Wednesday, December 18, 2024 The son of the club’s former technical director, it is probably no surprise to now see Cameron Bushey taking on a directorial role for the Shadow, serving as the U13-U19 Girls Academy Director. “A director’s role is multifaceted, encompassing program management and technical oversight. I oversee our Girls Academy teams, U13-U19,…

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024 When you visit the training ground you can hear John Palladino’s enthusiasm and drive across the fields as he instructs his teams, making him a great leader for the next generation of players as the U10-U12 Boys Director of Coaching. “I really enjoy working with all of the kids, and the…

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 It is a good thing he is a goalkeeper because Bryan Hernandez has a hand in many different roles within the club, taking upon most recently the role of DPL Director in addition to overseeing older goalkeepers in the club and coaching teams. The three-fold role keeps him busy and involved…

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Experienced in developing and providing an academy training environment in England for Everton, it proved to be a natural fit for Marc Mason to take on the role of forging the Youth Development Program for U6-U8 players, and now three years on it has become a great introduction point for players…

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Another fall campaign in Washington Youth Soccer’s regional WISL and WIPL has come to a close. Here’s a quick look through all the action! We start with the Girls WISL where the G2013 Rave and G2014 Valley Shale finished atop the tables in their respective brackets. The G14 Valley Shale girls…

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Monday, November 18, 2024 It was another great fall season of collegiate soccer in the region thanks in part to a number of alumni from the club. We will start with the Big Sky where alumni helped lead Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana to the Big Sky Tournament. At Idaho Margo Schoesler was All-Big Sky…

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Ongoing list of future 2025 College Signings Alaina Asan – MSU Billings Savvy Briceno – Eastern Washington Ashlyn Chase – Idaho Rebecca Skinner – Washington State Theron Stevenson – Northwest Nazarene Makenna Stuart – Idaho Jennah Wanner – Wyoming Recent Alumni Gavin Wunsch – Metro State

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024 In just a few short years Ben Atkinson has grown from coaching a single SJP girls side to a regional director in the program to taking on the director role for the Shadow Junior Program early this fall. A local entrepreneur, that same mindset has made him an excellent element in…

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Things that cannot be questioned when it comes to Jesse Retan and soccer is his dedication, drive and passion for the game, which has guided him through his career on the field and into coaching, where he has been the Boys Director of Coaching for several years in addition to coaching several youth teams and…

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Coaching Directors play a critical role for the Spokane Shadow, balancing coaching their own teams while also supporting others. We kick off this Behind the Scenes series with Girls U10-12 Coaching Director Ali McCready. For most directors, the basics include supporting coaches with the regular difficulties such as advice, working through scheduling conflicts – sometimes…

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