Coach E (Eric Martin) is back with George Mason women’s volleyball as an assistant coach. Coach E brings over 30+ years of playing experience and over 8 years of club coaching as a floater, assistant, and head coach. Experience and longevity around the game has allowed Coach E to continually refine his coaching style, allowing him to discover new ways to teach his players. “Through my experiences and my networks I’m always exchanging and learning new ideas, as a student and teacher of the game I enjoy sharing those ideas and giving back," said Martin.
His focus is on player development and teaching from the ground up, not top down. He focuses on process, failure, volleyball IQ , and TEAM… all while trying to have as much fun as possible. “Getting to know the players is a big part of how I coach/teach, once I understand how they learn I can get the concepts through more clearly," said Martin.
As an adult he has played many years for CHRVA and has won Regionals for various teams and levels receiving All Tournament honors a few times. He has been competing at USAV Adult Nationals for over 20 years as well as US pro leagues like the PVL, NVA, and currently with the VLA (Volleyball League of America). The VLA is the US professional volleyball league consisting of past US Olympians, US National team members, current and past overseas professionals, college level players, etc. He is a long time member of Team LVC for the VLA, as well as being the VLA’s Creative Director.
Coach E has also been playing NACIVT 9-man volleyball since 1996. He started the club PHICIA in 2006 along with another group from NJ and currently still participates each year. The club has continued to grow and now fields multiple men's and women's each year at 9-man Nationals.
He played three years of Men’s Club Volleyball at JMU where he and a teammate revived the club program. As a player/coach he received All Tournament and two All Conference honors as an OH and S. He played Varsity for two years at Easton High School in Easton, PA.
