East TN Futbol Club

We’ve never officially introduced y’all to our wolf pack leaders (coaching staff)! This week, we start with Coach Josh Swift.

Josh is our dedicated Goalkeeper Coach. In addition to assisting our 2010-12G to a first-place position in Tennessee State League this past spring and our U17G team next spring, Josh dedicates time each week to training our goalkeepers.

Josh has played soccer since he was eight years old and was a multi-sport athlete in high school (football, wrestling, and soccer). At the collegiate level, Josh played for Georgia Southwestern State University (NCAA Division II). During his tenure, he played in 45 games and spent two seasons with the Georgia Revolution FC (NPSL semi-pro). In addition to leading ETFC’s goalkeeper efforts, Josh works for Pilot and attends Basswood Church in Powell, TN.

Coach Swift expressed, “I am incredibly grateful that my first experience of coaching has been with ETFC. The training philosophy and faith grounding are incredibly rare in the American soccer ecosystem and something I wish I had in my soccer development.”

Alpha Academy Fall Registration is now LIVE!

Scan the QR code to register your player, today!

Registration for the 2026 Fall Training Season is LIVE!

Alpha Academy Offers:
⚽️ Monthly Subscriptions
⚽️ Once or twice weekly training
⚽️ Advanced technical training
⚽️ First session begins in August!

Pricing:
🦁 1x/month $75
🦁 2x/month $150

Email for additional information: [email protected]

We want to welcome Donnie Green to the Wolf Pack! Donnie comes to ETFC with a servant heart. While his resume speaks for itself, Donnie chose ETFC because he desires to grow the Kingdom of God and point young players to Christ. Additionally, we share similar perspectives on individual-player development, and possession-oriented soccer.

Donnie will be coaching our U10 Girls’ Team. He is the current Head Coach of Roane State’s Women’s Soccer Team. Prior to this, he was the Head Coach at Oak Ridge High School, Grace Christian Academy, and served in a similar capacity at local clubs.

We are looking forward to working with, and learning from, Coach Donnie!

We wanted to extend a huge THANK YOU to the ETFC soccer community. More importantly, we felt compelled to share a story about how great God is!

This year, God showed up in a big way. Last week, less than 24 hours before our final tryout, well over a dozen new players registered. On the heels of that, we decided to turn our makeup session into a technical training circuit to introduce families to our curriculum. We ended up with even more interest!

We’ve heard so many compliments regarding the quality of our existing players, how we train, how we play the game, how we teach soccer, the club’s culture, and our community. We’re truly blessed and overwhelmed by how God has provided for our club.

To wrap this up, we are excited about next year. We look forward to growing God’s kingdom and observing the growth in our players and teams. Let’s go, Wolfpack!

..and don't forget, repetition creates rhythm and consistency leads to confidence!

Several members of the Wolf Pack traveled to Maryville College this week for their annual Elite Soccer Camp. They had a blast!

One Lady Wolf came home with some hardware for winning the juggling contest with 320 juggles, and was also chosen MVP for her age group (U14/U15)!! ⚽

Great job, everyone! We are so proud of your effort and love watching you all grow.

Remember, repetition creates rhythm and consistency leads to confidence!



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While living a faithful life can cause you to lose patience and doubt God's plan (and can feel downright exhausting), don't give up. Your willingness to keep going, to keep getting back up, is the only prerequisite to reaping the benefits of your harvest.

Can't spell Wolves without V-O-L-S 😉🐺

These girls had a great time at UT Soccer Camp this week! 💙🧡