Eugene McBride |
Head Coach 18-4
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Coaching Bio: |
| Coaching Over 30 years! This includes high school and Juniors & Adults in USAV.
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| 6 years at Cretin Derham Hall |
| 6 Years at Mpls South HS |
| 10 years plus at Northern Lights |
| Coached in the inner-city at City of Lakes and Powderhorn Juniors |
| Qualified the first 2's team for nationals from the region! Won our pool 1st day at Nationals. |
| Won the 2010 Northern Lights 16's Power League with MNL 16-4's team. |
| Attended numerous coaching clinics and workshops at MVI, USAV and the AVCA with some of the top coaches in the country. |
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Playing Bio: |
| Started playing before girls played in High School |
| Won Silver Medal in the Silver Division at Adult Nationals |
| Played on traveling teams in the YMCA circuit and USVBA. |
| Still try to play when knees will hold up! |
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Education: |
| School of Life [Hard Knocks?] Continuing through current decade! |
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Personal Bio: |
| Live in South Minneapolis with partner Linda Laird and dog Toby, who I inherited when daughter went to college. |
| Raised a daughter and step daughter who both went through the Lights system and moved on to play in college at Southern Illinois University and West Texas A&M. |
| Construction background with very unusual projects, from 40 foot Pirate Ship at Circus Juventas to replica of the 1887 winter Carnival Ice Castle [10,000 plexiglass cubes!]. Have tools will travel! |
| Keep trying to retire but expect to work until 80. |
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Favorite Volleyball Moment: |
| Beating teams we're not supposed to beat. Watching athletes move to new levels of skill and competitiveness. Coaching a movie-star's mom. |
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For more information call Northern Lights
Juniors at 952-808-0110
or email northernlights@midwestvolleyball.com. |