Bob White

  Head Volleyball Coach
  Alma Mater: Pensacola Christian 90'/PBA 04'
  E-mail: bob_white@pba.edu
  Office Phone: (561) 803-2528

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Former Sailfish volleyball coach and current athletic director Bob White has been re-appointed to head coach of the PBA volleyball program by President Lu Hardin in December 2009.

White joined the Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletic Department in March 2002 as the head volleyball coach and assistant athletic director for facilities and compliance, and moved into the athletic director’s role in 2004.

White came to PBA from Tennessee Temple University, where he turned the Crusader’s volleyball program around and finished his final season at 36-6.

During his coaching tenure with the Sailfish, White compiled a 159-43 (.789 winning percentage) overall record, including four National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) regional championships and a national championship in 2004.  Over this impressive five-year span, White became the all-time PBA coaching leader in winning percentage including averaging over 30 wins a season. 

As an administrator, White has played a key role in the athletic department’s transition to membership in the NCAA Division II from the NAIA as well as the hiring of all new athletic staff members.

After taking over the athletic director’s role full-time in 2007, White has led the efforts of several major projects within the department. In 2007 he helped re-launch the Sailfish Club which is the fundraising arm of the department which results in thousands of dollars a year being supplemented into the regular operating budget. Also in 2007, White oversaw a facelift of the PBA Athletic Offices including the addition of the Sailfish Team Room which is utilized as a multi-purpose room including game-film breakdown and team meetings.

In 2007, White oversaw PBA becoming a full-member of the NCAA with their final year of provisional status being waived, becoming only the third institution to ever have accomplished such a feat.

White will oversee the department’s moving into a new athletic campus as PBA purchased 96 acres 1.5 miles from the University’s downtown campus in West Palm Beach. 

A Maryland native, White graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 1990 while earning his Masters in Organizational Leadership from PBA in 2004. 

White has also been integral in PBA athletics taking part in many sports missions trips during his tenure at PBA. Working with Go All Sports Missions/Score International, White has traveled to Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Bolivia with different sports teams.

Much in part to his previous volleyball relationships in Costa Rica, White was honored during the summer of 2009 when he was asked to be an assistant coach for the Costa Rica National Team as they competed in the FIVB World Championship qualifying tournament. 

In May 2008, White had the distinct honor of being inducted into the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Hall of Fame for his service and success as a collegiate volleyball coach. In November 2008, White was inducted into a Hall of Fame for the second time as he was named the first-ever coach inducted into the PBA Sports Hall of Fame.

White and his wife Robin, have two children, Robbe and Lauryn.  The family resides in Palm Beach Gardens.