NICK FOTIAS
Nick's volleyball experience began in his junior year at Point Loma High School, In a P.E. class, taught by coach and volleyball player Don Buechler. He played on the schools volleyball club team and was named captain his senior year, as the starting setter. Nick continued picking up the sport by playing summers on the sands at Ocean Beach.
Following high school, Nick pursued his dream of becoming an Architect by attending San Diego Mesa College. While at Mesa, he stayed involved with volleyball by taking volleyball classes and was soon hired by the Women's Volleyball Team as an assistant coach by then head coach and Ex-Olympian K. Ann Heck.
Nick continued his coaching career by becoming a coach at the newly formed San Diego Volleyball club. The club was directed by Dick Templeman and Dick had competed against Nick in USVBA tournaments and recruited him as a coach. Nick coached with San Diego Volleyball club for the next 20 plus years. Nick coached numerous teams at SDVBC with strong finishes. He had teams finish 3rd and 4th at the US Junior Olympic Championships and recently he 14-under team finish 3rd at the Volleyball Festival in 2001. During his early years with San Diego Volleyball Club, Nick became friends SDVBC Head Coach and volleyball mentor, John Cook. John Cook is now the Head Women's Volleyball coach at the University of Nebraska.
Nick became the Head Girls Volleyball coach at Mt. Carmel High School in August of 1991. In 1995, he helped led the team, to its first and only girl's CIF Volleyball championship. His team defeated arch rival, Poway High school in the finals, with a team featuring seven (7) future Division one women's volleyball players along with one future NCAA first team all-American.
Among Nick's many volleyball jaunts, Nick has coached at the United States International University. That USIU team was the first ever San Diego area college team to defeat San Diego State's women's team at the San Diego City championships. He has directed numerous setting clinics for the University of Wisconsin and Nebraska summer camps and for San Diego Volleyball Club. Nick has been a volunteer assistant coach with the USA men's National team and has served as the technical adviser for the USA Men's volleyball World League competition in San Diego. During the World league, he also served as the liaison for the incoming foreign volleyball teams.
Nick has been an instrumental part in building the Bridge Volleyball Club. Last year he coached the 16-1 team, training the girls has made an immediate impact on their Otay Ranch and Mar Vista High School Teams. This year he is committed to train the coaches as the Lead Trainer/Coach and he will be coaching the 14-1 team. With Nick's assistant, his former USIU player Hawley Woods Gray hopes to build a strong foundation for the future develops of The Bridge VBC.
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