Portland Thorns Academy Program
Coaching Staff
As an Academy program, we pride ourselves in having one of the highest qualified coaching staffs in the Northwest!
- SEVEN USSF “A” licensed coaches
- ONE USSF “B” candidate
- THREE USSF “C” licensed coaches
Services & Support
- Sports Psychology Sessions - Staying Mentally Tough
- Strength, Conditioning, and Injury Prevention Program
- Sports Nutrition Planning
- College Resource and Preparation Program
- Social Media Training
- Video taping of all League and National Event matches
- Athletic Trainer at all Games
- Video analysis access
- Game film and video review sessions
- Individual development plans and evaluations
- Providence Play Safe Injury Management enrollment
- TeamSnap Premium Access
- Coaching Staff will promote players to National Camp Scouts
- Coaching Staff will promote players to College Scouts
Portland Thorns FC - First Team - OPPORTUNITIES
- Training at Providence Park (home of the Portland Thorns and Portland Timbers professional teams)
- Monthly opportunities to interact with Thorns FC players and coaching staff
- Tickets to Thorns FC home games for players (when team is playing)
- Game day analysis with coach for Thorns FC games
- Thorns Academy recognition/introduction at Thorns FC home game
- Opportunities to observe First Team training
- First Team coaching staff will observe and run training sessions
Training
- Training two times a week (July)
- Training three times a week (August - June)
- Futsal training