Sherman Trigg

Sherman Trigg

  • Title:
    Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Year:
    Third Year at SCU
Sherman Trigg is in his third year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Santa Clara University.  Currently Trigg works with softball, women’s golf and women’s tennis and has worked with women’s soccer in the past.

Prior to coming to Santa Clara, Trigg worked with the Menlo College men’s and women’s soccer teams for four years. In addition to working as the strength coach, Trigg was the associate head coach with the women’s soccer team two of the four years he worked there.

Trigg served as the varsity girls head soccer coach at Santa Clara High School for 10 years. He holds numerous coaching licenses including a United State Soccer 'C' License and a goalkeeper license.

After receiving his Bachelors of Science in Physical Education from Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., Trigg earned another BS from San Jose Christian College, now William Jessup University, in Bible Theology.Trigg is certified by the National Strength Coaches Association in Strength and Conditioning and also has his U.S. National Coaching Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Trigg worked with the City of Santa Clara Fire Dept. for 25 years. He was the strength coach with the semi-pro men’s soccer team in San Jose, the Frogs, for three years as well.

Trigg and his wife of 37 years, Karen, have four children who have all competed athletically at the collegiate level.