About the coach
Dr. Wilfred Navalta
BYU Hawaii women's volleyball, 1985 to 2012. Ed.D.
- 10 national championships: eight NAIA and two NCAA Division II
- 81% all-time winning record: 609 wins, 145 losses
- 18 First Team All-Americans produced
- 5 Players of the Year and 5 All-American Scholar Athletes
- 9 National Coach of the Year awards: 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2012
- Inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame, 1994
- 3 Hawaii Sportsperson of the Year awards: 1987, 1991 and 1996
The method
The VBSET system focuses on offensive and defensive tactics before individual technique. Every situation is scored, every score becomes a baseline, and every baseline gets a criterion to beat. The team knows the standard it is judged by, which removes the frustration from coaching conversations.
Underneath the tactics sits a priority order called the Triangle: character first, education second, volleyball third. Players came from Japan, Brazil, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Serbia, Romania, Italy, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. A shared standard of conduct held them together.
The right effort brings the right results.
Ten national titles
- 1986NAIA
- 1987NAIA
- 1991NAIA
- 1992NAIA
- 1994NAIA
- 1995NAIA
- 1996NAIA
- 1997NAIA
- 1999NCAA Division II
- 2002NCAA Division II
NAIA Hall of Fame, 1994
AVCA Division II National Coach of the Year, 2012
Signature wins
- 1989 · Won at Brigham Young University (Division I), 3–2
- 1992 · Won at the University of Hawaii (Division I), 3–1
- 1993 · Beat the top-ranked NAIA team, UH-Hilo, twice in one season, both on the road
- 1996 · Swept Nittaidai, the Japanese collegiate champion, 3–0 with Black Defense
- 1996 · Ended Northern Michigan's 68-match home winning streak
- 1997 · Ended Washington University's 101-match home winning streak
From the huddle
