YORKâ??S HERNAN HUMANA RETIRES FROM UNIVERSITY COACHING
March 27, 2007
After 10 seasons and three OUA East Coach of the Year awards, York University women's volleyball head coach Hernan Humana is retiring from university coaching. The School of Kinesiology and Health Science professor will continue his teaching duties and serve as an academic advisor for the volleyball program.
Humana began his coaching career at York in 1985, filling in for men's volleyball coach Wally Dyba while on sabbatical. That year, Humana led York to the OUAA East Championship. Humana returned to the coaching ranks at York in 1993-94, this time guiding the York women's team to an OWIAA crown, while filling in for then-head coach Merv Mosher, who was also on sabbatical.
The 1997-98 season was Humana's first as head coach of the York women's volleyball team. That year, he led the squad to an appearance in the OUA Championship and was named OUA Coach of the Year.
"Hernan's coaching and knowledge of the sport, along with his strong belief in the value of sport both on and off the court have provided strong leadership to our Volleyball program for the past 10 years" said Patricia Murray, Director Sport & Recreation. "He has made a very valuable contribution to the sport program at York University."
In 1996, Humana took over as head coach of the Canadian Olympic beach volleyball team of John Child and Mark Heese. Child and Heese won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta games, the first-ever Olympic medal for Canada in the sport of beach volleyball. As a result of this performance, the Coaching Association of Canada presented Humana with the prestigious \"Wittnauer Coaching Excellence Award.\" At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he guided Child and Heese to a fifth place result.
Born in Chile, Humana received his Licenciatura degree (physical education) from the University of Chile prior to moving to Canada. For 11 seasons, he was a member of the Chilean National Volleyball team, while also coaching the country's juvenile national team.
His playing career continued at York University in 1980-81, where he played under the guidance of Dyba. Academically, Humana completed two programs at York, an Advanced Coaching Certificate and a Master's Degree in Sociology of Sport.
Earlier this season, Humana was the featured instructor and presenter on a series of beach volleyball seminars at the Catholic University of Chile. In mid-December, he was in Santiago, Chile, to deliver a players camp and a coaches seminar.
(Source: Stephen Reid, Sport and Recreation Information Assistant, York University)
Humana began his coaching career at York in 1985, filling in for men's volleyball coach Wally Dyba while on sabbatical. That year, Humana led York to the OUAA East Championship. Humana returned to the coaching ranks at York in 1993-94, this time guiding the York women's team to an OWIAA crown, while filling in for then-head coach Merv Mosher, who was also on sabbatical.
The 1997-98 season was Humana's first as head coach of the York women's volleyball team. That year, he led the squad to an appearance in the OUA Championship and was named OUA Coach of the Year.
"Hernan's coaching and knowledge of the sport, along with his strong belief in the value of sport both on and off the court have provided strong leadership to our Volleyball program for the past 10 years" said Patricia Murray, Director Sport & Recreation. "He has made a very valuable contribution to the sport program at York University."
In 1996, Humana took over as head coach of the Canadian Olympic beach volleyball team of John Child and Mark Heese. Child and Heese won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta games, the first-ever Olympic medal for Canada in the sport of beach volleyball. As a result of this performance, the Coaching Association of Canada presented Humana with the prestigious \"Wittnauer Coaching Excellence Award.\" At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he guided Child and Heese to a fifth place result.
Born in Chile, Humana received his Licenciatura degree (physical education) from the University of Chile prior to moving to Canada. For 11 seasons, he was a member of the Chilean National Volleyball team, while also coaching the country's juvenile national team.
His playing career continued at York University in 1980-81, where he played under the guidance of Dyba. Academically, Humana completed two programs at York, an Advanced Coaching Certificate and a Master's Degree in Sociology of Sport.
Earlier this season, Humana was the featured instructor and presenter on a series of beach volleyball seminars at the Catholic University of Chile. In mid-December, he was in Santiago, Chile, to deliver a players camp and a coaches seminar.
(Source: Stephen Reid, Sport and Recreation Information Assistant, York University)