By Andor Gyulai, Volleyball1on1.com owner
I have been around volleyball, sports and coaching long
enough to know that no great coach figured it out alone. Usually they have
mentors and people that step into their lives at times that influence and
inspire them to greatness. Al Scates is no different. He retired after 50 years
as the UCLA volleyball coach and is acknowledged as the greatest and most
successful college volleyball coach in history with 19 NCAA titles.
In addition, he won two championships before an NCAA championship existed making for a total of twenty one titles and three undefeated seasons. Add to this nearly 1,200 wins in fifty years of coaching all at UCLA. These numbers simply cannot be matched in volleyball history. Himself an All-American player at UCLA, he has coached many of the game’s greatest players including Karch Kiraly, Doug Partie, Kent Steffes, Sinjin Smith, Stein Metzger and Jeff Nygaard to name just a few. Current coaches that have come from his program include, Hall of Famers Doug Beal, Andy Banachowski, three time NCAA champion men’s head coach John Speraw, and 2011 NCAA women’s championship coach Mike Sealy, to name just a few.
In addition, he won two championships before an NCAA championship existed making for a total of twenty one titles and three undefeated seasons. Add to this nearly 1,200 wins in fifty years of coaching all at UCLA. These numbers simply cannot be matched in volleyball history. Himself an All-American player at UCLA, he has coached many of the game’s greatest players including Karch Kiraly, Doug Partie, Kent Steffes, Sinjin Smith, Stein Metzger and Jeff Nygaard to name just a few. Current coaches that have come from his program include, Hall of Famers Doug Beal, Andy Banachowski, three time NCAA champion men’s head coach John Speraw, and 2011 NCAA women’s championship coach Mike Sealy, to name just a few.
So who were Al Scates' mentors? The video below answers that question, as Scates discusses the
people that influenced him and made him one of the greatest volleyball coaches
in history. In one part of this video he talks about his
mentoring relationship with the Wizard from Westwood - John Wooden, one of sport’s greatest coaches. This video also includes some advice from Scates on being
a good coach and his tips to consider for connecting with your athletes and making
practice enjoyable everyday!
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1 comment:
I loved this Video! In it Al talks about John Wooden as well as other great volleyball coaches that had an impact for him! Make sure you check out all the videos by Al at www.volleyball1on1.com/al-scates
Cheers
Andor
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