In Tis Issue:

Hometown Heros
Introduction to Coachs
Summer Camps
Game Day Snacks
Sounders Legacy
Te Sound
Colby Whitton Chief Editor
Maddie Sefon Copy Editor
Drake Wilcox Communication Director
Andrew Dunn Writer
Breanna Sankey Executive Producer
Hometown Heroes
Sean Okoli
#13 Forward
Age: 21
Height: 61
Weight: 182
Federal Way, Washington
DeAndre Yeldin
#17 Defender
Age: 20
Height: 58
Weight: 160
Seattle, Washington
Aaron Kovar
#11 Midfielder
Age: 20
Height: 510
Weight: 155
Seattle, Washington
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Scored 24 goals with nine assists in three sea-
sons at Wake Forest

Earned All-ACC honors all three collegiate
seasons

Federal Way native who played for Sounders
FC Academy and U-23s.
Named 2013 MLS All Star and fnalist for 2013 MLS
Rookie of the Year.

First Homegrown player signd for club afer playing for
Sounders FC Academy.

Two-time All-MAC First Team honoree at Akron.

Sporting Director Chris Henderson: DeAndre has great
quickness and speed. He reads the game well, keeps
possession, but hes able to attack the fank and get crosses
in.
Sounders FC Academy product and two-year
starter at Stanford, where he totaled fve goals and
eight assists
2012 PAC-12 Freshman of the Year

2011 Gatorade Washington State Player of the
Year as a senior at Garfeld HS.
Coaching Staf
Head Coach
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Named the frst Head Coach of Seattle Sounders FC
on December 16, 2008, Sigi Schmid is the winningest
coach in MLS history. Since 1999, Schmids teams
have won nine major titles, includ- ing two MLS Cups.
A two-time MLS Coach of the Year, Schmid has led
Sounders FC to fve-consecutive appearances in the
MLS Cup Playofs, marking the second-longest active
streak while nearing the record for most con- secutive
postseason appearances by an expansion team. In 2012,
the club reached its frst-ever Western Conference
Championship and, in 2013, the team won its frst-ever
Knockout Round match against the Colorado Rapids.
Schmid is one of two coaches in MLS history to guide
two diferent teams to MLS Cup titles.
Goalkeeper Coach
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Tom Dutra was named the Sounders FC goal- keep-
er coach on December 29, 2008, and is recog- nized
locally for his work in developing young keep- ers as
well as training established professionals. Dutra, 41,
served two seasons as goalkeeper coach under Brian
Schmetzer for the USL Sounders. Born and raised
in Olympia, Dutra graduated from Timberline High
School. He was a member of the youth national team
program before sustaining a fractured leg. His career
resumed in 1995 with the Oregon (Salem) Surge of
the USISL Pro Division. Tom is married to Molli and
they have two chil- dren, Tanner and Maggie.
Sigi Schmid
Brian Schmetzer
Tom Dutra
Goalkeeper Coach
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Brian Schmetzer enters his sixth season as top assistant
coach for Sigi Schmids staf afer being named to the
position on December 22, 2008. He is one of the Puget
Sound soccer communitys most recognizable fgures
afer playing and coaching for the regions top profes-
sional franchises since 1980. In 1985, Schmetzer played
on loan to FC Seattle, scoring twice in a 2-1 friendly win
over Brazils Santos. While with Tacoma and FC Seattle,
Schmetzers teammates included younger brothers Andy
and Walter. Schmetzer has three children, Daniela, Colin
and Kian.
Youth Development
Camp
Sounders FC Youth
Development Programs
are designed as a sup-
plementary program to
the current youth soccer
club experience. Tese
courses are designed for
the serious
young soccer
player look-
ing to fne
tune their
techniques
and abilities
to develop
into a quality
soccer player.
All courses
will consist of
5 high inten-
sity sessions.
Every player
attending the course will
receive an ofcial Sound-
ers FC Youth Training
t-shirt. All positions
are welcomed at every
course. Goalkeepers will
receive instruction from
a goalkeeper specifc
coach at each session.
Camps
Youth Fantasy Camp
Sounders FC Youth Fantasy Camp-
ers will experience Summer Camp
on a whole new level. Campers
will have the opportunity to train
the entire week on XBOX pitch, the
same surface their favorite Sounders
FC players play their home matches
on! Campers will receive a Sounders
FC home jersey at the beginning of
the camp
and will get
a glimpse
of what its
like being a
Sounders FC
player. In
addition to
training at
CenturyLink
feld, camp-
ers will be
given a tour
of the stadi-
um, will get
an exclusive tour of the Sounders FC
locker room, as well as receive two
Team Camp
Sounders FC Youth Programs will
arrange to have a high level, Sound-
ers FC Youth Programs coach,
conduct custom training sessions
for your group over the course
of 10 hours. Prior to the course,
you may discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of your team, and the
youth programs staf will custom-
ize a training course to ft your
needs. All ages and skill levels are
welcome to participate in Sounders
FC Team Camps. Each participant
will receive an adidas Sounders FC
camp shirt.
Adult Dream Camp
Have you ever dreamt about
walking out on CenturyLink Field
wearing the rave green Sounders
FC jersey? Have you ever imag-
ined what its like to prepare in
the Sounders FC locker
room and receive the
guidance and knowl-
edge of the Sounders
FC coaching staf? Tis
year, Sounders FC gives
you the opportunity to
make these dreams a
reality at our Life As
A Sounder Adult
Dream Camp.
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Another interesting factor that
makes the Sounders experience
even more unique is that we use
compostable cups for all the bever-
ages, non-alcoholic and all alcohol-
ic all compostable. In 2009, as
an overall facility, Qwest Field won
Recycler of the Year in Washington
Between the gluten free menu (new
this year), the heavy emphasis on
local produce and a campaign to
cut down on the output of the facil-
ity, those at the stadium are making
serious changes. Wether you are
just grabbing garlic fries and a beer
or checking out our selection of
uniquly crafed fve star food, this is
the only way to fully get the Sound-
ers Experience.
Te Sounders Experience
You see, one thing that youll notice
about a typical Sounders game
is the fact that there are a little
over a dozen neatly set tables that
would normally belong at a local
high-end restaurant lining the feld
on the east side. Another thing
youd notice is that those tables are
eventually flled by people during
the game, who can place orders and
enjoy their meal in one of the most
up-close-and-personal
While the Seattle Sounders players
shed their blood, sweat and tears at
CenturyLink Field on match day,
roughly 35,000 onlookers are busy
stufng their faces with delicious
snacks and washing it down with a
beer or twelve.
But to a select group of Sounders
fans, onlooker has a seriously
diferent twist. Just ask the groups
seated at the 15 feld-side tables if
theyre more worried about wheth-
er the steak they ordered is actually
well done or taking a ball straight
to the face from as close as six feet
away.
experience you could get at a
professional sports stadium. Te
Seattle Sounders are the only team
in the MLS who allow for this sort
of accommodation on game day,
and Executive Chef John Severson
(right) will be the frst guy to tell
you how cool he thinks it is.

Executive Chef Jon Severson, going
on six years working for the Sound-
ers as the head chef at Century link,
says,
No other team in the
League does it, so were
pretty proud of it.
State.
The Sounders Experience The Sounders Experience
Talking good eats with the Sounders Head Chef
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YOUR OWNERS
JOE ROTH is the majority owner of
the Seattle Sounders FC. His vision to
establish Seattle as the soccer capital of
the U.S. was a signifcant catalyst in the
success of Sounders FC over the frst
four years in Major League Soccer. His
foresight has also led to his long-standing
achievement in the flm and entertain-
ment industry.
ADRIAN HANAUER frst kept the fame
of profes- sional soccer alive in Seattle be-
fore helping to reignite the communitys
passion for the game with the arrival of a
Major League Soccer expansion franchise
in 2009. As General Manager, Hanauer
has led Sounders FC to extraordinary
success during the frst fve seasons.
PAUL G. ALLEN helped bring Major
League Soccer to the Northwest when
Vulcan Sports and Entertainment joined
the ownership group behind the Sound-
ers FC. Te 2007 announcement that
the Sounders FC would become an MLS
team was the result of years of work and
enthusiasm on behalf of soccer fans.
DREW CAREY is a stand-up comic
turned actor and producer and is now
regarded as American soccers most
recognizable supporter. Carey is an
owner of Seattle Sounders FC and serves
as chairman of Sounders FC Alliance, the
clubs member association.
1977 Pacific Conference Champion
(NASL)
1980 Webster Division Champion
(NASL)
1980 Top of the Table of the Table
(NASL)
1981 Trans-Atlantic Challenge (NASL)
1982 Western Division Champion
(NASL)
1994 Commissioners Cup (A-League)
1995 Champion (A-League)
1996 Champion (A-League)
2002 Commissioners Cup (USL)
2009 US Open Cup (MLS)
2010 US Open Cup (MLS)
2011 US Open Cup (MLS)
2011 Cascadia Cup (MLS)
ALLIANCE
Team Accolades
Te Seattle Sounders FCs ofcial members association, the Alliance, activates the prom-
ise of minority owner Drew Carey to involve the fans in the decision making process of
the team. Te Alliance Council has designated Carey as the Honorary Chairman of the
Alliance.
Im very excited about what were doing here in Seattle, said Carey. Where else can the
fans fre the general manager? I hope this becomes a model for every professional sports
organization in America.
Fans will have a say in the direction of the franchise, including a vote on retention or lack
of confdence for the general manager every four years. Te frst general manager vote took
place in the fall of 2012 at the end of the Major League Soccer season.
We learned through the name the team vote that our fans are passionate, active and want
to be involved in this democratic process, said majority owner Joe Roth. Members can
voice their opinions on a wide variety of issues from team play to game presentation and
ultimately to the performance of our management. Although membership groups like this
are new to American sports, they are important to world class European soccer clubs like
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
All Alliance members will be invited to an annual meeting hosted by Club ownership and
the Alliance Council.
In addition, members will have the opportunity to be elected to the Alliance Council.
Council delegates will serve on a biennial basis. Members interested in participating on the
council must receive a minimum of 25 votes from other Alliance members.
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