MEN'S SOCCER COACHING STAFF
Adam Fenster
Head Coach
Adam Fenster enters his second season at the helm of BCC Men's Soccer, after leading the team to a 9-5-3 record and a berth in the NWAACC Tournament in his first season. He prior to his appointment as head coach, he served as an assistant on the 2006 BCC Team which advanced to the NWAACC Championship Game and finished 2nd.
He holds a USSF 'B' License and is a National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He received his BA from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.
Over the years, Adam has trained professional and collegiate athletes as well as the more recreational athlete. He has worked with University of Washington athletes and teams in addition to training the Seattle Sounders.
Adam's playing career spans a breadth of experience, including international, national and collegiate play. A 1993 graduate of Seattle Preparatory High School, he played four years of varsity soccer before moving on to play for Evergreen State College. During his collegiate career, Adam was named a team captain, honored as team MVP, and awarded Second Tem All Conference twice.
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Sasha Shefts
Assistant Coach
Sasha holds a USSF 'A' license and a National Youth Certificate. 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.
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 three-time Over 40 National Championship team, Tri-Alliance.
For over 8 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 coached the FC Alliance F89 Gold team to Division 1. He has been the Head Coach of the Holy Names High School Womens Soccer Program for the past three years, this year 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 the Seattle Sounder Women's team. He sits on the Seattle Sounder Youth Advisory Board.
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