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Join Eastside Timbers – Your Pathway to the Next Level

At Eastside Timbers, we provide an elite soccer experience designed to develop players at every level. Through our partnership with ECNL (Elite Clubs National League) and ECNL Regional League (ECNL RL), we offer an unmatched platform for player growth, competition, and exposure.

Why ECNL and ECNL RL?
✔ A Path to College, Professional, & National Team Soccer – The top players, teams, and clubs in the country compete here. 
✔ The Best Competition & Showcasing Platform – Play in the most exciting and competitive youth soccer environment in the U.S. 
✔ Maximum Exposure & Opportunity – College coaches and scouts regularly attend ECNL and ECNL RL events. 
✔ The Future of American Soccer – Be part of the fastest-growing and most professionalized youth soccer system.
Red I Team Performance & Player Wellness Training (3rd Session)
 

As part of our ECNL RL (Red I) competitive teams, players receive supplemental strength, conditioning, and movement training led by an experienced performance coach. This added training supports both on-field performance and long-term athlete health.

This program focuses on developing the entire athlete, not just soccer skills.

What Players Gain

  • Whole-body athletic development targeting muscles soccer often undertrains, including hamstrings, glutes, core, upper body, and stability muscles

  • Injury prevention and longevity through proper movement, strength, and mobility before speed or intensity

  • Progressive, age-appropriate training with individualized coaching in a group setting

  • Performance that translates to the field, including improved endurance, recovery, and consistency late in games

Education Beyond the Workout
Athletes also learn how sleep, hydration, nutrition, and recovery habits directly impact performance and injury prevention.

Player-First Approach
This training reflects our commitment to player safety, long-term athletic development, and supporting growing bodies during critical developmental years.

Performance Coach

This training is led by Theresa Akines, a performance and strength coach with more than 15 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. A lifelong soccer player and parent of competitive athletes, Theresa emphasizes proper movement, progressive strength development, and long-term athlete health to support success now and in the future.