Coastal Volleyball Club

The 2012 JO season marks Dave Albaugh's ninth year as the head coach of the Coastal Virginia 18's team, and his 30th season coaching volleyball overall.

Coach Albaugh's career in volleyball started in high school where he was a member of the very successful Derry Area Volleyball Program out of the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area. After four years of high school experience Albaugh continued his play at Shippensburg University where he was a starting setter for all four years. During his time at Shippensburg University Albaugh was selected as captain as well as team MVP his junior and senior years. Albaugh left Shippensburg University in December of 1994 with a Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education Social Studies.

Albaugh's coaching career began in 1996 as he took over the Varsity Girls Program at Currituck County High School in Currituck, NC. Even though Albaugh was only there for one season he made a name for himself by leading the team to their best record in school history and a fifth place finish in the state. The record for most victories in the school's history still holds today. For his accomplishments Albaugh was selected Northeastern District Co-Coach of the Year.

In 1997 Albaugh began a two-year stint at Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, leading them to the highest win percentage in school history to that point. In August of 1999 Albaugh took a new position at Great Bridge High School, in Chesapeake, which included a head coaching position for the Varsity Girls Program. In his first season, Albaugh led the team to a district title and a fifth place finish in the State of Virginia, again setting a school record for victories in a single season, which still stands today.

At the start of the 2002 season Albaugh was moved to the Head Coach of the boys team at Great Bridge where he led the team to district and regional titles finishing the season with a record of 21-1 with the only loss coming in the state final earning the team runner-up status in Virginia. The 2002 team was also honored with the Wachovia Sportsmanship Award for the state of Virginia. In the last 8 years of coaching the boys team at Great Bridge, Albaugh's squads have recorded five Southeastern District Championships (2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009), five SED Tournament Championships (2002, 2004, 2005, 2008,2009), Two Eastern Regional Championships (2002, 2009), and has compiled an overall record of 168-28 (.857 average). Albaugh has been awarded with Coach of the Year honors in the Southeastern District for his accomplishments in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009 boys seasons.  Albaugh was also awarded the Eastern Regional Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009, as well as the Virginia State Coach of the Year honors in 2008.  Albaugh completed his high school coaching career after the 2009 season.

Since 1998 Albaugh has also been very active in the USA Junior Olympic Program in the Hampton Roads Area. Starting in 1998 at TVA in Virginia Beach, Albaugh turned around a weakening program and made them into a national name, winning three regional championships, one East Coast Championship, two Shamrock Festival Championships, two Virginia Beach Invitational Championships, and the 2001 Northeast National Qualifier Championship.  To this day Albaugh remains as one of only two coaches to lead their teams to National Qualifier Championships in the state of Virginia and the only coach to accomplish this in the Old Dominion Region.

In 2004 Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club welcomed Dave Albaugh into his current coaching position where he continues to bring success. During the 2005 season Albaugh's squad won the Monument City Classic as well as the Williamsburg Rumble. Albaugh also directed the 05' squad to a top 5 finish in the Gold Bracket of the Northeast Qualifier. Albaugh's 2006 team again posted some solid finishes earning a runner-up finish at the East Coast Championships, placing in the top 10 of the NEQ, winning the Silver Bracket at the BSQ, and winning the Silver Medal Bracket at the USA Invitational. The 2007 season showed Coastal's and Coach Albaugh's continued improvement and best season yet. The girls won the Monument City Classic, Omaha Classic, Revolutionary Rumble, and South Atlantic Championships. They also won the ODR Qualifier, finished 5th at the Northeast Qualifier, and placed in the Open division of the Lonestar Qualifier (going 3-0 on the first day, knocking off then undefeated and top ranked Long Beach Mizuno).  The 2008 18N team remained as a winning season as Albaugh led the squad to first place finishes in the Capitol Hill Classic, Philadelphia Volleyball Academy Invitational, and the ODR Regional bid and Tournament Championships.  The 2008 season concluded with CVVC 18N team earning a ranking of 48th in the nation heading into the USA National Championships.  The 2009 and 2010 seasons continued to bring success under Albaugh's leadership.  In both seasons the 18's team played in OPEN level play in national qualifiers and continued to remain in the upper half in all of these events.  The 2010 Team won the Active Ankle Bluegrass Pre Qualifier and finished in the silver bracket (6th place) of the Show-Me Qualifier just missing an OPEN Bid to USAV Nationals by one set.  This 2010 squad also were semifinalists in the Capitol Hill Classic.  Again Coastal 18's were ranked in the nation in 2010 just short of the top 50 teams list.

Throughout his Junior Olympic coaching career Dave has been very instrumental in the promotion of local athletes to college programs, which he views as the most fulfilling accomplishment in juniors volleyball. In the last 14 years, Albaugh has been directly involved in the recruiting process with over 100 players from the Hampton Roads area. In 2009 and 2010 seasons Dave served as the Juniors Director of Operations.  In 2010 Albaugh finally got into collegiate coaching obtaining an assistant coaching position with Norfolk State University.

Albaugh currently lives and teaches in Chesapeake as a European History teacher at Great Bridge High School and coaches for Norfolk State University.

Email Dave at 18NCoach@coastalva.org