COACHES

Coach Joel I. Mallari

Coach Joel Mallari grew up in Oak Harbor, WA. He started playing soccer at the age of 4, where he started to excel at the sport, breaking scoring records, winning several tournament most valuable player awards and also playing on the Select Whidbey Islanders travel team. He also has played all kinds of sports growing up in addition to soccer including tennis, basketball, wrestling and track and field which have greatly influenced the way he coaches. In High school, Joel was a 3-sport letterman in Tennis, Wrestling & Soccer and had offers to play sports on the collegiate level until he got a knee injury his senior year of high school which ended his competitive career. Coach Joel began his coaching career 11 years ago as a parent volunteer for the YMCA and Sno-King Associations for his both of his children's sports teams. He currently coaches for the Premier soccer club Bellevue United FC/Mercer Island FC & XL and holds several Coaching Certifications and a U.S. Soccer's National D Coaching License. Coach Joel has two children currently playing in MLS Next 2 League and Elite Academy.

Experience: 13+ years playing, 12+ years coaching
Playing Career: Four year, 3 sport letterman (Tennis, Wrestling & Soccer) in Oak Harbor High School.
Professional Credentials: US National “D” License,

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Our coaches all believe in one thing, if you are passionate about learning soccer, we love to teach you! We believe in a fun, simple but effective coaching style that helps your child develop not only physically but mentally as well. We have worked with children from many different abilities, sizes, and skill levels from Recreational to Select, Premier and Academy.

Feel free to contact us to join one of our training sessions or one of our programs.

Coach Pedro Martinez

Coach Pedro grew up in the small town of Veracruz, Mexico where he started playing soccer at a young age on the streets in front of his house and on the soccer fields with his friends. After garnering a lot of local attention for his great play, Coach Pedro had the opportunity to try out for the Mexican National team. Coach Pedro brings a vast amount of knowledge and passion from the game of soccer which he uses to teach to youth soccer players, helping them to develop into all around players and helping multiple players reach Washington State's Elite Player's Development program and Seattle Sounder's Future's Program. Coach Pedro has two children, where one son is currently on an MLS Next 2 team and also a Select team.

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