Francis Vicente

Francis Vicente
Personal information
Full name Francis John Patrick Vicente
Nationality Philippines
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
–
2012–2013
2014
2014–2018
2015
2016–2017
2017
2017		University of Santo Tomas H.S. (girls)
National University (women's)
PLDT HOME TVolution (men's)
University of the East (women's)
Mane 'n Tail / Philips Gold
Generika Lifesavers
Philippines (women's)
Rebisco-PSL Manila

Francis John Patrick Vicente[1] is a Filipino volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national volleyball team in 2017. He also mentored the women's collegiate team of the University of the East from 2014 to 2018 and the Generika Lifesavers volleyball club of the Philippine Super Liga.

He is also coached the Philippine Super Liga All-Stars team which participated at the 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.

Coaching career

School volleyball

Vicente coached the girls' team of the University of Santo Tomas High School which won straight titles in the UAAP juniors under his helm.[2]

He mentored the National University women's team to the Final Four campaign in the 2012–13 season of the UAAP. In May 2014, it was confirmed that he was appointed as head coach of the women's team of the University of the East (UE) replacing Boy Dalistan.[3] He left his post with UE in the middle of the UAAP Season 80 citing "personal reasons".[4]

Club

Domestic

Vicente had coached various teams at the Philippine Super Liga. In 2015, Vicente led the Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions.[5] The following year, he guided the Generika Lifesavers to a fifth place finish at the 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference.[2] After the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference, Vicente parted ways with the Lifesavers.[6]

International

The PLDT HOME TVolution team that participated at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was coached by Vicente.[3] In May 2017, it was announced that Vicente will serve as the head coach of the Philippine Super Liga selection team which will participate at the 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship under the name "Rebisco PSL Manila".[7]

National team

Vicente has mentored the youth team of the Philippines.[3] In January 2017, he officially appointed by the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas as the head coach of the Philippines women's senior national volleyball team was confirmed. He was among the 23 coaches who were vying for the position.[2]

Other

In 2009, Vicente was working at the University of Santo Tomas as an assistant professor and served as the Institute of Physical Education and Athletics Moderator.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Revisiting the athletes' home". VSports. The Varsitarian. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Rola, Alyssa (14 January 2017). "UE's Vicente embarks on greater challenge as national team coach". Rappler. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Terrado, Reuben (19 May 2014). "Volleyball National coach Francis Vicente hired to revive UE's floundering women's volleyball squad". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (24 February 2018). "Vicente left UE because of 'personal reasons'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mane 'N Tail". Philippine Super Liga. 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (1 January 2018). "Vicente parts ways with Generika-Ayala". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Manicad, Julius (9 May 2017). "PSL stars set to take Asia by storm". Volleyverse. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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