Coaching Staff of Santa Cruz Soccer Camp
Our dedicated coaching staff is a dynamic combination of soccer players and educators.
Our staff is trained in the art of positive disciple and our SCSI-developed philosophy of 'learning though enjoyment'.
The majority of our staff are graduates of our very own Leadership Program , and most have attended camp as youth.
Our two Directors are both Credentialed teachers, and many of our coaches' work or volunteer within Santa Cruz City
and Pajaro Valley Unified School Districts. Staff members attend training sessions leading up to the
summer where they learn group instructional strategies as well as how to implement our curriculum of skill/drill/game.
Bill Trimpi
Owner
Bill has played soccer for over 50 years, including collegiate and semi-professional in the 1970s.
Bill got his start at Santa Cruz Soccer, Inc in the late 1980s, and became a co-owner in the late 90s.
During the year, Bill is a special guest teacher for Pajaro Valley Unified School District, an instructor for
Fitness for Life in Extended Learning for PVUSD, a consultant for the UCSC Master Teacher program,
and a substitute teacher throughout the county. In 2000, he received the Youth Mentor Award for Santa Cruz County.
Katy Scowcroft
Head Director
Katy joined her first soccer team when she was 7 years old. She quickly developed a passion for the sport,
playing multiple seasons a year. She attended Santa Cruz Soccer Camp in 1996 and 1997, joined various Santa Cruz
club teams, and played for Harbor High School. Katy returned to SCSC in 2002 as an Assistant Coach, and quickly realized she had found her calling. After graduating from Harbor in 2003, Katy attended Willamette University. At Willamette, Katy captained co-ed and women’s intramural and club soccer teams, coached a boys U9 soccer team, was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority, and studied abroad in Perth, Australia. In 2005, Katy took on the role of Director at SCSC, and continues to run the daily camp activities. After graduating cum laude in 2007, Katy returned to Santa Cruz to be near her family and pursue her interest in Elementary education. Although plagued by various knee injuries, including a torn ACL and arthritis, Katy continues to play soccer as much as possible!
During the school year, Katy works at Gault Elementary School as an Instructional Technician with the Resource Program and as an Instructor for ASES, Gault’s After-School Enrichment and Safety Program, teaching both Movement and Art. Currently, Katy is also pursuing her multi-subject teaching credential through CalstateTEACH.
Chris Nestlerode
Assistant Director
Chris Nestlerode has played soccer in various leagues in Santa Cruz County since he was 6. He continued to play soccer throughout high school and played on the Pacific Collegiate School team the first two years it was founded. He graduated from PCS in 2005 and went on to attend Boston College. He began coaching at SCSC after graduating and has worked there ever since. In 2006 Chris began to work as a director at the SCSC satellite camps in Aptos. In 2007, Chris officially was brought into the role of director, and worked as the director at the both satellite camps and as an assistant director at the main DeLaveaga camp.
In Boston, Chris works with inner city youth on various educational projects, ranging from tutoring to running the science club at the West End House Boys and Girls Club, in Allston, a neighborhood just outside of Boston. He also plays in the intramural soccer leagues at Boston College, giving him an opportunity to play the sport he loves. He graduated in May 2009, with Dean's list third honors with a Bachelors in biology. In the fall 2009 Chris will begin his graduate program at Boston College and will receive his M.Ed. in Secondary Education in the spring 2010. After that he plans to return to Santa Cruz and teach middle school/high school science or math.
