- Pete Waite
Volleyball coach infobox
coachname = Pete Waite
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attendedcolleges =Ball State
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countryofbirth =United States
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hometown =Madison, Wisconsin
homecountry =United States
currentteam = Wisconsin Women's Volleyball
years = 1984-85
1986-87
1988-98
1999-Present
teams = Moraine Valley CC head coach
Illinois State assistant coach
Northern Illinois head coach
Wisconsin head coach
resultyears = 2000
2001
location =NCAA National Championship
Big Ten Championship
Big Ten Championship
result = 2nd
1st
1st
updated =August 7 ,2008 William Peter Waite (known as
Pete Waite ) is an Americanvolleyball coach, currently coaching for the women's volleyball team at Wisconsin.Early life
Waite is a graduate of
Monona Grove High School inMadison, Wisconsin . [ [http://badgerherald.com/sports/2006/09/20/waite_over_for_badge.php 'Waite' over for Badgers' lead man] ] He attendedBall State University from 1977-81 and was a volleyball player there. Waite received All-MIVA honors his junior and senior years, and was named team co-captain and co-MVP in 1980. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Ball State in 1981.Coaching career
High school coaching
He started his coaching career in 1981 at
Northside High School inMuncie, Indiana and spent the next year as a junior varsity coach at his alma mater, Monona Grove High School. Waite also coached one year atBremen High School inMidlothian, Illinois .1984-85: Moraine Valley CC
Waite was the head coach at
Moraine Valley Community College inPalos Hills, Illinois , leading the Cyclones to the 1985 North Central Community College Conference championship. Waite was named the conference coach of the year in 1985.1986-87: Assistant coach
Waite was the assistant coach of
Illinois State University inNormal, Illinois .1988-98: Northern Illinois
Waite was the head coach at
Northern Illinois University inDeKalb, Illinois , where he was the winningest volleyball coach in program history. He had an 11-year record of 266-102. NIU appeared in four NCAA tournaments under Waite. NIU won eight regular-season conference titles and six conference tournaments under Waite. Individually, Waite coached four AVCA all-region players, four conference players of the year, 14 first-team all-conference honorees, one conference newcomer of the year and four members of the conference all-newcomer team1999-present: Wisconsin
In his nine years at the UW, the Badgers have a record of 228-67 with nine 20-plus win seasons. Waite is the all-time winningest volleyball coach in UW history, both in number of wins and winning percentage. Waite's teams have made nine straight NCAA tournament appearances. [ [http://badgerherald.com/sports/2005/09/28/waite_etching_name_i.php Waite etching name into Wisconsin record books] ]
Under Waite, Wisconsin has won two Big Ten titles (2000 and 2001) and finished as NCAA National Runners-up to Nebraska.At Wisconsin, Waite has coached 11 All-Americans, 17 AVCA All-Region first-team selections, two Big Ten Players of the Year and 20 first-team All-Big Ten honorees.
Books
*Waite wrote chapter 22 of the Volleyball Coaching Bible, entitled "Giving Players and Teams the Competitive Edge". (Copyright 2002)
Honors and awards
*2006 – Big Ten co-Coach of the Year
*2001 – AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year
*2000 – AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year, Big Ten Coach of the Year
*1997 – Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year
*1993 – Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year
*1992 – Mid-Continent Conference Coach of the Year
*1985 – North Central Community College Coach of the YearReferences
External links
* [http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/vb/bios/bio.html?staffid=731 Pete Waite bio at UWbadgers.com]
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