Coach.PDX

Today marked an end of a large chapter in my journey, my last training day of club soccer. 😢

The decision to not return was muddy, difficult and emotional. If you know me, you know I love my players with my entire heart. The universe presented other paths this year, and for many reasons have made the decision to not continue. Sometimes you need to lean into the signs and let them guide you to your next chapter. I have done this my whole life and never once has it failed me. 🪄

I have been working in and out of coaching some form of club for about 20 years. If you work in this world or have kids in it, you know we work tirelessly, often 7 days a week, grinding nights and weekends, giving up every part of our lives to serve others. I have enjoyed this work, but certainly became more challenging being a mother as Z got older.

My life’s work will continue to be giving back to the game that saved my life, thru Talent ID, and working on the cognitive side of the game. I will certainly be dipping into some on field coaching stuff thru the year as well with my other ventures.

I want to thank my players and families all over the country who have supported me and my family thru life’s ups and downs, thru pregnancy, injury, illness. Who have recognized coaches are human too. Who have entrusted me with their child’s development, have been on this crazy journey of watching me chase my dreams while trying to give that same gift to the players I serve. My favorite thing will always be and still is watching a player gain confidence and go thru their light bulb moment 💡. It is truly everything to me.

When you open your heart as a coach with humility you realize you arnt just the teacher, you are the student too.

This isn’t a goodbye but a see ya soon! I am sure I will see you all at the fields in some capacity. 🤍

For the Love of the Game,

Coach Sarah 🤍⚽️

And that’s a wrap! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

We want to thank all of our players and families for an incredible first year of rolling out our futsal club. Lots of learning and growing for all. We are so proud and humbled by the out pouring of support we have had over the last year. Stay tuned on announcements on our upcoming community events and programming, by joining our emailing list at ➡️ www.newerafutbol.com

🔥1-2-3 New Era!🔥