College Volleyball News: Judy Green Announces She Will Retire as
Alabama's Head Volleyball Coach After 2010 Season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Judy Green has announced that she will retire as The University ofAlabama head volleyball coach after the 2010 season. Green, the Crimson Tide's longest tenured volleyball coach, is preparing for her 15th season at the Capstone.
"I have been very fortunate in my coaching career to work at two outstanding universities with the pinnacle being The University of Alabama, however I have decided at this time to announce my coaching retirement from Alabama at the end of the 2010 season," Green said. "This decision was certainly not an easy one to reach because of my deep love and utmost respect for coaching and for the University. Representing the Crimson Tide and competing at the highest level in the nations' most successful athletic conference, the SEC, has brought me much joy and I am very proud of what I have been able to accomplish with the volleyball program here. The foundation is built and with the opening of Foster Auditorium it is a great time for a new coach to make their mark and continue to move the volleyball program forward on a national level, and I know Coach Mal Moore will be able to attract another outstanding coach."
Under Green's direction, Alabama has made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the school's first in 2005, followed by bids in 2006 and 2007. She has also coached the Tide to a pair of Southeastern Conference Western Division titles in 2000 and 2004 and the championship game of the final SEC tournament in 2005. Prior to Alabama, Green coached at the University of Montevallo for 10 seasons, leading them to seven top-10 NAIA finishes.
"I have spoken with Coach Green several times over the past week and she indicated to me over the course of those talks that she would like to retire after this coming season,"Alabama Director of Athletics Mal Moore said. "We are certainly appreciative of all her contributions to The University of Alabama, the Athletics Department and our volleyball program, which she has taken to a new level."
Green has coached Crimson Tide athletes to three AVCA All-America, two AVCA All-Region, five AVCA All-District and 21 All-SEC honors. In the classroom, Green's squads have earned team grade point averages of 3.0 or better 27 of 28 semesters as well as posting the highest team GPA of any NCAA Division I volleyball team in 2000. Her athletes have earned one CoSIDA Academic All-America, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-District and 61 SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades.
"I will always treasure the memories I have and will continue to make at Alabama with our past and current student-athletes and all of the assistant coaches, past and present who have helped me along the way," Green said. "I also treasure the incredible support staff who always go to great lengths to ensure our success, our loyal fans who have made the CAVE one of the toughest places for our opponents to play and our past and current athletic administration who have made a significant commitment to raise the bar for volleyball. I along with my coaching staff are excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead for the 2010 season knowing everyone associated with our program is more enthusiastic and committed than ever before to help us reach our team goals."
Green is the Tide's third volleyball coach, following Dorothy Franco-Reed (seven seasons) and Stephanie Schleuder (eight seasons).
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