Rob Manosca - Assistant Coach - Volleyball Coaches - University of North Florida Athletics

Rob Manosca

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
n01427297@unf.edu

Rob Manosca joined the North Florida volleyball staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2022 season, bringing with him decades of experience as a player and coach within the game of volleyball.

The Jacksonville, Fla., native brings in over a decade of experience coaching the game of volleyball, having stints at the Division II, club and junior college level as an assistant and head coach.

After earning his associate's degree from the Florida State College of Jacksonville, Manosca had a standout career as a setter at the State University of New York - New Paltz. Manosca is tied for the program record for assists in five-set match with 73, while owning the four set and three-set single match record for helpers with 74 and 55 respectively. The successful setter is second in program history for assists in a season and assists in his career. He is just one of three student-athletes from SUNY New Paltz to eclipse 3,000-career assists.

A hot yoga enthusiast, Manosca also worked as the owner and one of the instructors at Bikram Yoga in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., for over 12 years.

Where are you from?
I'm from Jacksonville. I grew up here, went to elementary and high school here and attended FSCJ.

What/Who is Your Greatest Inspiration
My biggest inspiration is my parents. Being immigrants here, they worked very hard to allow me and my siblings to have opportunities for a productive and better life.

What is Your Favorite Quote
"Stay out of the struggle and stay present."

What is Your Passion?
Volleyball is my passion. Through my years of playing, I have had great coaches who impacted and helped me gain the knowledge to better understand the game. So, coaching volleyball is very rewarding and inspiring as I aim to impact and motivate student-athletes to reach their full potential.

Fun Fact
I love hot yoga.

Career Highlights

Worked as owner and instructor at Bikram Yoga in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., for over 12 years
Served as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach at FSCJ for over two years
Spent nearly four seasons as the assistant women's volleyball coach and head men's volleyball coach at Lees-McRae College in North Carolina
Worked as a head and assistant volleyball coach at JJVA in Jacksonville for six years during the 90s
Earned his bachelor's of science from SUNY College at New Paltz (N.Y.)
Earned his associate's degree from FSCJ