Women's Volleyball Coaching Staff
Women's Volleyball Head Coach: David Fischer
Fischer's prior coaching experience includes assisting positions at his alma maters: Stanford University and Santa Barbara High School. For the past seven years, he has held positions as Director of the Los Angeles Athletic Club and served as head coach for the boys and girls teams at The Brentwood School.
Fischer has been playing professional beach volleyball on the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) tour since 1998. In 2003 he was the United States' Pan Am Games representative in the Dominican Republic where he finished fourth with Brad Torsone. On the FIVB (Federation of International Volleyball), he has competed in the Ukraine, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. He played in New Zealand in January '07 with Ed Ratledge, making the semifinals in three of the five events. His longest partnerships were with John Hribar ('96-'00) and Jack Quinn ('03-'06).
After being chosen MVP of his Santa Barbara High School team, Fischer spent a year at UCLA as the five seat on the crew team. After a year he transferred to Stanford where he earned his Bachelor's degree and was a member of the team ranked #2 nationally his sophomore and senior years. His teammates there included Canyon Ceman, Mike Lambert, and Matt Fuerbringer.
Contact information: dfischer@vcccd.edu, cell: 310-266-5887
Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach: Brooke Hanson
The Condors have hired a new assistant for the women’s volleyball program. Brooke Hanson (image courtesy of CBC) was a four-year letter winner at UC-Santa Barbara where she played every position except for middle blocker. Hanson made her pro beach volleyball debut in a qualifier in Santa Barbara with Brooke Rundle, a former teammate at UCSB.
In 2007, she advanced to her first three Final Fours but missed the entire 2008 season due to injury. Brooke came back stronger than ever, winning the AVP's "Best Female Defender" title. She and partner Lisa Rutledge finished the season as the fifth-ranked team and as the best defensive duo. Brooke wound up ninth in individual points, a new best for her.
Coach Hanson returned to UCSB to become an the assistant women's volleyball coach from 2003-2007, under Ms. Kathy Gregory. The Gauchos won three Big West Championships during her tenure.
She joins Head Coach David Fischer to make one of the best coaching tandems around. “We feel extremely fortunate to have these two great coaches leading our budding women’s volleyball program,” said athletic director Jonas Crawford. “Brooke will bring a wealth of professional experience and will act as a great mentor for all of our student-athletes.”