TAMPA, March 10, 2025 – The University of South Florida head volleyball coach, Jolene Shepardson, announces the addition of Tyler Schnaible to her coaching staff. Schnaible will serve as an assistant coach.
 
Schnaible joins South Florida after a two-year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at James Madison. While at JMU, he assisted the staff in designing practices and selecting drills that matched desired skill development outcomes. He recruited players regionally, helped plan recruiting visits, and built relationships with recruits and families.
 
Prior to James Madison, Schnaible served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Nichols College with their men's and women's volleyball programs. While at Nichols, he coached three players to the AVCA All-Region Team. Schnaible coached the 2022 men's program to an NECC Conference Championship. While serving as the academic liaison, he had four players earn a spot on the NECC Academic All-Conference Team.
 
Schnaible first got his taste of coaching at Shenendehowa High School, where he coached the men's volleyball program to six section championships, three regional championships, and the 2022 New York State Championship.
 
Schnaible is a 2020 graduate of The Sage Colleges, where he was a member of the Intercollegiate Athletic Honor Society and an Empire 8 Academic All-Conference selection for the Gators. A three-sport athlete at Sage, Schnaible was named to the Empire 8 Sportsmanship Team in both tennis and golf.
 
He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Sage and his master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Nichols.
 
About USF Volleyball
Head coach Jolene Shepardson enters her sixth season at the helm of her alma mater in 2025. Named head coach on January 8, 2020, Shepardson led the Bulls to a conference championship and the program's last NCAA tournament appearance as a student-athlete in 2002. South Florida won the 2024 AAC Regular season title, earning Jolene Shepardson her first Coach of the Year Honor. In 2023, the Bulls won the AAC East Division title, made a postseason appearance in the NIVC, won three matches, and advanced to the Fab Four to mark the longest postseason run in program history. South Florida Volleyball has won eight Player of the Year honors, most recently in Maria Clara Andrade in 2024. The Bulls have also had four Setter of the Year honors, most recently in Caroline Dykes in 2024. South Florida has made seven NCAA Tournament appearances and won 13 conference titles since its inception in 1972. The Bulls play in The Corral (1,000), located adjacent to the Yuengling Center on the USF campus in Tampa.
 
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