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Atef Dosse Named CSI Head Coach
The College of Staten Island Office of Intercollegiate Athletics
has announced the hire of Atef Dosse as its new Head Coach for
Women's Volleyball. Dosse will take over the program from
Interim Head Coach Melissa Quiles, who guided the Dolphins to a
4-17 campaign a year ago. Making his first entry into the
collegiate coaching ranks, Dosse bring a vast wealth of experience
as a former professional volleyball player and youth and high
school coach.
"I am very excited to get back into coaching at the College of
Staten Island," said Dosse, who currently resides on Staten
Island. "Everyone is motivated to move our program to a high
level and I'm anxious to be a part of that."
A former professional volleyball player in his hometown of
Alexandria, Egypt, Dosse was a member of the Smoha Sports Club from
1980-96. He still participates in high-level volleyball
sports clubs locally as well, although his primary focus has
shifted to coaching. Dosse spent two years as a youth coach
and a physical education instructor in Egypt before moving to the
United States in 1998.
"We are happy to bring a fine candidate like Atef into our
coaching ranks," said Vernon Mummert, Athletic Director. "He
is an outstanding teacher and coach who will refine our
team’s technical skills to raise the skill level of our team.
We are confident that he will recruit the best volleyball student
athletes in the region to be a part of our program."
Once in the U.S., Dosse became a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt
High School in Brooklyn, New York, substitute teaching in both
mathematics and physical education. In 1999, when the
school's fledging volleyball program needed a coach, Dosse answered
the call, guiding the team for the next four years, turning around
a program that went from only a single PSAL win when he took over,
to a team that sported only a single blemish two years later.
"Volleyball is all about teamwork. It's the number one
avenue to being successful in the sport, and a lot of what I did
(at FDR) was develop our teams to trust in one another, build
skill, and enjoy the sport," Dosse said.
While doubling as a volleyball coach at FDR, Dosse also taught
physical education at Maxwell High School, Harry Van Arsdale
Vocational High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, and Acorn
Community High School. He also coached the FDR boys soccer
program for two years in 2000-01. He currently is a licensed
real estate broker with Vitale Sunshine Realty and manages the vast
fitness center at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.
At CSI, Dosse will be asked to return to his volleyball roots,
trying to resurrect a program that has sported only a single
winning season in over a decade.
"Our goal at CSI is to build a program from scratch that focuses
more on athleticism and skill-building," he said. "Our
foundation for success will be to have a team that is committed to
improvement with hard work, and bringing in athletes who are
athletic and want to grow and improve their skill sets. We
will work hard and have fun."
Dosse prides himself on his ability to motivate at practice, where
he focuses most on teaching the game through fluid movement, team
concepts, and fundamental development.
Although the Dolphins suffered through a 4-17 campaign and a
first-round exit in the CUNYAC postseason, CSI graduated only one
senior from the program and stand to bring nine players back in
2011.
"We have a good returning base and many of our athletes play more
than one sport which keeps them active," said Dosse. "To have
this base makes me very excited and we will continue to move the
program to a very strong level."
