April Ross returns to American volleyball as coach manager for the national beach teams after his retirement from the competition last November.
“I am honored to join American volleyball in this new role and I look forward to working with our coaches and our athletes to continue the legacy of success on the international scene,” Ross said in a press release. “I have always believed in the power of collaboration, and I am delighted to be part of a team that shares this vision.”
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Ross won an Olympic medal for each color with three different partners: Silver with Jen Kessy in London, bronze with Kerri Walsh Jennings in Rio and Gold with Alix Klineman in Tokyo.
While his competitive career ended, Ross turned to coaching. She was a chief coach of El Camino College in her native in southern California last season.
In its new role, Ross' functions include “support for professional development for the coaches of the national beach team, improving their training, their preparation for the competition and the performance of our best American athletes on the international scene”, according to American volleyball.
The United States won at least one beach medal during each of the first seven Olympic Games to include the sport – from Atlanta 1996 to Tokyo 2020 – with seven gold medals in this period. The best American beach teams at the Paris Games went out in the quarter -finals.
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For the 2028, Beach Volleyball returns to his spiritual house in southern California. Alamitos Beach in Long Beach will organize the competition.
April Ross
April Ross made to end his Beach-Volleyball game career
April Ross established his retirement plans after winning an Olympic medal in each color.
