US Soccer licensed coaching in Camas, Vancouver and Portland
Develop your skills. Build your confidence. Elevate your game.
Personalised soccer coaching, group training, team development and competitive playing opportunities for youth and adults.
First session includes a written baseline of where the player is now and what we work on next.
10Coaching programs, from first touch to tactical work
5+Ages five through adult, beginner through competitive
1:1Private sessions, small groups capped at six
4Cities served across Washington and Oregon
A coach who plans the session before you arrive
Coach Arnold Academy exists to help players get measurably better and enjoy the game enough to keep playing it. That means proper technical work, tactical understanding taught in plain language, and an environment where a nervous eight-year-old and a thirty-five-year-old beginner both feel able to try something and get it wrong.
Every player starts with a baseline session so we agree on what we're actually working on. From there you get a session plan, honest feedback and something specific to practise between sessions. Parents get a short written note at the end of each block rather than a vague thumbs up at the car park.
What you can expect
Licensed and screened
US Soccer coaching licences, SafeSport trained and background checked. Documentation available to parents on request.
Small numbers
Private sessions are one player. Small groups stop at six. Nobody stands in a queue waiting for a turn.
Written feedback
Two or three specific targets per player, revisited every session so progress is visible.
Flexible scheduling
Evenings and weekends, indoor through winter, and free rescheduling with 24 hours' notice.
Coaching programs
Ten programs covering technique, tactics, fitness and match preparation. Not sure which fits? Send a message and describe the player.
Reasons to train here
Confidence is coached, not assumed
Players who are afraid of making mistakes stop asking for the ball. Sessions are built so that trying something difficult is the point, not the risk.
Technique taught properly
Body shape, plant foot, contact point, scanning before receiving. Details that hold up when the game speeds up.
The game explained in plain language
Why we press here, why we drop there, what your run does for the player next to you. Understanding makes decisions faster.
Adults are genuinely welcome
Beginners, returning players and league regulars train in dedicated adult sessions, not squeezed into a youth group.
A route into a team
Players who want competitive minutes can apply to an academy team or to Obsidian AC, the adult indoor side.
Straightforward admin
Book online, pay online or in person, get a confirmation email and add the session to your calendar in one tap.
Upcoming sessions and matches
Open training slots and the next fixtures. Full calendar on the schedule page.
Training with spaces
Next matches
Obsidian AC
The academy's adult co-ed side, indoor and outdoor. Competitive Sunday games, planned training, and a squad that turns up.
Not looking for a team yet? There is free outdoor pickup and cheap indoor open play running all week around Vancouver — see where to play.
OAC
Obsidian AC
Training videos
Short, specific drills you can run at home with one ball. New videos through the season on the academy YouTube channel.
What players and parents say
Follow the academy
Session clips, match nights and announcements go out on Instagram and YouTube first.
Start your development
Book a first session, apply to a team, or just send a message describing the player and Coach Arnold will tell you honestly where to start.