Michigan Names Fraisse Volunteer Assistant Coach
2/23/2018 1:47:00 PM | Volleyball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Head coach Mark Rosen of the University of Michigan volleyball team announced the hiring of Jerome Fraisse as the program's volunteer assistant coach on Friday (Feb. 23).
"We are very excited to be able to bring someone with Jerome's background and experience to our program," said Rosen. "The fact that he has had so many years of professional playing and coaching experience brings a different perspective to our staff that is invaluable, and his personality and character fit perfectly into our program. He specializes in setting and I'm excited about the impact he'll have working alongside me with our setters to better our offense."
Fraisse comes to Ann Arbor, Michigan, by way of Grenoble, France, where he spent three years playing for the Grenoble Volleyball Club ProB as both an outside hitter and middle blocker.
Following his playing years, Fraisse began coaching with the L'ES Meylan Volleyball Club in Meylan, France, where he served as both an assistant women's coach and a head women's coach. He then spent seven years with the L'Arago Sète Volleyball Club, and served in various roles including director of beach volleyball, women's head coach, men's head coach, development center manager and men's assistant coach for ProA, the top professional league.
Fraisse also worked with the Volleyball Romans Club (Romans, France) and the L'Asul Lyon Volleyball Club (Lyon, France) before serving as the GVUC head men's coach in Grenoble, France.
In addition to his professional coaching experience, Fraisse has also worked with the French Boys U20 National Team as well as a girl's U17 club team in Ottawa, Canada. His most recent coaching position was at Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest in Ottawa.
Fraisse has a master's-level degree in Sport Sciences with a focus in education and motor skills from Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble, France).
The University of Michigan volleyball program finished the 2017 season with a 21-12 overall record and its 17th NCAA tournament appearance.
