Post by nyline on Dec 17, 2015 11:37:47 GMT -5
This is very good news:
Having directed the Nittany Lions to a record-setting seventh NCAA Championship in 2014, Rose has led Penn State to six national championships in the past nine seasons. Having never posted fewer than 22 wins in a season, Rose has kept the Penn State women's volleyball program among the nation's elite for 37 seasons. The Hall of Fame mentor is the winningest coach in NCAA Division I volleyball history with 1,189 career victories.
"Coach Rose is synonymous with success in every sense of the word," Barbour said. "I'm thrilled that this extension means we will enjoy the benefits of his leadership for years to come. Our student-athletes, University and community have been the beneficiaries of his talents and ability to bring the nation's most talented, brightest and driven student-athletes to Penn State."
"I think it's obvious I wouldn't want to coach anywhere else and it's great that we can agree to five more years," Rose said. "Penn State is a special place and I'm honored to be the coach. I hope we can continue to recruit players who want to continue the rich tradition of Penn State volleyball."
Rose led Penn State to its 35th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament this season. The Nittany Lions are one of only two programs to compete in all 35 NCAA Tournaments. Penn State posted a 28-6 overall record this season, advancing to the NCAA regional semifinals for the 13th consecutive year. The Nittany Lions were ranked No. 1 the first six weeks of the 2015 season.
Five starters return for the 2016 season, including AVCA All-Americans Ali Frantti (Spring Grove, Ill.) and Haleigh Washington (Colorado Springs, Colo.), who also earned CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades this fall. Women's volleyball season ticket deposits for next season are being accepted. Nittany Lion fans have the option to secure their 2016 season tickets by calling 1-800-NITTANY, weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Link: Rose Inks Five-Year Contract Extension
We also reposted a 2011 article on DigNittanyVolleyball: Rose Signs Five-Year Contract Extension - w/ "Meet the Wizard" Quotes
Here are some quotes from that article:
“WE ALL TAKE STATS during the match. His stats give him a good feel for what we’re doing well, what we’re not doing well. We’re throwing ideas at him, and he’s using his stats to either confirm what we’re saying, or say, ‘No, let’s do this.’ It’s the stuff that’s not in the box score. Like, the stat sheet could show someone has 20 digs; his would show she has 20 digs, but that she should have 30, because she missed 10 she should’ve had.
Russ is wired differently. He sleeps two to three hours a day. I can’t tell you how many texts and e-mails we get at 2 or 3 in the morning, because he’s up thinking about something: strategy, numbers, recruiting. There are times I’m up feeding the baby at 4 a.m. and I text him back, and he’s like, ‘Feeding time, huh?’”
DENNIS HOHENSHELT. A standout player at Juniata College, Hohenshelt spent a decade as an assistant coach with the Penn State men’s volleyball team before joining Rose’s staff in 2006.
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"COACH GETS TO KNOW his players better than any coach I’ve seen at this level.
He has an ability to connect things to real life. After bad practices, he’d stand at the net and say, “When life isn’t going the direction you want it to go, are you going to turn it around, or are you just going to let it keep going that direction?” I coach a club team now, seventh and eighth graders, and the first thing we’re working on is approaching everything you do in life with confidence. I think I learned that from him.
He never yells. I think in my career, I’ve heard him yell maybe once or twice. He doesn’t need to yell, because he has respect, and he knows it.
I wasn’t an All-American, I didn’t get Big Ten Player of the Year. He allowed me to be comfortable as not necessarily the best athlete, but as a leader. Once I started to understand that, it allowed people to respect me in a leadership role. It sounds corny, but I’ve grown into a young woman under his guidance and wisdom.
He forces us to respect ourselves."
ALYSSA D’ERRICO. A back-row specialist and co-captain of the 2010 squad, D’Errico joined classmates Blair Brown ’10 Lib and Arielle Wilson as the only players in history to win four NCAA championships.
