Brett Swendig

Brett SwendigBrett is returning for another stint as a coach at Victory (5th season).  At Victory, he has qualified multiple teams for the USAV National Championships including an 18U North Texas Regional Championship in 2012.  He was also the beach coordinator and coach during his time at Victory. 

He coached varsity at Monument Valley High School, Navajo Nation to back-to-back state tournament appearances in his two years at the school.  He spent the summer of 2005 at USA Volleyball in Colorado Springs that included coaching the boys High Performance Beach sessions, doing skill demonstrations for Olympic coaches in USA Volleyball’s CAP program, and assisting with the Women’s Sitting Volleyball team that medaled in both the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics.  Following his time at USAV he spent one season as Volunteer Assistant Coach for Texas A&M University that earned a NCAA Division I national championships bid.

Brett began his college career at Texas A&M University on the club hockey team before switching to the sport Texas is most known for: men’s volleyball.  As a Middle Blocker and Outside Hitter at Texas A&M, Brett earned 4 first team all-conference selections and 1 most valuable player award for the nationally ranked Aggies.  He also spent two weeks playing in Spain on the Bring-It-USA tour as an Outside Hitter.

He now resides in Wylie with his wife, legendary Victory setter Jessie (Ayers) Swendig, two boys and two dogs.  His eldest son John (6) loses teeth and plays hockey while his younger son Bear (3) spends time trying to break human volume records or dancing.  If you see them at the gym be sure to say hi…they have lots of questions to ask you.

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