head Coach - dan samuelson
Dan Samuelson is in his fourth year with the SDCC men's volleyball program and first as the head coach. A San Diego native, Samuelson was a three-year varsity starter for Fallbrook High School where he was a two-time MVP, two-time First Team Avocado League, First Team All-North County and First Team All-CIF. He played club volleyball for the original Shorebreak VBC out of Fallbrook, and in his last season, won a silver medal at the 2000 Junior Nationals with Surf City 18-1.
Recruited heavily, Samuelson moved on to Long Beach State where he earned his degree in Speech Communication. As a player, Samuelson spent time in the middle, outside and opposite positions and helped the 49ers reach the final four in his senior year. Dan's coaching experience is vast. Currently, he is in his third year at San Diego City with the men's volleyball team, helping them to their best season ever in 2010. At the high school level, Samuelson is the top 16's coach at Wave Boy's Volleyball Club and was Cathedral High's Head JV Coach/Varsity Assistant as the Dons won the 2010 CIF championship. Samuelson was the head coach for the LBC's 17-1 team, leading the to a fifth place Open finish. He also spent two years at Seaside VBC with the 17-2's to keep his hand in coaching while pursuing a career in finance.
Dan has decided to pursue his passion of coaching and teaching He is now finishing up his Masters in Education at National University and substitute teaching. When not coaching or teaching, Samuelson is cheering for his Padres and Chargers, surfing North County breaks and playing beach volleyball.