Tyler Pagano

I am the Owner and Founder of Balance Soccer, LLC where my aim is to provide quality, individualized training to students at the level best suited for them. I have served as a Regional Training Center Director and Olympic Development Program Head Coach for the Portland Timbers and the state of Oregon. Prior to founding Balance Soccer I gained additional coaching experience as an Assistant Coach at Wabash College (NCAA DIII), Assistant Coach for the Indiana Invaders FC of the Professional Development League, and a coach for a number of youth clubs around the country within different roles. I am also a certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise and a 200 hour Certified Yoga Teacher.

I grew up in Chicago playing for the Chicago Sockers FC winning multiple state championships and tournaments. I was fortunate enough to earn NCAA Division One Academic and Athletic All Conference Honors while also serving as team captain for multiple seasons at the University of Massachusetts and Valparaiso University. After college I continued my career with the Indiana Invaders FC of the Professional Development League, now known as USL 2, starting for 2 seasons. I'm still playing to this day in multiple amateur leagues around Portland enjoying the beautiful game.

Each training session will be individually designed to suit the needs of each student. Developing fundamental techniques and healthy training habits will be at the core of every session. My goal is to provide each student with the toolset required for them to effectively and efficiently train on their own. I expect any student that trains with me to also train on their own with the goal of eventually developing their own, individualized training regimen. After each session, my students can expect to receive homework assignments in the forms of training suggestions/requirements and/or game film/video viewing study.