F.C. Portland Academy names club alumni, Laura Schott, as Girls DOC
Hillsboro, OR - December 5, 2016
Clarena Charles, President and Board Chair of F.C. Portland Academy, has named Laura Schott as the Director of Coaching for the girl’s programs.
Laura is a capped USWNT player, former professional player, a collegiate 1st Team All-American and Hermann Trophy Candidate, 4-time Pac-10 selection, Head of the US Soccer Training Center for Oregon, and the Head Coach at Portland State University (Division I, 9 years) where she has won four Big Sky Conference titles.
She played collegiately at the University of California at Berkeley where she became program's the all-time leading scorer while earning a B.A. in Political Science, a 2nd B.A. in Mass Communications. Laura also holds a M.S. in Education from Portland State University.
Schott was formerly a Youth Development Director at Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club (THUSC), and has coached with the Eastside Timbers, Oregon State ODP, Region IV ODP, and in northern California.
As a professional, she won a National Championship in 2003 with the Washington Freedom.
Laura holds a USSF National 'B' License.
Schott started playing competitive club soccer with F.C. Portland in 1993, and graduated from the club in 1999. She played high school soccer at Jesuit High School where they won four state titles, and she scored 116 goals. She was Oregon State Player of the year for two years and a high school All-American.
"FC Portland is a club with a rich history and a legacy of producing quality players. I am honored to be working with some of the best players and coaches in the country and returning back to a place where it all started for me.”, said Schott. Laura’s appointment is effective immediately.
Hillsboro, OR - December 5, 2016
Clarena Charles, President and Board Chair of F.C. Portland Academy, has named Laura Schott as the Director of Coaching for the girl’s programs.
Laura is a capped USWNT player, former professional player, a collegiate 1st Team All-American and Hermann Trophy Candidate, 4-time Pac-10 selection, Head of the US Soccer Training Center for Oregon, and the Head Coach at Portland State University (Division I, 9 years) where she has won four Big Sky Conference titles.
She played collegiately at the University of California at Berkeley where she became program's the all-time leading scorer while earning a B.A. in Political Science, a 2nd B.A. in Mass Communications. Laura also holds a M.S. in Education from Portland State University.
Schott was formerly a Youth Development Director at Tualatin Hills United Soccer Club (THUSC), and has coached with the Eastside Timbers, Oregon State ODP, Region IV ODP, and in northern California.
As a professional, she won a National Championship in 2003 with the Washington Freedom.
Laura holds a USSF National 'B' License.
Schott started playing competitive club soccer with F.C. Portland in 1993, and graduated from the club in 1999. She played high school soccer at Jesuit High School where they won four state titles, and she scored 116 goals. She was Oregon State Player of the year for two years and a high school All-American.
"FC Portland is a club with a rich history and a legacy of producing quality players. I am honored to be working with some of the best players and coaches in the country and returning back to a place where it all started for me.”, said Schott. Laura’s appointment is effective immediately.
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