Chinchar to step down at AHN after season
Academy of the Holy Names volleyball coach Doug Chinchar said this will be his last season as the school's coach.
Chinchar, 37, who played college volleyball at Ohio State, is in his 8th season at AHN. His career record heading into this weekend's Berkeley Premier is 129-55. Chinchar, who lives in Land O'Lakes and works fulltime at a Tampa drug testing lab, said he wanted to spend more time with his two-year-old daughter, Naomi.
"It was a hard, hard, hard decision," Chinchar said Thursday. "But I don't want to be burned out with my daughter so young. I sometimes go two days without seeing her."
Jason Brochard, AHN's JV coach the past three seasons, will take over for Chinchar next year.
-- JOE SMITH
Times photo of AHN coach Doug Chinchar in 1999, then coaching Gaither.
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It's about time. he vould never beat Berkley anyway. Basketball is the real sport at Holy Names
Posted by: ahn fan | September 27, 2007 at 08:06 PM
Doug is a great coach in high school level and club. I am sure he will be missed-enjoy that baby all you can coach!!
Posted by: Randy | September 30, 2007 at 11:06 PM
you've come a long way since your LBI days...CONGRATULATIONS!
Posted by: gina | October 01, 2007 at 04:23 PM
Both Doug and Sarah spent endless hours helping our daughter receive a full ride to a Division I college. The Chinchar coaching tradition will be missed.
Posted by: Rick and Georgette | October 01, 2007 at 07:41 PM
Coach Cinchar taught us not only about how to play on the court but also how to play off the court. Here is an example of what this year's Varsity team is doing to raise money for breast cancer:
AHN Goes PINK!!
Academy’s Volleyball Team goes Pink in support of the Florida Sun Coast Affiliate of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.komensuncoast.org/ AHN Varsity Volleyball Team Seniors are dedicating the Cardinal Mooney game on Tuesday October 9th at 6pm to this national breast cancer fundraising effort.
AHN Senior Captains Maureen Colligan, Hilary Hunt, and Meggie Willis have collaborated on this breast cancer fundraiser with the Cardinal Mooney team, the Academy Dance Team, and the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation. All proceeds will go directly to the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation.
Both the Cougars and the Jags will be wearing pink in a sisterly show of support for the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation.
Who: AHN Varsity Volleyball
When: Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 at 6pm EST
Where: Academy of the Holy Names
3319 Bayshore Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33629
813 839 5371
http://www.holynamestpa.org/podium/default.aspx?t=28761
Why: Fundraiser for the Florida Sun Coast Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
What: Varsity Volleyball Match between Academy of the Holy Names and Cardinal Mooney High School
Posted by: Willis' | October 07, 2007 at 02:44 PM