Francisco Casado - Head Coach
732.987.2699 casadof@georgian.edu
Francisco Casado is entering his fifth season as the head volleyball coach for Georgian Court University. Since 2003, GCU has improved steadily over the past four years. After going 4-20 overall in 2002, the team posted a 27-8 regular season mark in 2007, including an 18-0 record in conference play,while winning the CACC conference championship in back-to-back seasons (2006-07). The reigning CACC Co-Coach Of The Year led the Lions to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament twice. This monumental accomplishment was the first of its kind for the GCU volleyball program.
Casado began his coaching career in the early 1990‘s working for the Borinquen Coquis Volleyball Club for the 13-14 boys, which won a silver medal while representing Puerto Rico at the Junior Olympics in San Jose, California. Additionally, he has coached at several clubs and amateur organizations in the 1990s, including a volunteer position with the Police Athletic League as an athletic instructor and volleyball coach. He also served as a coach with the Keystone Region Volleyball Association from 2000-2002.
With the support of several parents and local community leaders, Coach Francisco Casado founded the The Jersey Shore Volleyball Club (JSVBC) in 2002. The club was organized as a member of the Garden Empire Volleyball Association and United State Volleyball Association (USVA), which was the first USVA youth program to evolve in the Jersey Shore area. Furthermore, these and many other organizations have applauded and learned from the accomplished leaders of the JSVBC. In recent years, JSVBC players have consistently thrived to the top of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are ranked amongst the state and national leaders in volleyball.
On December 9, 2007, The High Performance Volleyball Academy, a lifelong dream of Casado, was made possible thanks to the effort of friends and family. The HPVBA in Lakewood, NJ is the largest volleyball center in the entire northeast and, since the grand opening, over 14,000 athletes have played here with over 120,000 people having entered its doors.
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