History

Founded in 2000 by Matthew Walsh, Portland Touch has been one of the most consistent and successful Touch teams in the United States, winning nine national championships. Portland Touch prides itself in developing local players, providing opportunities for new and experienced players to grow and develop their skills, and creating an atmosphere where everyone regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age or athletic ability can find a home where who they are honored and celebrated.​

Team Values

Club Comes First

All of our decisions on and off the pitch are rooted in promoting, supporting and attempting to make our club something we are proud of and people want to be a part of.

Meet People Where They are At

Everyone comes to touch for different reasons. We aspire to respect every individual and why they participate. We seek to learn about the person as well as the player.

​Trust Your Team

No individual ever needs to do too much. No individual ever needs to “put a team on their back.” We’re always better when everyone feels like a contributing and meaningful part of our club.

Own It

Everyone aspires to own our mistakes. We aspire to never blame others, and instead evaluate how we can make a situation better through our actions and words.

Keep It Simple

Running simple structures well will always trump complexity run poorly.


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9x USA Touch ​National Champions
9 Total Gold Medals
​​5 Mixed Open
3 Women's Open
1 Men's Open                                                     
2022
      Women's Open Bronze
      Men's Open Bronze
2021
      Women's Open Gold 
      Men's Open 4th
2019
​      Women's Open Bronze 
      Men's Open Bronze
2018     
      Women's Open Gold ​
      Men's Open Gold
      Mixed Open Silver 
2017     
      Women's Open Gold                    
2014       
      Mixed Open Gold                         
2013     
      Mixed Open Gold
2012
      Mixed/Men Open Gold