Aggie Soccer Camps
Coaching Staff
Trevor Wachsman
Assistant Coach
Trevor Wachsman (pronounced Walks-man) enters his second season as an assistant coach at Utah State.
"I am very pleased to have Trevor here at Utah State. His experience as a head coach, with all the responsibilities that it entails, is invaluable, and he has proven he knows what it takes for a team to be successful both on the field and in the classroom. His Missouri Southern team has been successful on the national stage due to his passion for the game and competitiveness. He has such a positive impact on our team," Cairns said when Wachsman was hired.
Wachsman replaces former assistant coach Josh Walters who left to take on the director of women's soccer operations at Florida State University.
Wachsman helped lead Utah State to a share of its second Western Athletic Conference regular season title in three seasons. The Aggies were 9-7-5 last season and 5-2-1 in WAC play with Natalie Norris earnng WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Prior to his current position, Wachsman was head coach for seven seasons (2003-09) at Missouri Southern, an NCAA Division II school located in Joplin, Mo. He ended his tenure as the winningest coach in Lions history. He led the team to its first-ever national ranking and appearance in an NCAA Division II Regional when the team went 11-4-5 in 2006 and finished in second-place in the MIAA with a 9-2-3 mark.
He led the Lions to three-straight 11-win seasons from 2005-2007. After an inaugural campaign of 3-13-4, he helped lead the fifth-best turnaround in Division II as the 2004 team went 10-8-2 to place third in the MIAA.
His Missouri Southern squads experienced much of the same success in the classroom as Utah State. The Lions received the NSCAA Team Academic Award six-straight seasons, while the Aggies have earned the same award eight consecutive seasons.
In all, Wachsman coached 37 all-conference players, the MIAA Most Valuable Player (2005), MIAA Freshman of the Year (2005), one NSCAA All-America, two NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-Americans, one Daktronics All-American and had nine players named NSCAA All-Region.
Prior to Missouri Southern, Wachsman was an assistant coach at Northern Colorado, helping the Bears compile a record of 28-12-1 and advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament both years. In 2001, Northern Colorado posted a 15-7 overall record and made it to the round of 16 nationally. In 2002, UNC finished 13-5-1. Wachsman also helped the Northern Colorado squad to NSCAA Team Academic and Ethics awards in both 2001 and 2002.
While at UNC, Wachsman assisted head coach Tim Barrera with all aspects of the program, including practice, game-planning, coaching, recruiting, fundraising and monitoring student-athletes academic progress. A certified strength and conditioning specialist, he also served as strength coach for the team, establishing an off-season fitness, weight, speed and power training program. With Wachsman's assistance, UNC produced one NSCAA All-America and had several national and regional award-winners, both athletically and academically.
Wachsman holds a National "B" license from the United States Soccer Federation as well as a Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA. He previously has worked as administrative director/staff coach at the Steamboat Soccer Academy in Steamboat Springs, Colo. From 1995-2000, Wachsman was a head coach for competitive youth soccer teams in Greeley, Durango and Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Wachsman earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Fort Lewis College in 2000 and his master's degree in physical education-kinesiology in December of 2002 from Northern Colorado.
He and his wife, Tiffany, welcomed their first child, Alik, last summer.
Marla Nelson
Assistant Coach
Marla Nelson will be entering her third season as an assistant coach.
"Coach Nelson brings a unique combination of Division I playing, coaching and teaching background to our program" Cairns said. "Our goalkeepers will really benefit from learning from a player who has played the goalkeeper position at the collegiate level."
Before joining the Utah State staff, Nelson spent seven years as a high school English teacher in Southern California and Utah. Nelson has been coaching soccer since 2000, starting out assisting club teams and coaching goalkeepers in Southern California. Upon moving to Utah, she was the assistant coach for Lone Peak High School's girls' soccer team where she helped head coach Mike Lahargoue and the Lady Knights to four region championships and three appearances in the state finals. Nelson also assisted the Lone Peak High School boys' soccer team in 2009, and Lone Peak track and field (2003-2008) where she coached two state champion high jumpers and 27 other state finalist high and long jumpers. She coached for Utah Soccer Alliance in Salt Lake City in 2008-2009, worked with Infinity Soccer Club in Logan in 2010 and has been a member of Utah's Olympic Development Program staff since 2008 as a goalkeeper coach and assistant coach.
Nelson was the starting goalkeeper for California State University, Fullerton in 1997,1999 and 2000, and team captain in 2000 (she sat out her 1998 season due to a knee injury). She earned Big West Conference Scholar Athlete honors in 2000 and 2001, and received the Titan Scholar-Athlete Award from 1998-2001. After moving to Utah, Nelson played for the State Select Soccer Team representing the state of Utah in 2004 in a regional tournament in Southern California. Nelson received a bachelor's degree in English from Cal State Fullerton in 2001 and completed her Master's in Education degree from Utah State University in 2011. She holds a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma.
Athletic Trainers
Under the direction of USU's athletic training program, experienced trainers will be present to take preventive action and to provide emergency care during the sports camps. These trainers are not allowed to give participants medication. If medication is needed, please contact the University Inn and Conference Center so we may make an appropriate plan to get your son or daughter the necessary medication.
