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Camp Coaches

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  Matthew Deemer

  Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach

  Matthew Deemer came to Portland ahead of the 2023 season as an assistant coach for Portland Pilots Men’s Soccer, signing on as the recruiting coordinator and goalkeeper coach for the Pilots. Deemer helped guide the Pilots to a 12-5 record overall and a 5-2 record in WCC play, helping Portland make their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

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  Matthew Deemer

  Men's Soccer - Assistant Coach

  Portland earned a first-round bye for the first time since 1988 after earning a 11-seed in the tournament. With Deemer's guidance, Portland soccer had 10 Pilots earn All-WCC honors and three earn WCC awards, including the WCC Defender of the Year, WCC Midfielder of the Year and WCC Freshman of the Year. Portland had three United Soccer Coaches All-West Region selections, two All-Americans and Portland's first MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist since 2002. Three Pilots were taken in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft as well, the most in program history in a single draft.
  
  Prior to joining the Pilots, Deemer spent three seasons from 2021-23 at the University of San Diego, helping guide the Toreros as an assistant coach to one of the best seasons in program history. The Toreros went 6-0-1 in conference play to finish undefeated against WCC opponents for the first time since 2000, secure the WCC title and qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014. Working primarily with the goalkeepers, Deemer coached the WCC Co-Goalkeeper of the Year and was named to the United Soccer Coaches West Region Coaching Staff of the Year. San Diego also had the WCC Defender of the Year, the WCC Freshman of the Year, 13 All-WCC selections and two All-West Region selections under Deemer’s guidance. Before joining San Diego, Deemer served as an assistant coach at the University of Saint Katherine's for a year after spending three years as an assistant coach from 2018-20 at San Diego State University.
  
  Both during and after his four-year career at Chapman University as a goalkeeper, Deemer coached at various levels from high school to MLS Next. He began his coaching career as the Chapman Women’s Club Team Head Coach in 2015 and also was the head JV coach for Villa Park High School from 2015-17. During that time, he was also an assistant coach for LA Galaxy San Diego. Deemer was named head coach of Villa Park’s varsity team for the 2017-18 season, helping them reach the CIF Finals and earning CIF Coach of the Year honors in the process. Deemer had a stellar career in the CIF as a goalkeeper for Carlsbad High School and is the only person to win both CIF Player of the Year and CIF Coach of the Year in a four-year span.

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  Katie Ritchie

  Head Women's Soccer Coach

  Katie Ritchie was named the University of Saint Katherine women’s soccer head coach by Director of Athletics Daniel Stange on Dec. 6, 2018. Ritchie brings a vast wealth of experience to the Firebirds as a coach and player at both the professional and club levels.

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  Katie Ritchie

  Head Women's Soccer Coach

  Originally from Vancouver Canada, Katie has played at the highest level of pro soccer all over the world including a 2 year deal with Chelsea FC in England and Amazon Grimstad in the prestigious Norwegian Toppserien. She also was a staple in the W-League captaining various clubs in Los Angeles during her break period overseas.
  
  Katie also has been a prominent figure in the youth side here since she moved to SoCal with her husband Paul in 2015. In 2016 at Carlsbad High School, she led the freshman team to an undefeated season and the best record in the history of the program and was given the Varsity / Program role in 2019 where she led the team to a CIF Open Division final and State Tournament appearance.
  
  In her recent years success, she was just hired on at Vista Storm Soccer Club as their first Female Director of Coaching to oversee and develop the girls program.
  
  She also spent eight years with MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC as an academy and prospects coach, a regional development coach, and the lead coach of summer camps. She was involved at the club level with LA Galaxy San Diego in the DA and DPL programs, as well as assisting their semi-pro Women’s Premier Soccer League team.