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Charles Burdick, Portland, OR Soccer Coach

Charles Burdick

Portland Timbers

Soccer

SILVER
12 reviews

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Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. Duniway Track, 2815 Southwest Barbur Boulevard, Portland, OR
  2. Rieke Soccer Field, Portland, OR
  3. Hamilton Park, 4300 Southwest 47th Drive, Portland, OR

Coach is willing to travel up to 5 miles

  • Oregon State University (OR)

  • 10 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

  • Adults, Teenagers

  • Midfield, Goalkeeper, Forward, Defense

  • Throw-Ins, Shooting, Penalty Kicks, Passing, One-on-Ones, One-Touch, Heading, Goal Kicks, Free Kicks, First Touch, Dribbling, Crossing, Corner Kicks, Agility

Credentials

  • Oregon State University (OR)

  • 10 years

  • Qualified Private Coach
    Passed Coach Course

Services

  • Adults, Teenagers

  • Midfield, Goalkeeper, Forward, Defense

  • Throw-Ins, Shooting, Penalty Kicks, Passing, One-on-Ones, One-Touch, Heading, Goal Kicks, Free Kicks, First Touch, Dribbling, Crossing, Corner Kicks, Agility

More About Coach Charles

I've been a Performance (S&C) Coach for 10+ years now. I have worked in the private sector, NCAA Div-1, and professionally. The first place I worked at was Oregon State University with the football and baseball teams, then moved down to Phoenix to work at a private facility called EXOS where we trained mostly MLB and NFL athletes in their off-seasons. From there I move back up to Oregon to Work for the Portland Timbers. I have currently been with the Organization for 9-seasons. I am a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and personal trainer through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA), US Olympic Weight Lifting Performance Coach, and hold my USA Soccer D Level Coaching Licence.

Growing up I was a competitive snowboarder, my main events were Slopestyle and Boardercross. I also played competitive Ice Hockey at the Junior Level. I grew up playing many sports, such as Soccer, Taekwondo, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, Volleyball, BMX, Badminton, Pickleball, and Ultimate Frisbee.

I truly love playing sports and training to be a better athlete for sports.

I love to coach Sprinting (Speed) and Multi- Directional (Agility) training along with olympic and powerlifting. I'm also able to work with players on technical and tactical portions of team sports, Especially Soccer and Hockey.
I deal with a lot of end stage physical rehabilitation as well. I can be of great service to those in need of physical training for re-entry into sport or physical activity.

Example Speed Session:
Body Preparation Drills x 5min (ex. Planking, Glute Bridging, mostly hip and core prep)
Dynamic Warm-Up x 10-15min (Preparing the body for the demands of the training session)
Intro to Speed x10-15min (Technical Work, Postural Drills)
Sprints x 2-4reps with 3-5min of active rest
Cool Down
Total Time 50-60min

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Client Reviews

Great session with my son. My son enjoyed the coaching and is looking to further sessions.

Charles is fantastic! Best youth coach we have had in 8 years playing not only connecting with my son at a player-level but also demonstrates a clear understanding of youth development and setting expectations. Overall conditioning and ball handling skills have definitely improved along with overall confidence as a player.

Coach Charles is knowledgeable and invested in helping your player grow. His background makes him a great resource when dealing with injuries. My son said training was challenging and fun. I would definitely recommend him.

Two sessions in and my son is loving his training with Coach Burdick. He is asking daily when he gets to train again, and for longer time periods when he does. He loves to work hard, and Coach Burdick keeps him honest. And perhaps most importantly, particularly for my kid, the coach seems to have already created a great rapport with him, which produces even better results. Very pleased and my kid can’t get enough!

Coach Burdick is a class act. We haven’t done much with him but he has been first class all the way.

Coach Charles is outstanding! He helped get my son back up and running after a hamstring injury. He's very knowledgeable, motivating and has improved my son's strength and speed for the field.

Although Coach Charles mostly works with professional athletes, he is able to condense key concepts and training principles in a way that is understandable to younger athletes. My son has enjoyed working with him and looks forward to every training session. The primary focus is on strength and conditioning, but he does plenty of work with the soccer ball as well. We also like that Coach Charles has concrete measures of improvement that he is tracking with our son.

We have had several different coaches through CoachUp and I can say without any hesitation I am thoroughly impressed with Coach Charles. His preparation, his focus, his personalized approach were everything we were hoping for. Looking forward to many more trainings for sure!

I have never been too excited about working out, and quite honestly, used to dread it. But, when I found Charles, I began to see working out in a whole new light. Chuck has a great understanding of each individual’s goals, limitations and expectations in a workout. He brings patience and understanding, with guidance and encouragement, that nudge I need to keep going. Chuck has a skill of making you comfortably uncomfortable and trying exercises you would’ve never thought you could do. From pushing a weighted sled, to pull ups, or Turkish get-ups, OK I actually CAN do those! Anyone can tell you to move some weights around, run on a tread mill or do some crunches. Chuck does much more than that, his EXOS training and certifications enable him to guide you through each training session with explanations of muscles benefiting, and how to perform the exercises safely. Each workout is different and inclusive of each muscle group, a total body workout. The expertise and knowledge he has about training could motivate, and does motivate, people of all ages, sizes and skill levels. My mindset about working out has come a long way, from dreading and avoiding workouts, to finding myself scheduling my days and weeks around when I can get back to training with Chuck. And for this Chuck, I thank you!
My personal training sessions with coach Chuck are extremely interesting and challenging. Very innovative, thoughtful and understanding of the needs we have individually and taking the time to ask questions and if necessary fine tune exercises to fit me or others. Always punctual, always smiling and extremely professional, I am grateful that I get to train with him.
I started with Charles a year ago after back surgery to strengthen my core. I have gotten tremendous results. He makes adjustments for anything I need. I am able to be on my feet much longer than I used to be.
In a day and age when you read, daily, about players taking ‘shortcuts’ and trying to find the quickest way to ‘get good,’ if you understand anything about the human body and professional sports you know neither of those applies. Charles Burdick is as cutting edge as anyone out there when it comes to physical preparation for athletics. His insight into not only the bio-mechanics of human actions, but in understanding that the kinetic chain is about engaging the entire body and his sport specific workouts are far ahead of their time. He also has great insight into the lives we live as professionals and knows that while nutrition is the foundation of any good athlete, there are ways to be healthy, and stay healthy. No matter if you’re traveling from Motel 6 to Motel 6 in the United Soccer League or on charter flights around Europe this guy is as good as they come. In addition to being one of the smartest minds on the planet he’s as good a person as he is a trainer, if not better. I couldn’t recommend anyone more highly than Charles, if you are truly serious about tapping into potential you never knew you had, or pushing yourself to places you never knew you could go.
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