Sam Zisette

Sam Zisette has a diverse work experience in the field of soccer. Sam co-founded and currently serves as the General Manager of Ballard FC since January 2022. Prior to that, they worked at the University of Puget Sound as an Assistant Coach for both Men's and Women's Soccer teams from August 2016 to April 2017. Sam also worked as an Assistant Manager for Soccer at US Sports Camps from March 2021 to January 2022. Sam has experience in coordinating soccer programs as they held the position of Coordinator of Soccer Programs at Seattle Sounders FC from April 2019 to September 2020. Sam also played professionally for the Tacoma Stars as a soccer player from November 2018 to August 2020. Additionally, they worked as a Club Development Program Coach at Seattle Sounders FC from July 2018 to February 2019. Sam has extensive experience as a private soccer coach, having conducted over 100 individual training sessions for kids of all ages and skill levels through CoachUp from July 2016 to January 2019. Sam also has prior experience as a soccer player from June 2015 to July 2018.

Sam Zisette received a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from the University of Puget Sound in 2016. In 2020, Sam completed a Master of Science degree in Recreation and Sports Sciences with a focus on Soccer Coaching from Ohio University. Additionally, Sam has obtained a US Soccer National "C" License from the U.S. Soccer Federation.