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Former USC Assistant is
New Schreiner Volleyball Head
Coach
Schreiner
University Athletics has hired Phillip White,
formerly of the University of Southern
California, as the university’s new head
volleyball coach. While at USC, White was an
assistant to both Bill Ferguson, head men’s
volleyball coach and Mick Haley, head women’s
volleyball coach at Southern Cal. Ferguson is
one of the nation’s rising young coaching stars
and offered this upon hearing the news of
White’s hiring at Schreiner. "Schreiner
University hit a homerun with Coach Phillip
White! I have been fortunate to be Phillip's
coach at the junior level, and coached with him
at the junior and collegiate levels. I
have never worked with someone who loves the
game of volleyball more than Phillip White. His
love for the game shows in his work. Our
players and staff at USC greatly enjoyed his
enthusiasm and respect his dedication to his job
and knowledge of the game. He made us better in
every way. The Trojan volleyball family is so
proud of Coach White and we wish him and
Schreiner University Volleyball the best of
luck."
Haley, a former head coach at the University of
Texas, is one of the most successful and
recognized women’s coaches in college and
international volleyball. Haley’s teams have
won four national championships (including two
at UT) and he was head coach for the U.S.
Women’s Volleyball team at the 2000 Olympics in
Sydney, Australia.
White was an NCAA Division I player at Long
Beach State, from which he graduated with a
degree in communication studies. He has coached
elite-level players at both the Southern
California Volleyball Club and the Long Beach
Volleyball Club, and also has been head coach
for high school teams in California.
“We are very excited that Coach White has agreed
to join our staff,” said Schreiner’s director of
athletics, Ron Macosko. “He’s young, but already
has a strong technical background in the
game. The committees who interviewed him really
liked his energy and passion and I know that the
team members who participated couldn't wait to
get on the court after talking with him. We
expect him to come in and make an immediate
impact on what was already a talented,
intelligent and mature group of young women.”
He takes over a Schreiner team that was 11-14 in
2007, including 8-10 in the American Southwest
Conference. SU finished fifth in the ASC West
division. Schreiner returns nearly all of its
starters and key contributors which gives the
team great optimism for 2008 and beyond. |
