US Soccer D License

US Soccer C License

Years of Coaching Experience: 30+
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 1

Playing Experience:

48 years of playing

3 years Varsity High School

Mens 1st Division Adult Leagues, Seattle
Coaching Experience:
College/University Attended: Green River Community College
Playing position(s): Defender, CDM
Favorite Professional Team: Seattle Sounders, Barcelona
Favorite Player(s): Franz Beckenbauer

Favorite Quote: "I don't believe skill was or ever will be the result of coaches. It's the result of a love affair between the child and the ball." - Roy Keane
Favorite Part of Coaching: Seeing the light bulbs of awareness going on for a player. Then come to life on the pitch.

US Soccer B License

US Soccer B License

High School Varsity Head Coach

US Soccer Grassroots Pathway License

OlyTown Artesians USL-2 Head Coach

US Soccer B License

Years of Coaching Experience: 7
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 6

College/University Attended: Grand Canyon University (Sports and Performance Psychology)
Favorite Professional Team: Manchester United
Favorite Player(s): Hina Sugita, Marcus Rashford

Favorite Quote: "100% of me is nothing compared to 1% of the team" -Eliud Kipchoge
Favorite Part of Coaching: Using a sport that I love as a tool to create halthy environments where people feel they belong

US Soccer B License

US Soccer D License

Years of Coaching Experience: 9
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 5

Playing Experience: TC Inferno, Capital HS, SPSCC
Coaching Experience:

Middle School Head Coach

Recreational Soccer Coach
College/University Attended:  SPSCC
Playing position(s): Midfield
Favorite Professional Team: Seattle Sounders
Favorite Player(s): Messi

Favorite Quote: "Nothing is given,, everything is earned." -LeBron James
Favorite Part of Coaching: Watching the players have fun

US Soccer A License

Years of Coaching Experience: 20
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 6

Playing Experience: College, Professional Indoor
Coaching Experience:

Whatcom Community College Men's and Women's Teams, Head Coach

Western Washington University Women's Team, Assistant Coach

Whatcom County Youth Soccer Association, Coaching Director

Whatcom Rangers FC, Associate Director of Coaching
College/University Attended: George Fox University
Playing position(s): Midfield

US Soccer Grassroots License

Years of Coaching Experience: 9

Years Coaching at Blackhills: 1

Playing Experience: Club and High School soccer throughout my youth

Coaching Experience: Coached at Colorado Rush for 8 years before moving to Olympia and coaching at Blackhills

College/University Attended: School of hard knocks

Playing position(s): Fullback when I was younger, central midfielder now that I'm older.

Favorite Professional Team: We love the Arsenal, we do. 

Favorite Player(s): Diego Maradona, Luis Figo

Favorite Quote: I love John Wooden and he has so many great things to say. But I think what I always have in the back of my mind is: “Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”

Favorite Part of Coaching: Being on the sideline during match day and watching the team play the style of soccer we have been training for. 

US Soccer C License

Years of Coaching Experience: 20+
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 1

Playing Experience: FC Flames, Emerald City, Sounders Women
Coaching Experience: Pacific Lutheran University, Evergreen State College, ECNL, Artesians women's indoor
College/University Attended: Seattle University, Evergreen State College
Playing position(s): Center Midfield
Favorite Professional Team: Chelsea
Favorite Player(s): Michelle Akers, Zidane
Favorite Quote: "Small details make a big difference"

US Soccer D License

Years of Coaching Experience: 7
Playing position(s): 8/11/2
Favorite Professional Team: Manchester United
Favorite Player(s): Messi, Vidic, Ronaldinho
Favorite Quote: "Mind over matter."
Favorite Part of Coaching: Helping players grow

US Soccer B License

Years of Coaching Experience: 25+
Years Coaching at Blackhills:  25+

Playing Experience:

4-year starting goalkeeper 1989-91, NSCAA Second Team All-American 1991, Eastern College, St. Davids, PA

3-year USISL Charlotte Eagles, Charlotte, NC 1991-1994

Coaching Experience: Timberline HS 1997-98 Head Varsity Coach, Tumwater Soccer Club, Director of Development 12 years
College/University Attended: Eastern College, St. Davids, PA
Playing position(s): Goalkeeper
Favorite Professional Team: FC Bayern Munchen
Favorite Player(s): Bastian Sweinsteiger

Favorite Quote: "Winning is not the purpose of what we do, but the point of why we do it." - Layton Schumaker, Messiah College
Favorite Part of Coaching: Helping children see that by working together and giving of themselves to the good fo the team, they can achieve more!

US Soccer D License

Years of Coaching Experience: 16
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 13

Playing Experience:

Youth Soccer ages 4-18

Blackhills (before it was Blackhills)

Whitworth Men's Soccer, 2000
College/University Attended: Washington State University
Playing position(s): Centerback
Favorite Professional Team: Seattle Sounders!!
Favorite Player(s): Ronaldinho
Favorite Part of Coaching: Helping provide a positive soccer experience for kids and their families.

US Soccer D License

Years of Coaching Experience: 10
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 6

Playing Experience: Club, College, Adult Recreational League
Coaching Experience: High School, Club, Army
College/University Attended: PVCC
Playing position(s): Wing/Midfield
Favorite Professional Team: LA Galaxy, Liverpool
Favorite Player(s): Riqui Puig, Cobi Jones
Favorite Quote: "Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." - Bill Shankly
Favorite Part of Coaching: Being a part of the growth of young soccer players, both on and off the field. Their development into skilled athletes and well-rounded individuals is incredibly rewarding.

US Soccer B License

Years of Coaching Experience: 8
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 7

Favorite Professional Team: USWNT
Favorite Player(s): Marta, Carli Lloyd
Favorite Quote: "Perseverance is not a long race, it is many short races one after the other."
Favorite Part of Coaching: Facilitating growth, hearing laughter, competing hard, fostering friendships and watching players learn to be part of something bigger than themselves.

US Soccer C License

Years of Coaching Experience: 5
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 4
College/University Attended: Ohio State University
Playing position(s): GK
Favorite Professional Team: Leicester City
 

US Soccer Grassroots Pathway License

Years of Coaching Experience: 13
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 3

Playing Experience: Blackhills FC, Washington Premier FC, Federal Way, Capital HS, SPSCC
Coaching Experience:

Assistant, Evergreen State College

Assistant, OlyTown Artesians

Head Coach, Timberline HS

Lacey Lights
College/University Attended: Evergreen State College
Playing position(s): Center Midfield
Favorite Professional Team: Manchester United
Favorite Player(s): Ronaldinho / Scholes

Favorite Quote: "What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Favorite Part of Coaching: Being a part of something bigger that myself and empowering players to be the best versions of themselves.

US Soccer C License

Years of Coaching Experience: 4
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 4

Playing Experience: Sounders Academy, Blackhills FC
Coaching Experience: Blackhills FC
College/University Attended: University of Washington
Playing position(s): 11, 3
Favorite Professional Team: Liverpool
Favorite Player(s): Mohamed Salah
Favorite Quote: “I learned all about life with a ball at my feet” - Ronaldinho
Favorite Part of Coaching: Watching a player find their ‘on-field’ personality

US Soccer D License

US Soccer B License
NSCAA National Diploma

Years of Coaching Experience: 25
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 6

Playing Experience: College
College/University Attended: Western Washington University
Playing position(s): Midfield
Favorite Player(s): Zinedine Zidane

Favorite Quote: "You will never walk alone"
Favorite Part of Coaching: Helping players and families enjoy the soccer journey

US Soccer D License

Years of Coaching Experience: 11
Years Coaching at Blackhills: 5

Playing Experience:

11 years in Club Soccer

2 years ODP

4 years High School Varsity

Team Alaska, 2012 Arctic Winter Games
Coaching Experience:

Assistant Coach, Fairbanks Eclipse SC, 2 years

Head Coach, Monroe Catholic Middle School, 1 season
College/University Attended: Saint Martin's University
Playing position(s): Defense, CDM
Favorite Professional Team: Manchester United
Favorite Player(s):  Philip Lahm

Favorite Quote: "Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." - Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele)
Favorite Part of Coaching: Helping players discover the joy of playing soccer