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Post by greatlakesvballer on Dec 19, 2022 14:09:12 GMT -5
I had heard of him before, but thought he was from Hawaii. He's basically landing in this job a few miles from childhood home (Oxnard).
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Post by HawaiiVB on Dec 19, 2022 14:11:25 GMT -5
Congratulations coach!! Go Bows!!
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Post by Norah Sus on Dec 19, 2022 14:12:56 GMT -5
Really excited for Alfee!!
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Post by b10vip on Dec 19, 2022 14:13:55 GMT -5
Congratulations to Alfee !! Awesome hire for the Bruins đź‘Ť
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Post by oldnewbie on Dec 19, 2022 14:19:23 GMT -5
I had heard of him before, but thought he was from Hawaii. He's basically landing in this job a few miles from childhood home (Oxnard). He played for Hawaii. I think he won a championship, but not 100% sure. Not a lot of top VB players from Oxnard.
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Post by underdog28 on Dec 19, 2022 14:42:00 GMT -5
So he was an assistant coach at Illinois two years ago? Does he have enough experience and what it takes to lead a perennial team to success? I’m curious. I see that everyone sees him as a great hire. Congrats and good luck! UCLA is one of those teams I have a “love/hate relationship” with whenever they play against my team. as one of those lucky enough to be coached by him... yes he is super technical with a lot of knowledge not only about the actual game and strategy but also the mental side of the sport. He has been running trainings and creating team culture wherever he goes. Stoked to see him get a big job with a big paycheck after years of rooting against UCLA because of their coach i'm now forced to root for them so go bru i guess haha
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Post by Mark Richards on Dec 19, 2022 16:11:34 GMT -5
Where are the new assistants? Where are the players from the transfer portal? Why has he not yet scheduled Hawaii at Hawaii for the 2023 season?
The man is dragging his feet.
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Post by slxpress on Dec 19, 2022 16:20:47 GMT -5
Not to take this off-topic, but does anyone have an idea how many Division 1 volleyball coaches are out/openly LGBTQ? Outsports should be picking this up.... I was thinking about this when people were going on about DBK being a potential first female head coach to win a national championship. Compared to softball and women’s basketball there doesn’t seem to be the same representation of openly LGBTQ coaches in women’s volleyball. Which is interesting to me because it seems way more gay friendly - if that’s appropriate to say - from a fan perspective. I’d like to see a greater representation from the alphabet community among head coaches in volleyball. This seems like a good start. Good luck to Coach Reft.
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Post by emmettgera on Dec 19, 2022 16:31:06 GMT -5
Not to take this off-topic, but does anyone have an idea how many Division 1 volleyball coaches are out/openly LGBTQ? Outsports should be picking this up.... I was thinking about this when people were going on about DBK being a potential first female head coach to win a national championship. Compared to softball and women’s basketball there doesn’t seem to be the same representation of openly LGBTQ coaches in women’s volleyball. Which is interesting to me because it seems way more gay friendly - if that’s appropriate to say - from a fan perspective. I’d like to see a greater representation from the alphabet community among head coaches in volleyball. This seems like a good start. Good luck to Coach Reft. The alphabet community aka the alphabet mafia Lolol. A lot of us are too busy on this board and not coaching
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Post by vbcoltrane on Dec 19, 2022 16:32:37 GMT -5
Not to take this off-topic, but does anyone have an idea how many Division 1 volleyball coaches are out/openly LGBTQ? Outsports should be picking this up.... I was gonna ask this. I'd assume there has to be maybe a couple, but I can't think of any. I'm talking "out out", not "everyone knows; they don't say, but have never denied it." This would be the highest profile out coach, no?
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Post by slxpress on Dec 19, 2022 16:34:43 GMT -5
Not to take this off-topic, but does anyone have an idea how many Division 1 volleyball coaches are out/openly LGBTQ? Outsports should be picking this up.... I was gonna ask this. I'd assume there has to be maybe a couple, but I can't think of any.  I'm talking "out out", not "everyone knows; they don't say, but have never denied it."  This would be the highest profile out coach, no? Lots of beards out there. (I don’t know this, don’t think it - just making a silly joke)
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Post by InfoBot on Dec 19, 2022 16:48:22 GMT -5
Not to take this off-topic, but does anyone have an idea how many Division 1 volleyball coaches are out/openly LGBTQ? Outsports should be picking this up.... I was gonna ask this. I'd assume there has to be maybe a couple, but I can't think of any. Brittany Dildine, Wisconsin Associate Head Coach, has a wife.
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Post by tablealgebra on Dec 19, 2022 16:57:03 GMT -5
Congrats to him and to UCLA! This is a great hire.
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Post by gibbyb1 on Dec 19, 2022 17:01:25 GMT -5
Assistant at U of Minn and Illinois…technically an Associate Head Coach at UCSD. He’s got a pretty strong background and his players/peers seem to love him too. I know our passing was probably at it’s strongest when he was at Illinois. Also working on Team USA with Karch and Co.…this gives a good snapshot of his background usavolleyball.org/story/reft-rejoins-usav-as-seasonal-assistant-for-womens-team/ What he’s about to do is a different animal. I wish him luck, terrific person, good coach.
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Post by Norah Sus on Dec 19, 2022 17:06:14 GMT -5
I was gonna ask this. I'd assume there has to be maybe a couple, but I can't think of any. Brittany Dildine, Wisconsin Associate Head Coach, has a wife. Also in the Big 10, I think Michigan State assistant Jake Barreau has a husband.
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