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Coffing Named Head Coach At Rutgers-Newark
NEWARK-- Coffing has been named the head coach for women’s
volleyball at Rutgers-Newark, Director of Athletics Mark Griffin
announced on July 28. Coffing just completed his third year as an
assistant coach for both the women's and men's volleyball teams at
Rutgers-Newark.
“Having been able to work with Josh the past three years as
an assistant in our women’s volleyball program we are
confident that he can step right in as the head coach and move the
program to the next level,” Griffin stated. “Josh
understands the limitless potential we possess here at
Rutgers-Newark and we are confident he can develop an environment
where excellence on and off the court will be the
standard.”
“I am really looking forward to taking over the helm of this
program,” the Bayonne native said. “After working with
this team for the last three years, I know we are going to have a
great upcoming
season.”
A graduate of Stevens Institute, Coffing joined the Scarlet Raider
volleyball staff in August of 2008 after helping the Ducks to three
North East Collegiate Volleyball Association titles (2005, 2006 and
2007).
A clinician at the Stevens Institute and Bob Bertucci volleyball
camps, Coffing also served as a volunteer assistant coach at
Bayonne High School for four years.
The Bayonne High School product played on Stevens teams which
posted records of 33-9, 27-12 and 24-9 while achieving Dean’s
List credentials. He was a Presidential Scholar and a member of the
Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society on his way to a bachelor of
science in chemical biology. He worked most recently as a research
chemist for the Exxon Corporation.
He was first-team all-state and played in the senior all-star game
while earning four letters at Bayonne High School. The four-time
All-Hudson County selection played on teams that posted a combined
record of 70-29, serving as team captain as a senior. He also
earned all-tournament honors at the East Coast Championships while
playing for five seasons with the Warren Volleyball Club.
In high school, Coffing was a member of the National Honors
Society and the Spanish National Honor Society while earning a
Student Faculty Alumni Scholarship for music.
