Volleyball Express Staff

Russ Rose - Clinician

Russ rose led his 1999 Penn State team to their first ever NCAA National Championship in Women's volleyball and, and, for the second consecutive year, an undefeated Big 10 season. In '97 & '98 he directed his team to two second place national finishes. He has been the volleyball coach for 23 years at Penn State where he has directed to women to 22 consecutive top twenty finishes. In 1993 Rose, the National Coach of the Year, led Penn State to their first Final Four appearance resulting in a second place finish. In 1994 Penn State was the only team to return to the Final Four where they finished third nationally. He was also selected the 1990, 1997 and 1999 National Coach of the Year and was recognized by the 1999 USOC National Volleyball Coach of the Year. His Penn State team has been the highest ranked Eastern team for the past 22 seasons, and have won the Big Ten Championship 6 out of the 11 years they have competed in the conference. Under Rose's direction, Penn State has produced at least one All-American in 22 of 23 seasons. A twelve-time selection as Conference Coach of the Year and a nine-time selection as Mideast Region Coach of the Year, Rose has led the United States men and women to silver and bronze medals in international competition. He coached in two Olympic Sports Festivals and has assisted with the United States Men's and Women's National Teams

Larry Bock - Site Coordinator

Larry has been the women's coach at Juniata for twenty-five years. During this time, Juniata has won twenty-one Middle Atlantic Championships, advanced to the Division III Final Four sixteen times and finished second in the nation in 1993, 1996 and 1997. He was honored by his peers by being selected "National Coach of the Year" in 1984, 1989, 1991 and 1993

Lori Barberich Rose - Camp Director

Lori Rose, a three-time collegiate All-American from Penn State, has directed the Volleyball Express camps for the past sixteen years

The staff will consist of Penn State players and coaches who will be joined by other top collegiate and high school coaches as well as experienced collegiate players. The staff will serve as dormitory counselors, while Juniata College will provide campus security