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White Leaves Schreiner to Become Assistant Director of Spire
KERRVILLE, TX
-- Schreiner Volleyball head coach Phillip White has
announced that he is leaving the program to take a job as the
Assistant Director of Volleyball with the Spire Institute - the
nation's first volleyball academy, effective January 1, 2012.
Calling it a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity", White said that he
hated to leave the program that he has guided since the summer of
2008, but through this position he will have the chance to work
with top teams on the national level.
"It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter to inform you
that I will be leaving my position at Schreiner University. I
have absolutely enjoyed my four seasons at SU and will always think
fondly of the enthusiastic and dedicated players I coached, the
wonderful parents I met and the top notch fellow coaches and
administration members that I have had the pleasure to work with
and know.
I have
been offered a wonderful opportunity that I can not pass up.
Please know, however, that I did not make this decision
lightly. Schreiner University is a special place and I will
always be thankful that I had the pleasure of getting to know such
kind and generous people. This opportunity will allow me to
teach the game of volleyball and coach year round. As you
know, volleyball is my passion and having the opportunity to work
with some of the nation’s best players is a dream
realized."
This position brings White back in touch with his former head
coach at Long Beach State, Alan Knipe. Knipe is now the head
coach for the United States Olympic Men's Volleyball team and White
will now work for his right hand man, John Hawks, who is the former
assistant men's coach at both USC and LBSU. Through his work
at Spire, White will have a chance to work with the players on all
three U.S. national teams.
"We'll greatly miss Coach White and thank him for his outstanding
work in leading our program at SU. He's been a great addition
to our staff and a great leader of our team. He'll be very
hard to replace but we will start a search immediately in an
attempt to find a great coach who will build upon all of Phillip's
efforts. We wish him great success and happiness in this new
opportunity," said Schreiner Director of Athletics Ron
Macosko.
