Don Trentham
enters his third year as head women’s soccer coach at MSU Billings. He
guided the Yellowjackets to a 2-14 record in his first season, as he
took over a program in the midst of rebuilding. His 2003 squad improved
to a 6-10-1 mark.
"We took a
positive step forward last season in not only improving our record, but
in being competitive against a lot of tough opponents," says Trentham.
"It will be exciting to see if the momentum of last year, as well as the
addition of some new players will help us get our record above .500.”
A native of St.
Louis, Missouri, he played for Scott Gallagher, a top club in the United
States, and was an All State selection his senior year leading his team
to a fourth place finish in the highly competitive Missouri State High
School Association large school state tournament.
Out of high
school, Trentham attended Columbia College (Missouri) and played for
head coach Dan Hogan, who is now head coach at University of Southern
Indiana. At Columbia he was part of an NAIA program that was
consistently ranked in the top-20, won two conference tournament
championships and twice advanced to the regional tournament. In his
senior year, the team finished 17-5 and was ranked ninth in the nation.
It was during his
playing days at Columbia when Trentham began coaching. He was head
coach of two teams for the Columbia Pride Soccer Club and was assistant
camp director for Columbia College Soccer Camps during the summer. In
1998 the Missouri Youth Soccer Association honored Trentham as the Boys’
Coach of the Year.
Trentham began his
collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Embry-Riddle University in
Daytona Beach, Florida, where he had the chance to work two seasons with
one of the finest soccer tacticians in the country – David Gregson. At
Embry-Riddle he assisted in guiding the team to a #16 NAIA National
Ranking in the final poll of the 1999 season, two NAIA Regional
Tournament appearances, and a Florida Sun Conference regular season
championship.
"I've been very
fortunate to have played for and coached with two great people," says
Trentham. "Much of what I learned about the game came from Coach Hogan
and David Gregson. Had it not been for those guys I don't know if I'd
be coaching today."
Aside from his
head coaching duties with the team at MSU Billings, Trentham also plays
an active role in the Olympic Development Program (ODP). He serves as
the Head State Girl’s ODP Coach, as well as on the Regional ODP Staff
for Region IV. Furthermore, he holds many camps and clinics during the
course of the year for both youth players and coaches in Billings and
throughout the state.
Trentham earned
his bachelor of arts in education from Columbia College and will
complete his master's of education in sport management later this year.
Furthermore he is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America and holds an "A" license from the United States Soccer
Federation. |
