2. EastSide History
ESUFC was initially formed by a merger of three clubs in East County.
1) 3 Rivers United
led by Butch Pollard 1993-2001
2) West Villa
3)Gresham Youth Soccer
led by Ron Bateman
EastSide United FC 2001-2011
Butch Pollard: Classic President
Ron Bateman: Recreation President
Gavin Wilkinson: Technical Director
EastSide Timbers
2012 and Beyond
Portland Timbers Alliance
3. Accomplishments
• 1 National Championship
• 2 Regional Championships
• 14 State Championships
• More than 120 ODP Players since 2001
4. Accomplishments
• Recreational
• Clackamas – 150 players
• Gresham – 1500 players
• Sandy – 350 players
• 2000 players for spring & fall soccer
• Classic
• 15 Fall teams U11 – U14
• 8 Winter Teams U15 – U18
5. Partnerships
• Gresham Parks & Recreation–
Gradin Sports Park
• Happy Valley Parks & Recreation
• North Clackamas Parks & Recreation
• North Clackamas School District
• Gresham/Barlow School District
6. History with Portland Timbers
• Gavin Wilkinson
– EastSide Technical Director
2001-Present
– Portland Timbers Player,
2001-2006
– Assistant Coach, 2005-2006
– Head Coach & General Manager, 2006-2010
– General Manager & Technical Director, 2010-Present
7. History with Portland Timbers
• Jim Rilatt
– ESUFC Director of Coaching
2009-Present
– Portland Timbers Assistant,
2007-Present
– Portland Timbers U23 Head Coach, 2009-Present
• USL PDL National Champions, 2010
• USL PDL National Coach of the Year, 2010
8. History with Portland Timbers
• Long history of influence at EastSide
– Amos Magee, Portland Timbers Assistant Coach
– Cameron Knowles, Former player, Assistant Coach
– Rod Underwood, Former Assistant Coach
– Adam Smith, Former Goalkeeper Coach, Academy
Director
– Kiki Lara, Former Player
– Josh Cameron, Former Player
– Ross Smith, Former Player, EastSide Recreation
Director
9. History with Portland Timbers
• Hosted Portland Timbers Camps
• Adopt-A-Club
– 2011: Kalif Alhassan
– 2012: Darlington Nagbe
• Leading Youth Soccer Ticket Purchaser
• Involvement at games
– Ball kids
– Dream Team
– Flag Bearers
10. Excellence
• EastSide has long embraced Excellence as a
goal and an attitude
• Our continued dedication to this ideal has
produced a long history of success
• Our partnership with the Timbers will only
enhance our focus on this concept
11. Adidas Portland Timbers Alliance
• Purpose
– Strategic partnership with elite local youth clubs,
designed to build unique working relationships
and development opportunities for youth players.
– Timbers will share coaching resources and
curriculum with alliance clubs in the development
of both boys and girls youth players.
12. Adidas Portland Timbers Alliance
TO DEVELOP PLAYERS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS
Technically
Tactically
Physically
Mentally
Socially
Emotionally
13. Adidas Timbers Alliance
• Leadership & Curriculum
– Provides a “destination” for elite players
– Timbers curriculum and resources shared with club
– Teams will learn to play “The Timbers Way”
• Professionalism
– Focus on player development
– Increased demands of club
15. EastSide Timbers Logo
The beginning, the circle, represents the unity of the Timbers and the
Alliance clubs to promote and develop the sport of soccer
16. EastSide Timbers Logo
The star burst design was borrowed from the
crest of Gavin’s first professional club:
Perth Glory FC from Australia’s A-League
19. EastSide Timbers Logo
The Past and The Future:
The Star represents the club’s previous national
championship as well as the bright future we
envision for our ever-expanding organization
20. EastSide Timbers Logo
Our new name reflects our direction moving
forward and our longstanding relationship
with the Timbers
21. EastSide Timbers Logo
Our new logo reflects all of these elements and
represents an important future for our club
