USA Volleyball announced on April 1st that Long Beach State Men's Head Coach Alan Knipe will be coaching the U.S. National Team for the 2009-2012 Olympic quadrennial, taking over for Coach Hugh McCutcheon who has moved on to coach the U.S. Women's team.
Knipe, who has coached at Long Beach State for the past nine years, will be taking an extended leave of absence to fill his coaching duties, following in the footsteps of his former players, David Lee and Scott Touzinsky (both of whom were part of the team during the men's victory in Beijing) and team captain Tom Hoff (who played at Long Beach during Knipe's assistant coaching days).
“Anyone who gets involved with volleyball sets their sights on being involved with the Olympic team,” Knipe is quoted as saying. “I don’t think that changes from your playing days to your coaching days.I would not have been able to take this position if I did not work at Long Beach State. They were great to work with in making this happen and giving me a leave of absence.”
“I am very excited to have Alan join the USA Volleyball staff and lead our men’s team toward London in 2012. This is a very big hire,” USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal said. “His experience and success with USAV’s national and high performance programs have been outstanding. I look for him to continue the momentum the U.S. men built in 2008.”
Knipe's first game at the oars of the U.S. Men's National Team will take place at the Pan American Cup on June 1-7 in Colima, Mexico.
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