Oakton Community College Women's Soccer

Tristram Bisgrove started coaching at Oakton in 2022 as the Head Womens Soccer Coach.  Coach Bisgrove joined Oakton because of the great talent pool in the district and his belief that players will come to Oakton for a great education and establish themselves as bonafide quality college players that may have been overlooked during the high school and club recruiting processes. Out of high school, Tristram was recruited at the D1 level but an injury sidelined him from playing collegiate soccer. I wholeheartedly feel that if I knew there was more than one route to college soccer, I would have taken it. I just needed a supportive coach and a chance. Coach Bisgrove began his coaching career with Oregon High School in Oregon, WI as a JV Boys soccer coach.  Within two years, that program won the second state title in the schools history.  He continued on by coaching both club girls soccer at the U12, U16 and U18 levels as well as serving as an assistant coach with Evansville High School Girls varsity team in WI, where he also taught Civics, AP Psychology and World Cultural History. He recently returned to Chicago when his wife returned to her alma mater to serve as a teaching physician with Rush Medical University in downtown Chicago.  Since returning to Chicago, Coach Bisgrove has taken over the role of Head Coach for Edgewater Castle FCs inaugural womens soccer team in the IWSL Amateur Majors as well as having served as a Women's Assistant Coach with Concordia University Chicago (D3). He possesses a MScRSS in Soccer Coaching Education from Ohio University. The degree is a joint collaboration between Ohio U and the United Soccer Coaches, he also served as a Graduate Assistant in the program where he directly worked with United Soccer Coaches President Elect, Dr. David Carr, to increase enrollment to the program. He also worked with Dr. Stephen Harvey to help develop curriculum and co-produced a symposium on Positive Pedagogy in Sport during his studies. Coach Bisgrove holds USC certifications in Goalkeeping, Sports Psychology, and Performance Analysis. Additionally, he has earned the Diploma in Football Medicine from FIFA and is currently a UEFA C Candidate with the Scottish FA.  He is a licensed teacher in WI and IL. He brings a wealth of knowledge with a degree in Business from Eastern Illinois University, as well as received his teaching credentials in History, Broadfield Social Studies, Economics, Psychology and US Government from Edgewood College (WI). His coaching philosophy is H.E.L.P. Honesty in players and coaches, empathy for teammates and opponents, willingness to always continue learning and to play with passion, not emotion, as emotion is directionless and fleeting. Certifications: USSF State D United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 3, Sports Psychology, and Performance Analysis Masters in Soccer Coaching Education from Ohio University ('22) FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine UEFA C Candidate (Scottish FA) FA Level 1