Bobby McAllister
Robert "Bobby" McAllister (born May 8, 1963 in Seattle, Washington) is an American soccer player, and is the Co-Founder for Sozo Sports of Central Washington. SOZO Sports of Central Washington is a 501 c3 nonprofit corporation established to bring a family-oriented Championship Sports Complex to Central Washington. McAllister is the current Director of Coaching for Crossfire Yakima. Crossfire Yakima plays in the Regional Club League of the Washington State Youth Soccer Association, he also is an Assistant Coach for the Yakima Valley College Women's program.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Allen McAllister | ||
| Date of birth | May 8, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sozo Sports of Central Washington (Co-Founder) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1983 | Bellevue Community College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Seattle Sounders Reserves NASL | ||
| 1985 | St. Louis Steamers Discovery Player MISL (indoor) | ||
| 1996–2000 | Yakima Reds USISL | ||
| 2001 | Western Washington University (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2004, 2006–2007 | Yakima Reds USL PDL (Assistant Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Professional
McAllister is recognized in the WSYSA "Best Soccer Ever" History Book in 2012 for his achievements in professional leagues, along with other Washington State Youth players that achieved professional leagues or Nation Team Player pools status. He played for the reserve team of the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League in 1983, and played with the Yakima Reds in the USL for 5 seasons, 1996-2000.
Youth and College
McAllister graduated from Interlake High School where he was an All King County soccer player in 1981. He then played soccer on scholarship at Bellevue Community College where he was the team captain when it went to the 1981 and 1982 Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges state championships. He also was a two-time NWAACC all-star.
Personal
McAllister has taken his coaching career to the college ranks as an assistant at Western Washington University in 2001, after two years he left to focus on youth development through the Selah Parks and recreation programs, and started Selah F.C. before becoming a coach with the Yakima Reds USISL. McAllister has served as Technical Director of Player Development and Coaching Education Director for Yakima Youth Soccer Association / Crossfire Yakima, and is the Director of his own Soccer Academy. McAllister is also a regional scout for alliance partnership parent club Crossfire Premier in the Eastern WA region.[1]