Glenn Hoag | |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1958 |
Birth Place: | La Tuque, Quebec, Canada |
Hometown: | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Height: | 1.98 m |
College: | Université de Sherbrooke |
Currentcoachteam: | Arkas İzmir |
Coachyears: | 1993–2006 1999–2003 2001–2004 2006–2016 2008–2010 2010– 2018–2021 |
Coachteams: | Sherbrooke Vert et Or Paris Volley France Canada ACH Volley Arkas İzmir Canada |
Position: | Middle blocker |
Nationalyears: | 1981–1986 |
Glenn Hoag is a Canadian professional volleyball coach and former player. The current head coach of Arkas İzmir.
Hoag played for the Université de Sherbrooke in his university years, before turning pro and playing overseas in Italy and France.
Hoag began his coaching career in 1993 with the University of Sherbrooke. While still at the helm in Sherbrooke, he also began coaching in France, at Paris Volley. His highlight during his tenure in Paris was in 2001 when he coached the team to a Triple Crown victory, winning the French Cup, the French Championship and the European Champions Cup.
In 2006, he was employed as the head coach of the Canada men's national volleyball team. Hoag led the team to a 7th-place finish in both, the World Cup and the World Championships, a bronze medal in the 2015 Pan American Games, Canada's first ever NORCECA Championship title, and a berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
In 2018, Hoag came back to coaching the Canadian national volleyball team.
Hoag's sons, Nick and Christopher, are both professional volleyball players.[1]