Troy University Athletics
Whirlwind Summer for New Coach
7/14/2008 5:00:00 AM | Soccer
That list does not cover everything the young coach has had on his schedule during the summer leading up to his regular season head coaching debut.
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“The ODP camps give me an opportunity to work directly with the region's best. Players come from as far west as
Additionally, he has been charged with organizing multiple soccer camps held in
“Our Elite camp is looking to be our largest in recent history. We have players coming from eight different states and some even out of the country,” he said.
The program has also been hard at work raising money to upgrade the facilities at the Troy Soccer Complex. Since taking over as head coach in January the program has added covered benches to the field, new office furniture for the coaches, as well as new locker room enhancements.
“I'm excited for our new additions and I look forward to continuing our goal to make our facility the best in the conference. I definitely want to say a special thank you to Mr. Cris McLeaish for his help with our locker room additions,” Bentley said.
“The support from our administration, Dr. Hawkins and the Troy Soccer family in our fundraising efforts has been tremendous.”
He is also in the final stages of completing his coaching staff which includes former Trojan Erin Kniery as a graduate assistant and upon a visa approval a lead assistant coach.
Bentley capped it all off with his wedding ceremonies in
“I'm extremely excited for our first day of preseason August 6 and to see what this season brings for Troy Soccer,” Bentley said.
He'll get his first chance to see what his new squad can do on the field when the Trojans kick-off their 2008 season at home on Saturday, August 23 against the Faulkner Eagles at 3 pm. Admission to all home soccer matches is free.
