Jennies Soccer Camps
Camp Staff

Lewis Theobald
Camp Director/Head Coach

Lewis Theobald enters his third season as head coach at Central Missouri with a stunning 28-8-6 record. In his two campaigns at the helm of the Jennies, Theobald has captured more wins than any other
coach in their first two seasons.

Theobald has coached 13 allconference players, including Most Valuable Player,  Melanie Hall and Co-Freshman of theYear, Alyssa Rhodes. He has also led six players to all-region status as Hall was named to the first-team in 2008. Theobald led the Jennies to a record-breaking 2008 campaign, recording the most wins for the program with a 15-4-2 record, setting the mark for most consecutive wins with 13, and winning their second conference title in as many years. Theobald was recognized as the NSCAA/Adidas South-Central Regional Coach of the Year and MIAA Coach of the Year, leading his squad to the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season, this time as the No. 1 seed and host.

In his first season, Theobald guided the Jennies to a 13-4-4 record and the first conference title in school history. UCM advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year and won the school’s first ever NCAA Tournament game before falling in the second round. Theobald took over a program that made the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history with a 12-5-3 record, while losing only one player to graduation. Theobald comes to UCM from Division I Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference where he was the top assistant. While there, he was the lead recruiter and was responsible for scouting as well as game and player evaluations. He coach the Sycamores to  establish numerous new individual and team attacking records because of his player-centered coaching philosophy.

Theobald also led three players to double digit points, a first in program history. Prior to being at ISU, Theobald spent seven years coaching high school soccer, premier club soccer and the Olympic Development Program in the Kansas City Area. Theobald led Olathe East High School to the Kansas 6A State Championship in 2001 and to a NSCAA national ranking. Afterwards he was picked to start and build the men’s and women’s soccer programs at Olathe Northwest High School, where he was from 2003-06.

During his time in the area, he also coached one of the elite club teams, the Kansas City Strikers United. Responsible for player and team development, the program was ranked as one of the top teams in the Midwest by gotsoccer.com. Theobald has also been involved in the Olympic Development program for the past six years in both Kansas and Indiana. He helped with the selection of the state team and was the head coach of the 1988 girls age group that had two players selected to attend the national team camp and two players selected to the region team. He has also coached the 1993 team.

A 1999 graduate of the University of Kansas, Theobald recieved his degree in education with a concentration in physical education. While attending UK, Theobald was twice elected team captain for the cross country team, named representative of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and nominated for National Advisory Board’s Senior LeadershipAward. Theobald was the sole member to earn four-year varsity letters in cross country, indoor and outdoor track. He was also an Academic Big XII three times and a six time Jayhawk Scholar.

Theobald is nationally licensed by the United States Soccer Federation with his ‘A’ license and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

He and his wife, Katie, have three children, two and a half year old twins, Gavin and Gareth, and a newborn, Meredith.

Elizabeth Valenti
Assistant  Coach

Elizabeth Valenti will begin her first year as a graduate assistant with the Central Missouri coaching staff.

She comes to the Jennies from the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Club where she was a coach and helped with the operations of the club.

“Elizabeth is an ideal fit for our program,” Head Coach Lewis Theobald said. “She comes from a similar background as most of our kids, has played at a high level and can relate to our players easily. She has a good eye for the game and will be good for me to share ideas with.”

Valenti was a student-athlete at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville where she earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise and wellness.While at SIUE, Valenti was a two-time captain and named Most Distinguished Leader. She was also honored with many other awards including NSCAA Scholar All-Region, NSCAA All-American, all-conference, all-region and Daktronics All-American.

The Overland Park, Kan. native will be working towards her master’s degree in health and sport science from the University of Central Missouri.