Bertin Jacquesson

My name is Bertin Jacquesson, I am 25 years old and a professional soccer player at Oakland Roots.
I have coached at the university of Pittsburgh , I was doing camps over the summer. I was usually coaching groups of 8 to 12 kids.
I have also coached individual training sessions, while I was playing for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Real Salt Lake between 2022 and 2025. I have also had a full team at a middle school when I was in Pittsburgh.
I have coached from 8 to 21 year olds , boys or girls. I m open to coach any level , from recreational to pro level. So I have a very wide field of expertise in coaching over the years.

Let me give you a quick resume of my career, so you can understand better where I come from. I am born and raised in France, that's where journey started as a soccer player. Every kid in France wants to become a pro one day.
My first big accomplishment was to integrate the academy of RC Strasbourg a club that is in the first division in France. That was at the of 17, played there for two years. I wasn't going to sign pro there and I had the opportunity in 2020 to join The University of Pittsburgh with a full scholarship. So I went there and played three season from 2020 to 2022, I completed my degree there. I also reached two college cup and two regular season title in the ACC. I was also named freshman of the year and ended my college career with 19 goals and 23 assists as a winger.
Which led me to get drafted and signed with Real Salt lake where I played 2 years.
After that I signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in Usl where we won the championship in 2025.
Most recently I signed with the Oakland Roots , where I hoped we ll reach high ceiling.

My sessions always start by a good warm up, off the ball first and then usually a passing drill to end it with touches on the ball. For the core of the session, I primarily focus on technical drills with high intensity. It is important for me to also work on both feet , awareness and spacing. I also like to explain why we do certain exercise and what I want from my players. It is important to focus on everything, the foot we play the ball with as well as how we receive it and where we want to get with our first touch.
Every session is different depending on the need of the player that I will identify as we meet, talk and work together. With me you will work on all the aspect of your game ( passing, striking, defending, tactical awareness, discipline ....).
I also want to say that the intensity you ll put in will make you improve quicker, I will make sure of that intensity by guidingsupport and motivating you.