Varsity
2026 season · Rosemount Irish
The Staff
Varsity, JV-A, JV-B, and Freshman A — the coaches on the sideline all season.
01 / 05
Varsity
3 coaches
Varsity
Varsity
02 / 05
JV-A
2 coaches
JV-A
JV-A
03 / 05
JV-B
2 coaches
JV-B
JV-BReturning
04 / 05
Freshman A
2 coaches
Freshman A
Freshman A
05 / 05
Program
GK Trainer
Program
GK Trainer
Paul O’Connor
Varsity head coach
Coach Fenton
Background, licenses, and the program’s coaching philosophy
Aaron Fenton
Varsity Head Coach
For soccer related questions please email aaron.fenton@district196.org
Licenses & diplomas
- USSF “C” License
- Advance National Diploma (NSCAA)
- Coach Developer Diploma (United Soccer Coaches)
- Advanced Youth Coach Certificate (United Soccer Coaches)
Coaching experience
3 years
Collegiate Coach
Mid-Continent University — Mayfield, KY
3 years
US Soccer Development Academy Coach
Shattuck-St. Mary’s School — Faribault, MN
11 years
Club Director
DOC, executive, and youth — Kentucky & Minnesota
10 years
High School Coach
Kentucky & Minnesota
17 years
Club Coach
Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Minnesota
Coaching philosophy
What families can expect from the sideline and the program
- 01
Coaching from the positive.
- 02
No room for joysticking in the youth or high school game — from coaches or parents.
- 03
Team placement and playing time: possession, hunt, and special trait.
- 04
Referees are human and make mistakes, like all of us. Please treat them with respect.
Combined 2026 staff
By the numbers
2
Returning Rosemount staff
5 + 3
College + high school playing careers
75
Years of high school coaching
99
Years of club coaching
14
Years as a club director
8
Coaches
Why we coach
Creating good connections and being around soccer. Love of the game. Impacting young men both on and off the field while seeing them reach their full potential. Connecting with kids and teaching them about life. Movement is key to happiness. Build relationships with athletes while sharing a love of the game — and using the game as a tool to develop good humans.