BREMERTON, WA— The Olympic Force of the Women’s Premier Soccer league (WPSL) have named Kate Green as their first-ever head coach. “We are thrilled to have her and we are continuing the search for her assistants. In addition we will have tryout information posted later this week,” says a post on the club’s Facebook page.

Kate Green, a Kentwood High graduate, joined the Pacific Lutheran women’s soccer coaching staff prior to the 2013 fall season.

Green boasts coaching experience at both the club and intercollegiate level, including a previous stint at PLU as a women’s soccer assistant in 2004. She currently assists the Washington Premier team ECNL and is the head coach of the junior squad after serving as head coach of both the Puget Sound Slammers and Rainier Valley Slammers in recent years.

Along with her time at PLU, Green also assisted the women’s soccer program at her alma mater The Evergreen State College in 2009, where she twice earned all-conference honors as a player. Her playing career includes time with the Tacoma Stars semi-pro indoor team and the Seattle Hibernian Saints semi-pro outdoor team, along with Seattle University.

Coaching Experience:

15 years coaching collegiate and youth level clubs, camps, and clinics. Green boasts coaching experience at both the club and intercollegiate level, she currently is an assistant coach for PLU women’s soccer team and is the head coach of the junior squad after serving as head coach of both the Puget Sound Slammers and Rainier Valley Slammers in recent years.

Along with her time at PLU, Green also assisted the women’s soccer program at her alma mater The Evergreen State College in 2009, where she twice earned all-conference honors as a player.

2013-present Assistant coach at PLU women’s soccer

2011-2013 Rainier Valley Slammers

2009-2013 Puget Sound Slammers (Formerly South Sound Futbol) Olympia Wa

2008-2009 Evergreen State College assistant women’s soccer coach

2008-2009 Uganda Martyrs Primary School, Namgongo Uganda

2000-2007 Coerver Coaching NW senior staff assistant for woman’s soccer

The Force join the WPSL Northwest Division for their debut season in 2015 to compete alongside IssaquahSC, Fuerza FC (Marysville), FC Tacoma 253, Eugene Azul and the Portland Spartans.

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