Madison Resident Takes Head Volleyball Coach Position At Lyman Hall

Lyman Hall High School Athletic Director Amy Labas has named Madison resident Tim Gaiser head volleyball coach for the 2012 season on Tuesday.

“I am very pleased that Tim has accepted the head volleyball coach position at Lyman Hall,” Labas said.

“He has excelled coaching volleyball at all levels, high school, clubs and collegiately," and "his experience at the next level will benefit our program tremendously.”

Coach Gaiser inherits a team that went 3-15 in the 2011 season and is joining Lyman Hall Athletics after completing a yearlong internship in sports operations at Connecticut College in New London.

As a volleyball coach, he has served as a head coach, associate head coach, and assistant at Quinnipiac, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Western Connecticut State, SUNY-Purchase, Masuk and Guilford High Schools.

At Western he was top-assistant for a program that went undefeated in conference play advancing to the N.C.A.A. Tournament twice. At SUNY-Purchase, he was named the conference Coach of the Year during the 2004 season.

Coach Gaiser has coached two players during his tenure that received All-American recognition and his players consistently garner all-conference honors.

Gaiser has been a club director and coached junior volleyball for both girls and boys over the last 20 years in some of the top ranked clubs both here in New England and in the Midwest for USA Volleyball.

Gaiser states, "I am very excited about joining the Lyman Hall Athletic Department to lead the volleyball program. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this program and I am ecstatic about the future and want to thank our athletics director Amy Labas for the opportunity. As we move forward, I am going to work towards reaching the high level of success and respect that that the players want from the program. Our goals are to be admired both on the court and in the classroom as this program matures. We have the athletes here, and now is the time to start putting it all together and work towards earning both S.C.C. and C.I.A.C. tournament berths."

Currently, Coach Gaiser is completing his master's degree in Sport Management at Southern New Hampshire University. He has earned both an Associate's and a Bachelor of Science degree from Charter Oak State College and is a Marine Corps veteran.

Coach Gaiser is an active collegiate referee with the Professional Association of Volleyball Officials.