Glenn Hoag

{{Short description|Canadian volleyball player and coach}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox volleyball biography

| name = Glenn Hoag

| image = Glenn Hoag in a match against Iran men's national volleyball team.jpg

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| full_name =

| nickname =

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|12|6|df=y}}

| 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 ({{Tooltip|AC|Assistant coach}})
Canada
ACH Volley
Arkas İzmir
Canada

| position = Middle blocker

| nationalyears = 1981–1986

| nationalteam = {{vb|CAN}}

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{{MedalSport| Men's volleyball }}

{{MedalSport| Head coach {{vb|CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2015 Toronto|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2008 Winnipeg|}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Chiapas|}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Tijuana/Mexicali|}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Gatineau|}}

{{MedalCompetition|NORCECA Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Córdoba|}}

{{MedalSilver|2013 Langley|}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Mayaguez|}}

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Glenn Hoag is a Canadian professional volleyball coach and former player. The current head coach of Arkas İzmir.

Player

Hoag played for the Université de Sherbrooke in his university years, before turning pro and playing overseas in Italy and France.

Coaching

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.

Personal life

Hoag's sons, Nick and Christopher, are both professional volleyball players.{{cite web| url = http://www.macleans.ca/culture/courting-dreams-meet-the-hoag-family-canadas-volleyball-dynasty/| title = Pan Am games: Meet the Hoags, Canada's volleyball dynasty| access-date = 27 June 2016| archive-date = 6 August 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160806070503/http://www.macleans.ca/culture/courting-dreams-meet-the-hoag-family-canadas-volleyball-dynasty/| url-status = live}}

Honours

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