Title: Volleyball Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Phone: (330) 357-6966
Email: friedtem@brevard.edu
Alma Mater: University of Akron, 2021
CAREER BACKGROUND:
2017-2021: University of Akron (OH) - Co-Founder and Vice President, Men's Club Volleyball; Middle Blocker
2019-2023: Stow-Munroe Falls High School (OH) - Head Coach (JV Girls), Assistant Coach (Varsity Boys & Girls)
2020-2021: Everest Volleyball Club (OH) - Head Coach, 18u Boys Regional Team
2021-2022: Florida Gulfside Volleyball Academy (FL) - Head Coach, 15u Girls Regional Team
2022-2024: NOVA Juniors (OH) - Head Coach, 16u Girls National Team; Middle Blocker Development Coach
2024-2026: Xcel Volleyball Performance (NC) - Head Coach, 15u Girls National Team
2024-present: Brevard College (NC) - Volleyball Assistant Coach
2026-present: Brevard College (NC) - Volleyball Recruiting Coordinator
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Develops high-level setters, attackers, and middle blockers through innovative fast-tempo offense, advanced visual training, transition/blocking footwork efficiency, and pro-style blocking systems.
- Achieved a 47-35 record as JV Head Coach at Stow-Munroe Falls High School, demonstrating program-building success. During his five years at Stow, Coach Friedt fostered the development of nine student-athletes who went on to play at the Division I, Division II, and Division III levels of NCAA Volleyball competition.
- Coached his team at NOVA Juniors to a #8 overall finish out of 107 teams in the Ohio Valley Region, achieving an 80.7% winning percentage, and securing three OVR Tournament Championships.
Eric Friedt was named the Assistant Volleyball Coach at Brevard College in 2024, and enters his third season with the Tornados in 2026.
Friedt arrived at Brevard College from Akron, Ohio where he was a head coach and an assistant coach for multiple Junior Olympic Girls Volleyball teams with NOVA Juniors. In addition for the past several seasons, he served as the Head JV Girls Volleyball Coach and the Assistant Boys Volleyball Coach at Stow-Munroe Falls High School in Stow, Ohio.
In addition to his coaching experience, Friedt has gained experience with top-flight sports organizations in Northeast Ohio. He served as an intern for Enshrinement Week in 2019 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Also in 2019, he worked as an Annual Giving Programs Associate for the International Soap Box Derby Headquarters.
Furthermore, Friedt has served the community as a mentor at The LeBron James Family Foundation's I Promise School and as a swim instructor for the Akron Public School system.
Friedt graduated Cum Laude from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Science in Sport Studies-Sport Management with a Minor in Business Administration. While at the University of Akron, Friedt founded the school's Men's Volleyball Club team.
