Thursday, April 25, 2013

Emerald City FC welcomes Todd Schilperoort


Emerald City FC is pleased to announce that Todd Schilperoort will be joining the ECFC Coaching Staff for the 2013 - 2014 season. Todd brings a tremendous resume as a professional coach, educator, mentor and administrator and will be fantastic addition to the highly experienced Emerald City FC Coaching Staff. Todd holds a US Soccer 'A' License as well as a National Soccer Coaches Association of America Advanced National Diploma. He has a Masters Degree in Sport Administration from the University of Washington and has served in a multitude of roles coaching at the collegiate level, with the Olympic Development Program and as a youth coach. Todd has also served as a collegiate athletic director, in the role of state youth soccer director for Alabama and as a club director for youth soccer clubs in Washington. Todd played collegiate soccer at Seattle Pacific University and was drafted by the NASL Seattle Sounders as a professional.

"Todd brings an amazing background and a highly professional approach to coaching to our staff, but more importantly, his education and experience in the game make him a perfect fit for our player development philosophy and the culture of excellence that we are building at Emerald City FC", said Director of Coaching, Erik Oman. "We are excited to add another top level coach to our ranks and are flattered that professional coaches like Todd and Brad Agoos (another recent addition to the ECFC Coaching Staff) are recognizing the quality of our staff, the integrity of our programs and are excited to join our efforts," Oman followed.

Todd will coach U10 Boys and U10 Girls as well as U14 Boys and U17 Girls for Emerald City FC in the coming year.