FCCJ Volleyball – Assistant Coaches  2007-08

Assistant Coach: Jose Rivera                                 

Jose begins his fifth year as assistant coach at FCCJ this season brings with him with an extensive resume of coaching experience. He served as a Division I Assistant Coach at Mississippi State and Head Coach at Jacksonville State for several years. Jose has also directed his own junior club program, served as a coach for the 2002 Florida High Performance Team and as a Head Coach for the White Sands Volleyball Club. Since moving to Jacksonville Jose has served as a coach for the Jacksonville Junior Volleyball Association National Teams Program and now serves as the Regional Teams Director.  He is also a member of the Regional Teaching Cadre for the USAV and is currently working on his CAP III coaching certification through USA Volleyball. Jose played collegiate baseball in Livingston, Alabama and gained valuable volleyball playing experience in his native Puerto Rico. He now teaches full time at John E. Ford and is married to wife Leanna. The FCCJ program is fortunate to have such a qualified coach as Jose working on our staff.

Assistant Coach: Robert Manosca                            

Robert begins his second year with the FCCJ staff after a playing career at New Paltz College in New York and a coaching tenure for several years as the Head Men’s Coach at Lee-McRae College in North Carolina. Robert is an accomplished player and a highly successful coach. Robert has also coached in the Jacksonville Junior Volleyball Association and has extensive camp and league coaching experience. He recently spent 10 weeks in Hawaii becoming a certified Yoga Instructor. We are fortunate to have  Robert on our coaching staff and look forward to an exciting year with him.

Assistant Coach: Adis Imamovic

Adis joins the staff for the first time this season. He will be a great addition to the staff due to his extensive playing experience in Bosnia and Germany and his university coaching experiences at University of Northern Iowa and the University of North Florida where he served as the assistant coach. Adis is also the National Team Coordinator for the Jacksonville Junior Volleyball Association which recently sent two teams to the Junior USA National Tournament in Minnesota. We are excited to have Adis assist us this season. 

Certified Trainer:  Sonya Thigpen       

Sonia Thigpen serves as the trainer for the FCCJ Athletic Department through the services of the Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute. Sonia has been with the program for several years and is always there to assist our athletes with their medical needs. We are fortunate to have such a caring and efficient trainer assisting our program.