Sandy Collins This is Me

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1. 1. Union College Athletics

   www.unionathletics.com/bio.asp - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/24/2008   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   Sandy Collins Assistant Director of Athletics/Head Women's Volleyball Coach
   
   In eight years at Union, Collins has produced 145 career victories at Union, the most ever in the 32 year program history. Collins became the winningest coach in volleyball program history early during the 2007 season. Under her leadership, the Dutchwomen put together the first back-to-back 20-win seasons in the history of the program (23-11 in 2002 and 25-13 in 2001), garnered the program's first ever invitations to the ECAC and NCAA Tournaments, and won the program's first ever Liberty League title during the 2007 season. In her first four years at the helm, Coach Collins led the Dutchwomen into three consecutive New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournaments - a first ever accomplishment, the Garnet's first-ever NCAA appearance (2002), and the team's first-ever ECAC championship tournament (2001).
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   Coach Collins was also selected as the AVCA NY Region Coach of the Year. The 2002 squad finished second in the conference championship, participated in their third consecutive New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association championship event and received the program's first ever bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championships. Her 2001 squad won a then school-record 25 games and was invited to the ECAC North postseason championship tournament. Union also participated in its second consecutive New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association championship event and finished second in their conference championship event (the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association). Her rookie season of 2000 saw the Dutchwomen finish with an overall record of 18-14 and their first invitation to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament since 1996. Several of the players that Coach Collins recruited and coached are among the program's all-time career record holders. Prior to taking over the Dutchwomen's program, Coach Collins spent the 1998 and 1999 seasons as the head volleyball and head softball coach at Randolph Macon Women's College in Lynchburg, Virginia. During the 1996 and 1997 volleyball seasons, Sandy was the head volleyball coach at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. Previous to the 1995 season at Union, Sandy coached at the high school level, heading up a successful program at Bethlehem Central, where she also taught physical education for 10 years. She was the Dutchwomen's top assistant during the 1995 campaign. Coach Collins is an active volleyball clinician, directing the Union College Volleyball Camp and coaching at numerous volleyball camps throughout the Eastern United States. In addition, Sandy has had an article about jump serving published in The Best of Volleyball: Basic Elements of the Game and in Coaching Volleyball: Offensive Fundamentals and Techniques. Coach Collins has attained Level II in the U.S.A. Volleyball Coaching Accreditation Program. She is also an A.C.E. certified personal trainer, a nationally certified kickboxing instructor, and an expert in Title IX issues and women's participation in sports. Sandy received her B.S. in physical education from Russell Sage College in 1987 where she also played intercollegiate volleyball. She received her Master of Physical Education with a concentration in Teaching and Administration from Springfield in 1997. Collins was inducted into the Russell Sage Athletics Hall of Fame on October 14, 2006.

2. 2. Union College Athletics - The Union College Athletic Compliance Web Page

   www.unionathletics.com/Sports/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2006   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   If you need specific information that is not included on this website or have further questions, please contact Sandy Collins, our Compliance Coordinator, at mailto:collinss@union.edu or 518-388-6491.

3. 3. Union College Athletics - Summer Sports Academies at Union College

   www.unionathletics.com/Sports/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2005   Last Visited: 4/24/2008

   For further information and an application contact head coach Sandy Collins at (518) 388-6491 e-mail her at collinss@union.edu