Grant Stidham joined the Austin Peay soccer staff as an assistant coach, March 2024.
Stidham comes to Clarksville after serving as the goalkeeper coach for UNC-Asheville's women's soccer program during the 2023 season.Â
During his lone season on the Bulldogs' sideline, UNCA goalkeepers combined for a 1.12 goals-against average – the lowest mark in the program's digital record-keeping era – while also tallying five shutouts and helping the program finish with its first winning record since 2005 at 7-6-4.
In addition to his work with the Bulldogs' keepers, Stidham also held multiple other duties such as assisting the head coach in the supervision and development of practice, collaborating with staff for contacts, visits, and other recruiting activities, assisting with camps and clinics, assisting with game management duties for spring and fall seasons, and much more.Â
Stidham also served as the assistant goalkeeper director and classic coach for the Highland Football Club, and helped to direct and plan practice sessions for payers and high school goalkeepers between 14-18 years old, while coaching the U16 team to its first tournament win at the Coastal Carolina Spring Tournament.Â
A 2023 UNC-Asheville graduate, Stidham was a member of the Bulldogs' men's soccer team from 2018-23 and made six starts between the pipes across his nine appearances.
