Zak B.

I have coached at San Diego Surf and the University of Point Loma women's soccer who are the Division II National Champions from 2019-2023. I spent 2023 in New Jersey coaching at The Keeper Institute with Jill Loyden, former US Women's National Team goalkeeper and Olympian. In 2023/2024, I coached Kailen Sheridan, at The San Diego Wave, Didi Haracic, at Angel City, Aubrey Kingsbury, USWNT Goalkeeper and Washington Spirit starter, Mandy Haught, Gotham FC goalkeeper and 2023 NWSL Champion, and Katie Lund, goalkeeper at Racing Louisville. Throughout my career, I have coached 8 to pro, goalkeepers to outfield players in all formats of the game.

I played at 2 Division I Universities between 2014 and 2018. I graduated with a Bachelors in General Studies and a Masters in Leadership. In 2017 I won the USL-2 National Championship.

I am different than anyone else in San Diego coaching because my methodology is backed by science. I design sessions to maximise the learning environment and my interactions with the players fosters an environment where they feel safe to explore and make mistakes. It is a collaborative discussion where I ask questions to guide players to the intended outcome. I focus less on repetition after repetition and design my sessions with repetition without repetition. No “fitness”, “technical” reps, and “warm-up” reps. We get right into decision making and problem solving so we can maximise our time together.