Russ Rose
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Russ Rose (born c. 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American author, professor and volleyball coach at Penn State University (1979-present). His coaching record is 925-159, an .853 winning percentage which ranks first in NCAA history.[1] He has the highest wins and winning percentage of any Penn State intercollegiate athletic coach in Penn State history.[2]
In 1986, Rose married Lori Barberich, a former three-time All-American at Penn State. They are the parents of four sons, Jonathan, Michael, Christopher, and Nicholas.
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[edit] College
Rose graduated from George Williams College in 1975. He was a member of the school’s team that won the 1974 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national championship. He was the captain of the 1975 team that finished third in NAIA competition.
After graduation, Rose remained at George Williams for two years as a part-time coach, helping the women’s team win two state titles and place sixth in national competition. He also assisted the men’s team that won the national championship in 1977.
In 1978, he completed his master’s degree at Nebraska, where he was the defensive coach for the Cornhusker women. While writing his thesis on volleyball statistics, he led the second team to a two-year varsity mark of 52-5.
[edit] Penn State University
At Penn State, Rose's teams have never posted less than 22 wins in a season, he earned his 900th career victory at Penn State on September 21, 2007, with a win over Michigan State (only the third Division I coach to reach the milestone).
Rose has coached 28 different All-Americans (earning 52 selections in all), All-Big Ten players (earning 68 selections in all), and Academic All-Big Ten players (earning 96 selections in all) he has coached. In 28 of his 29 seasons, he has coached at least 1 All-American on the team.
In 1999, Lauren Cacciamani was named Big Ten Player of the Year, the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and the Honda Award winner. Bonnie Bremner and Katie Schumacher joined Cacciamani as All-Big Ten selections in 1999. Bremner won back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 1997 and 1998. Amanda Rome and Carrie Schonveld were recognized with honorable mention All-Big Ten status, while Mishka Levy was named to the conference’s All-Freshman squad. Penn State also placed six players on the Academic All-Big Ten Team in 1999, as Bremner, Cacciamani, Kalna Miller, Schonveld, Rome and Dawn Ippolito were honored.
Rose's teams have earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors 6 straight years (2002-2007) and also picked up AVCA National Freshman of the Year in 2005 and 2006. In 2007, four players were named All-Americans, with Megan Hodge, Nicole Fawcett and Christa Harmotto taking first team and Alisha Glass taking second team. In 2007, Christa Harmotto finished the season with the second highest hitting percentage in the nation (.492) and freshman Arielle Wilson finishing 5th in the nation, with a .446 percentage. Christa Harmotto and Megan Hodge were both Honda Award nominees after their outstanding season in leading Penn State to a National Championship win.
[edit] International
Throughout his career, Rose has been called upon to share his expertise with the coaches and players who represent the United States in international competition. An instructor in the USVBA coaches certification program, Rose has served as a national referee and evaluator and state director for volleyball for the Special Olympics. Rose was a member of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Committee for six years and the NCAA representative to the United States Volleyball Association Rules Committee.
An active clinician, Rose has continued to do clinics on the island as well as in the United States. Players are not the only ones to benefit from Rose’s tutelage. Over 20 individuals within the current college coaching fraternity have gained instruction from Rose.
[edit] 1981
Rose coached the U.S. women’s silver medal team in the 1981 Maccabiah Games.
[edit] 1982
He won the bronze medal as an assistant coach of the women’s team in the 1982 National Sports Festival.
[edit] 1983
He won the bronze medal as the East women’s head coach at the 1983 National Sports Festival.
[edit] 1985
Rose served as head coach of the U.S. men’s team, which won the bronze medal at the 1985 Maccabiah Games.
[edit] 1989
Rose was an assistant coach with the United States men’s national team for an exhibition series with Canada and the Soviet Union. His work on the international scene was to have continued in July of that year, but personal commitments and time constraints prevented him from accepting the position as head coach of the U.S. women’s team to the Maccabiah Games.
[edit] 1990
Rose worked with members of the men’s national and developmental teams during training camp in San Diego.
[edit] 1993
He assisted in the U.S. men’s matches with Canada and the women’s team against China.
[edit] 1998-2000
Rose assisted with the U.S. men as they prepared for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
[edit] 2002
In the summer, Rose assisted the U.S. men’s team on a 13-day tour of Italy where the athletes competed against the world’s top teams, including Brazil, Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia and Holland.
[edit] 2005
USA Volleyball named Rose one of their All-Time Great Coaches, making him the first Big Ten coach to ever receive the honor and putting him in the company of the best volleyball coaches in history, including previous Olympic coaches as well as many of their peers.
[edit] Professional
Rose coached professional men’s volleyball in Puerto Rico in 1976.
[edit] Awards and Honors
- 2007 - AVCA Coach of the Year, AVCA Hall of Fame induction, Big Ten Coach of the Year, AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year
- 2006 - Big Ten Coach of the Year
- 2005 - Big Ten Coach of the Year, USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award
- 2003 - Big Ten Coach of the Year, Rose also celebrated 25 years of coaching at Penn State. He was honored with a bench outside of the post office sponsored by the Penn State Booster Club and surprised with a gathering of more than 40 former players and members of the program, who offered their thoughts and insights on Rose and his career.
- 2000 - United States Olympic Committee Coach of the Year
- 1999 - Volleyball Monthly National Coach of the Year
- 1998 - Big Ten Coach of the Year
- 1997 - AVCA Coach of the Year, Big Ten co-Coach of the Year, AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year
- 1996 - NCAA District II Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year
- 1994 - AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year
- 1993 - Volleyball Monthly Coach of the Year, AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year.
- 1992 - Big Ten Coach of the Year, AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year
- 1990 - AVCA Coach of the Year, Volleyball Monthly Coach of the Year, AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year.
- 1989 - Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
- 1988 - Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
- 1987 - Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
- 1985 - Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
- 1984 - Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
[edit] Bibliography
- The Volleyball Coaching Bible (Human Kinetics Copyright 2002)
- Volleyball Drills for Champions Book (Human Kinetics Copyright 1999)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Women's volleyball home page [1]
