreen State College
Playing Experience: FC United, TCC, Evergreen State College, Tacoma Stars
Team Successes:
Two Washington Youth Soccer State Cup Champions
NWAC Champions 2016 & 2018 (TCC)
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player
Club: Manchester United
Player: Zinedine Zidane
Best Coaching Memory
Building an elite college program
Player Expectations/Advice
Being a great soccer player isn’t easy, if it was, everybody would do it.
Favorite Motivational Quote
“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” John Wooden
Jill Green
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: The Evergreen State College
Playing Experience: Green River, The Evergreen State College BA
Team Successes:
1 WA Cup Finalist, 2 WYSA Championships
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Players: Andres Iniesta & Shannon Box
Best Coaching Memory
Beating Walla Walla to make the NWAC final four 2017.
Player Expectations/Advice
Don’t let yourself fail, push yourself till failure, that’s when you know you are learning at your full potential.
Favorite Motivational Quote
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Kate Green
Coaching Years of Experience: 15+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: The Evergreen State College
Playing Experience: Seattle University, Evergreen State College, Saints, Stars and Sounders
Team Successes:
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Chelsea
Best Coaching Memory
Player Expectations/Advice:
Favorite Motivational Quote
Jay Hamon
Coaching Years of Experience: 15+
Licenses: UEFA B, FA Youth Award
Education: Southhampton Solent University – BA Football Studies with Business
Playing Experience: Southhampton Solent University, Eastleigh FC
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Liverpool
Player: Steven Gerrard
Best Coaching Memory
Player Expectations/Advice:
Be the hardest working player on the pitch.
Favorite Motivational Quote
“No pressure, no diamonds”
Dorian Hays
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF C
Education: Stevens Institute of Technology
Playing Experience: Cascade Avalanche State Champions 2001, Stevens Institute of Technology ECAC Champions 2002
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Athletico Madrid
Player: George Weah
Best Coaching Memory
Player Expectations/Advice:
Always look to make a positive impact in any way that you can.
Favorite Motivational Quote
“Do the small things and the bigger picture will fall into place/”
Brandon Henry
Coaching Years of Experience: 5+
Licenses: USSF C
Education: University of Puget Sound MAT
Playing Experience: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma Tide PDL
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Arsenal
Player: Xabi Alonso
Best Coaching Memory
Player Expectations/Advice:
Make the most out of every session, warmup, and game
Favorite Motivational Quote
Win the moment; win the day
Joe Jordan
Coaching Years of Experience: 15+
Licenses: USSF B
Education: Pacific Lutheran University, Seattle Pacific University
Playing Experience:
Team Successes:
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: German National Team
Player: Roy Keane
Best Coaching Memory
The ’93 South Hill Revolution A Team. Two seasons of walking on any pitch we just always knew we would outplay the other team…….and we did.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Focus on the technical details.
Favorite Motivational Quote
“And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your county”. JFK
Adam Kimball
Aaron Kimura
Roy Lassiter
Coaching Years of Experience: 15+
Licenses: USSF A, USSF A-Youth, USSF Y
Education: North Carolina State University BA
Playing Experience: US Men’s Nat’l Team 8 years & alternate mem. on ’98 World Cup Team in France, MLS 8 years, Costa Rica 1st Div 3 years, 1 year in Italy with Genoa
Team Successes:
4 USYSA National Championship Appearances, 3 consecutive SoCal D1 State Champions, 1 South Texas D1 State Champions, 2017 NPSL Western Conference Champions-Kitsap Pumas
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Real Madrid/CR7
Best Coaching Memory
Winning the Fair Play Award in the 2014 USYSA National Championship series as the team that showed the most character, attitude toward refs, less yellow & red cards and good sportsmanship
Player Expectations/Advice:
Train intellegent, play intellegent
Favorite Motivational Quote
To be prepared to WIN you must be ready to battle
Willy Leiste
Coaching Years of Experience: 15+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: Barry Univ, Miami Shores, FL
BS Sport Management
Playing Experience: FC United 3 years, Barry University 4 years, US Youth U16 Nat’l Team/Pool Player 2 years, US Region 4 ODP Team/Pool 3 years, WSYSA State Team 6 years
Team Successes:
2004 NAIA National Tournament Quarter-Finalists, The Evergreen State College
2004 NAIA Regional Champions, The Evergreen State College
2010 Boys ’97 Region IV ODP Champions
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Manchester United
Player: Peter Schmeichel
Best Coaching Memory
2004 Evergreen State College Regional Championship and concluding the year ranked 8th Nationally.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Play hard, train harder. Don’t accept anyone telling you that you can’t achieve your goal. You, as a player, are in control of your path.
Favorite Motivational Quote
It’s not the will to win that matter – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. – Paul “Bear” Bryant
Shannon Matthews
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF D, Goalkeeping 3
Education: Washington State University
Playing Experience: Crossfire Premier
Team Successes:
State Cup Finals/Semi Finals
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Chelsea
Player: Eden Hazard
Best Coaching Memory
Watching teams and players elevate their levels of play beyond what they could imagine
Player Expectations/Advice:
Come with the right right attitude , willingness to learn and compete
Favorite Motivational Quote
“Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is .” Johan Cruyff
Todd Murray
Coaching Years of Experience: 25+
Licenses: USSF C
Education: Barry Univ, Miami Shores FL, Seattle Univ, Seattle WA, GRCC, SPSCC, AA’s Construction Management, Carpentry Technology, Building Information Modeling
Playing Experience: (4) WA youth state championships, WA State ODP 1984-88, 1988 Thomas Jefferson HS State Champs,Barry Univ Miami Shores D2 All-American, Seattle Univ NAIA All-American, Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, FC Seattle Storm, Hammers, Stars…
Team Successes:
(6) State Championships
(5) Regional Appearances
(13) RCL & WSYSA League Championships
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Zinedine Zidane
Best Coaching Memory
Having coached 2 undefeated seasons
Player Expectations/Advice:
Train and compete at your utmost potential every training session & match and always be the best you can be on and off the field.
Ed Pereira
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF E
Education: University of Washington, BA
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Die Mannschaft
Best Coaching Memory
Coaching players at my previous club that have gone on to successful careers at WPFC. Working with younger ages and ECNL players
Player Expectations/Advice:
Build yourself up and lift each other up. Be the best team mate you can be
Favorite Motivational Quote
Under pressure, you won’t rise to the occasion. You will go back to what you know, your training. So train hard
Jay Pettit
Coaching Years of Experience: 13+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: Pacific Lutheran University BA
Playing Experience: FC United 6 years, 4 years PLU
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
FCB
Best Coaching Memory
Seeing boys moved up to Black teams after coaching them.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Hard work, dedication, attention to details is the groundwork for success.
Favorite Motivational Quote
Success is a no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do”
Conner Pichette
Licenses: USSF E
Playing Experience: 1 year WPFC Academy 3 years Crossfire Academy 4 years Western Washington University
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Liverpool
Dennis Pichette
Licenses: USSF B
Jason Prenovost
Coaching Years of Experience: 20+
Licenses: USSF B
Education: Champman University, MAOL, Hawaii Pacific University, BSBA, Highline College, AA
Playing Experience: Federal Way FC ’75-’88, Highline College ’88-89, Hawaii Pacific University ’90-’92
Team Successes:
1 State Championship; USYSA National League Champions (2017/U18, 2018/U16)
FarWest Regional League Champions (2013, 2016)
PNW Champions League Champions (2016)
Region IV ODP Champions (2011)
NWAC Champions (2004, 2016)
PDL Western Conference Champions (2012,2015)
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Seattle Sounders
Player: Paul Scholes
Player Expectations/Advice:
Know who you are. Adversity won’t define you, accountability will.
Favorite Motivational Quote
Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. Yo have to win it. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nick Radosavljevic
Coaching Years of Experience: 3+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: Cal State Chico, BA
Playing Experience: 4 years in college: Catawba College (NC), CSU Chico. 1 year in USL: Saint Louis FC
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Liverpool
Player: Mohamed Salah
Best Coaching Memory
The first time I lead a training session, I knew instantly that it was what I was meant to do.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Working hard is the minimum if you want to achieve success.
Favorite Motivational Quote
Johan Cruyff: “Sometimes I had the suspicion that, youth coaches were more concerned with winning. They cared about their own reputation. I only cared about the interest of the club. When a player with talent couldn’t defend, I put him in defense so he could learn. But that could cost a point. But I didn’t care. I was busy developing the player.”
Joe Ross
Coaching Years of Experience: 15+
Licenses: USSF D
Jeff Russ
Coaching Years of Experience: 25+
Licenses: USSF C
Education: Univ. of Washington, BA
Playing Experience: US Mens/Youth National Team 1977, Bellarmine Prep 4 yrs, UW 4 years + captain, Natl Amatuer Indoor champs 2 years, 3 years WA Youth State team (ODP), 3 years WA Mens State team
Team Successes:
9 times WA Youth State Champions
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Real Madrid
Player: Man United
Best Coaching Memory
Coaching at the HS and the CC level. ECNL players over the years – developement and growth of some fine individuals.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Learn something new everyday!
Favorite Motivational Quote
“You miss 100% of the chances you don’t take”
Brandon Scott
Coaching Years of Experience: 5+
Licenses: USSF D
Education: Saint Martin’s University, BA
Playing Experience: FC United/WPFC 5 yrs, Wilson High School 4 yrs (Captain 3yrs), Saint Martin’s University 4 yrs (Captain Senior Year), Kitsap Pumas, Leiknir Reykjavik
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Manchester United, Steven Gerrard
Player Expectations/Advice:
Be the hardest working, most confident YOU that you can be
Favorite Motivational Quote
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog
Kevin Skinner
Coaching Years of Experience: 10+
Licenses: USSF C
Playing Experience: Greenwich Univerity, 10 years semi pro Ryman League, England
Team Successes:
2017 National League Champions
1 WYS Championship
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: West Ham United
Player: George Best(all time) Andy Carroll (current)
Best Coaching Memory
Taking a team from D4 to D1 in 18 months.
Player Expectations/Advice:
Practice how you play! Practice makes permanent, so practice with intensity and desire to keep improving, push yourself and take other with you. Effort, attitude and focus are the difference between being good and being great
Favorite Motivational Quote
Soccer is not just a game, it is a religion, an addiction……it is a way of life
Seth Spidahl
Coaching Years of Experience: 20+
Licenses: USSF A
Education: Pacific Lutheran University BA
Playing Experience: Anchorage Football Club, 4 years PLU, 3 years Seattle Seadogs
Team Successes:
1999 USYSA U18 National Champions
2011 US Club U14 National Champions
2012 ECNL “B” Flight National Champions
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Chelsea
Player: Frank Lampard
Best Coaching Memory
Winning the 1999 Boys USYSA National Championship
Player Expectations/Advice:
Players need to always give their best in two areas – Effort & Focus
Favorite Motivational Quote
It’s not where you start that matters, it’s how you finish!
Rod Underwood
Coaching Years of Experience: 20+
Licenses: USSF A
Richard Unsworth
Coaching Years of Experience: 20+
Licenses: UEFA B
Education: University of Liverpool MSc -Exercise and Nutition Science
Playing Experience: University of Liverpool, Semi-Pro in UK
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Liverpool FC
Player Expectations/Advice:
Work hard, love the game and challenge yourself to be the best you can be
Favorite Motivational Quote
Hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard
Duvan Vaca
Peter Voiles
Coaching Years of Experience: 15
Licenses: USSF C
Education: Concordia University, Portland BA
Playing Experience: Concordia University Soccer 1997-2001
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Everton Luka Modric
Best Coaching Memory
Beating Crossfire in penalties in the semis before winning the state title.
Favorite Motivational Quote
You can look for difficulties in your opportunites OR look for opportunities in your difficulties.
Rob Walker
Coaching Years of Experience: 25+
Licenses: USSF A
Education: Saint Martin’s University BA
Playing Experience: GSSL, SWSA League
Team Successes:
5 WYS State Finals, 2 Championships
2 Alabama State Championships, 1 Regional semi-final
1 GNAC Men’s Soccer Championship
US Soccer Men’s Olympic Team Coach
US Women’s Olympic Team (Algarve Cup Champion)
20+ years service with USYS Reg III and IV boy’s & girl’s programs.
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Millwall FC, Seattle Sounders; Dennis Bergkamp
Best Coaching Memory
Coaching GK’s in Men’s Olympic Team in 1996
Player Expectations/Advice:
Do the little things well…over and over
Favorite Motivational Quote
“You can’t always get what you want, but you might just find, with a little help, you can get what you need.”
Matt Welling
John Yorke
Coaching Years of Experience: 25
Licenses: USSF B
Education: Pacific Lutheran University BA
Playing Experience: PLU/Belhaven College
Favorite Soccer Team/Club Player:
Club: Liverpool
Player: Steven Gerrard
Best Coaching Memory
Winning State Championship and son being born on same weekend
