Ballard FC has named former Sounder and Seattle University assistant coach Jason Farrell as the first head coach in club history.
Farrell, a graduate of Shorecrest High School, takes the helm as the club prepares for its inaugural season in 2022. He played soccer at Skagit Valley College, University of Washington, and Seattle Pacific University before joining the Seattle Sounders in 1994. Farrell played indoor soccer with the Kansas City Attack and was selected by the Columbus Crew in the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. He retired as a Sounder in 2004 after making 167 appearances for the club over two separate stints.