Al Dolinko

CO-HEAD COACH

Trevians 18 Co-Head Coach Al Dolinko is in his eighteenth season coaching girls fastpitch softball. He has been an assistant or head coach at every age level from 10U-18U.  Al is co-head coach of the Trevians 18 with his daughter Dana Dolinko (New Trier, 2015), a Trevians Fastpitch alumnae who played NCAA softball for Union College (2019) in Schenectady, N.Y

Al’s coaching resume is deep. Al began as a Trevians Fastpitch coach at 10U in 2007, and coached with Trevians Fastpitch through the 2011 season. During those years, every team Al helped coach finished at or above .500. In 2011, Al’s 14U Blue team won 50 games and finished tied for 9^th at ASA B Northern Nationals. That team produced six players who went on to play NCAA softball.  Al also ran the Trevian Tournament four times.

From the fall of 2011-2016, Al was an assistant coach with the Vernon Hills Stingers. The 2012 14U Stingers Gold team won the USSSA Illinois B State Championship. From 2013-2016, Al was privileged to work alongside long-time Stingers head coach Dave Doerhoefer.

In July 2016, Al returned to Trevians Fastpitch to head coach the Trevians 18. In Fall 2017, the Trevians 18 team won the Heartland Series USA Softball A National Qualifier, earning a bid to USA Softball A Nationals.

As Trevians 18 co-head coach, Al’s first goal is to help players interested in playing in college find the “right fit”, academically and athletically. Al’s second goal is for every player to become successful in life after high school. Al’s third goal is for the Trevians 18 to be highly competitive every season.

During the day, Al is a business law litigator with Robinson Curley, P.C. Al also served for sixteen years on the school boards of Wilmette elementary District 39 and New Trier High School.