Glenn Hoag

Glenn Hoag
Personal information
Full name Glenn Hoag
Born (1958-12-06) December 6, 1958
La Tuque, Quebec, Canada
Hometown Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
College(s) University of Sherbrooke
Coaching information
Current team CanadaCanada Men's Volleyball
TurkeyArkas Spor
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
1993–2006
1999–2003
2006–
2008–2010
2010–
CanadaUniversity of Sherbrooke
FranceParis Volley
CanadaCanada Men's Volleyball
SloveniaACH Volley
TurkeyArkas Spor
Volleyball information
Position Outside hitter
Number 11
National team
1981-1986 Canada
Last updated: June 27, 2016

Glenn Hoag is a Canadian volleyball coach. He is the head coach of the Canada men's national volleyball team and Arkas Spor.

Player

Hoag played for the University of Sherbrooke in his university years, before turning pro and playing overseas. He also played outside hitter for the Canada men's national volleyball team from 1981-1986.[1]

Coaching

Hoag began his coaching career in 1993 with the University of Sherbrooke. While still at the helm in Sherbrooke, he also began coaching in France, at Paris Volley. His highlight during his tenure in Paris was in 2001, he coached the team to a Triple Crown victory, winning the French Cup, the French Championship and the European Champions Cup.[2]

In 2006, he was hired as the Head Coach of the Canada men's national volleyball team. Hoag has led the team to a 7th-place finish in both the World Cup and the World Championships, a bronze medal in the 2015 Pan American Games, Canada's first ever NORCECA Championship title, and a birth in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal Life

Hoag's sons, Nick Hoag and Christopher Hoag, both play professional volleyball and are a part of the Canada men's national volleyball team program.[3]

See also

References

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