Ruth N. Nelson is the former women's

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head coach at

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, the

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and the

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. She has an overall record of 557–230. At George Williams College, Nelson compiled an overall record of 98–22 and also coached the men's tennis team while completing her Masters of Science Degree under Dr. James Coleman from 1970 to 1972. In 1974, Nelson became head coach at the University of Houston which included a 290–84 record and having the honor of coaching the late

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, Rose Magers, Sherryl Moore and

Rita Crockett Rita Louise Crockett (born November 2, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former American competitive volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. Crockett played NCAA Division I volleyball with the Houston Cougars. She is currently the head vol ...

until the 1980 season. In four seasons as head coach of the

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team from 1981 to 1984, Nelson compiled an overall record of 128–98, including a record of 8–3 in the

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. The final head coaching job for Nelson was at the University of Iowa from 1989 to 1991. She finished with a 41–26 overall record and a first time appearance in the NCAA. After coaching Iowa, Nelson moved on to become the sports marketing manager of the Special Olympics. Nelson is currently working with youth volleyball players ages 6–18 and is the founder of BYOP® Bring Your Own Parent Program for ages 5-10 and created the GoKids Youth Sports Certification program after having developed the IAD Volleyball program in Carrollton, Texas for 2 years.

References

External links

Ruth Nelson's biography at Louisiana Volleyball Club
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