Donald Francis TrickerONZM is a former player and coach of the New Zealand national softball team (Black Sox) and senior advisor of high performance coaching at the New Zealand Academy of Sport.
Family background
Tricker's grandfather was one of the country's leading softball umpires and played a key role in introducing the game to the Wellington region.[1]
Sporting career
Player
Tricker played softball for Porirua until he was 22 then moved to Poneke Kilbirnie, claiming regional and national titles with both clubs,[1] and played for the Black Sox on and off between 1986 and 1991.[2]
Coach
Tricker began his softball coaching career at Poneke Kilbirnie in 1996, while he was still playing, and was named Black Sock coach two years later.[1] He coached the team to two world championship wins in 2000 and three consecutive world titles.[3] He retired as national coach in 2004, being replaced by Eddie Kohlhase.[4]