HAMITER Bill USA (PVPA)
Bill began working with the men’s sitting programme in 2001 in the USA to build a programme and team. In 2005 he worked out a contract to have University of Central Oklahoma become the National Training Site, USA’s first ever. In 2009 he was hired full-time by USA Volleyball and became its first director of Sitting programmes. He is currently active.
“My father had the greatest influence on me as a person. He taught me work ethic, positive attitude & outlook, being respectful of others, and analytical thinking. In volleyball, John Kessel & Doug Beal influenced me the most. John helped me develop in the pedagogy, motor learning, & science of the game. Doug helped me develop in the fine points of the upper levels of the game and gave me significant help in management/administration of a programme.”
Event involvement included:
2002 Cairo/Egypt -World Championship – Men’s coach
2003 Mar del Plata/Argentina – Pan America Zone Championship – Men’s coach – Gold
2004 Athens – Paralympics – Men’s coach
2005 – Pan America Zone Championship – coach – Men’s Gold
2006 Netherlands – World Championship – Men’s coach
2007 Rio de Janeiro/Brazil – Pan America Zone Championship – Men’s coach – Silver
2009 Montreal/Canada – Pan America Zone Championship – Women’s coach – Gold
2010 Denver/USA – Pan America Zone Championship – Women’s coach – Gold
2010 Edmond/USA – World Championship – Women’s coach – Silver
2011 San Paulo/Brazil – Pan America Zone Championship Women – Women’s coach – Gold
2011 Guadalajara/Mexico – Pan America Zone Championship Men – Men’s coach – Silve
2012 London – Paralympic Games – Women’s coach – Silver
2013 Edmond/USA – Pan America Zone Championship – Women’s coach – Gold
2014 Elblag/Poland – World Championship – Women’s Coach – Silver
2015 Toronto/Canada – Pan American Zone Championship – Women’s coach – Gold
2016 Hangzhou/China – Intercontinental Cup – Women’s coach – Gold
2016 Rio de Janeiro/Brazil – Paralympic Games – Women’s coach – Gold
2017 Hangzhou/China – Super 6 – Women’s coach – Silver
2017 Montreal/Canada – Pan America Zone Championship – Women’s Coach – Gold
2018 Netherlands – World Championship – Women’s coach – Silver
2019 Lima/Peru – Pan American Zone Championship – Women’s coach – Gold
2019 Tokyo/Japan – Super 6 – Women’s coach – Gold
2021 Tokyo/Japan – Paralympic Games – Women’s coach – Gold
Worked in the field of coaching from 2001 and in Administration (Governance) since 2015 – both until the present
Awards received:
NAIA District 9 Coach of the Year (86’, 87’, 88’, 89’, 90’), USA Volleyball 2015 Leader in Volleyball Award, 2016 AVCA Special Recognition Coach of the Year Award, USA Volleyball 2016 All Time Great Coach Award,
Official posts held:
FIVB NORCECA Technical & Coaches Commission
WPV Sitting Volleyball Rules of the Game Committee
WPV Coach Commission
OKRVA Board President
USA Volleyball Youth/Junior Division Elite Development Committee Chairman