ECFC Coach Profiles
Name: Sasha Shefts
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License(s): |
Sasha holds a USSF 'A' license and a National Youth Certificate, NSCAA Coaching Director Diploma.
He is a member of the WSYSA Instructional coaching staff and is an ODP Region IV scout. Sasha conducts
Performance Enhancement Clinics for SAQ and ACL prevention. He holds a BA in Sports Medicine from
Seattle Pacific University. |
Coaching Experience: |
For over 9 years, Sasha has served as the Director of Coaching for LVR, SYSA's largest club with over 200 teams and 2500 players. Sasha has been coaching for over 32 years with four state championships from his ten years coaching at Emerald City Football Club. He has been the Head Coach of the Holy Names High School Women’s Soccer Program for three years, meriting the honor of being The Seattle Times 2007 "Coach of the Year". In the past few years, he has been a staff coach for the U.S. Manchester United Soccer Schools and Instructional Staff Coach for WSYSA. Additionally, Sasha has experience as an Assistant Coach with both the Seattle Sounder Men's Professional Development team and is also in his 6th year with the Seattle Sounder Women's team. He sits on the Seattle Sounder Youth Advisory Board. Sasha is currently an Assistant Coach for the Bellevue Community College Men's Soccer team. |
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Previous ECFC Teams Coached by Sasha: |
Girls U-16 1995 State Champions
Girls U-17 1996 State Champions
Girls U-11 2001 State Champions
Girls U-12 2002 Quarter Finals
Girls U-13 2003 Semi Finals
Girls U-14 2004 P1
Boy U-17 Assistant Coach
Boy U-11 2005
Boy U-12 2006
Boy U-13 2007 |
Playing Experience: |
Sasha brings over 38 years of playing experience to his coaching. He has played at the professional level; with the US Olympic team in 1984; at the collegiate level, winning a NCAA National
Championship with Seattle Pacific University in 1983; and at the amateur level, winning a National
Championship in 1982. He continues to play for the four-time Over 40 National Championship team, Tri-Alliance. |
Phone: |
(206) 595-4733 |
E-mail: |
sasha@windermere.com |
Coaching Philosophy
One of my jobs as coaches will be one of technical, tactical, physical and psychological training. In order to take a player to a higher level of soccer, he or she must be comfortable with the ball and proficient in their skills to deal with the increasing pace of the game, both in athletic speed and speed of decisions. One of my goals is to instill players with self confidence, self-esteem, passion to play and the discipline to train and obtain technical proficiency and tactical awareness.
ECFC Teams coached by Sasha
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