Sept. 30, 2008

Chuck Moore has been hired for his second stint as an assistant men's volleyball coach at USC, Trojan head coach Bill Ferguson announced today (Sept. 30).

"I'm excited that Chuck is coming back to USC," said Ferguson, now in his third year at USC. "He's a very talented coach who will add great energy to our program. His prior experience at USC, when he worked with a team whose makeup was similar to our current team, plus his background of previously playing for me and coaching with me were all key factors in his hiring."

Moore, 35, has an extensive coaching background at the college, junior club and pro beach levels.

He was a USC assistant under Pat Powers in 1999 and helped the Trojans to a 24-12 record (their best mark in 8 seasons), a tie for second place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and a runner-up finish in the MPSF Tournament to eventual NCAA champion BYU.

Moore, who has been a fireman with the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Fire Department since 2003, spent 2006 and 2007 as a coach for various teams on the AVP tour. In 2003, he was a coach with the Tampa Bay Juniors Volleyball Club, while in 2002 he coached with the Southern California Volleyball Club.

In 2000, he and Ferguson led the Los Angeles Athletic Club Boys 18 and 14 teams to bronze medals at the Junior Olympics. He coached the LAAC's 14 team in 1999.

In 1994 and 1995, he guided the Seaside Volleyball Club 18 team (the 1995 squad was fourth at the Junior Olympics), then he coached the Torrance Volleyball Club's 16 team in 1996.

He was also an accomplished player.

From 2000 to 2007, he played in various pro beach tournaments, including 9 AVP events. His best AVP finish was 17th place at the 2002 Huntington Beach tourney with partner Ed Ratledge.

He was a member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club's national championship team at the 1999 USA Volleyball Men's Open Championships and the silver medalist squad in 2000. Both teams were coached by Ferguson.

He was a back row specialist at Long Beach State in 1995 and 1996 (the 1996 team was ranked second nationally).

Before that, Moore starred at Grossmont College in El Cajon, Calif., earning All-Conference honorable mention notice in 1993 and J.C. All-American first team honors in 1994 as a middle blocker (he captained the 1994 team).

A native of Clearwater, Fla., where he attended Largo High, he was the 1992 Florida Player of the Year while playing for the Florida Asics club team. He also played baseball at Largo.

He earned his bachelor's degree in marketing from Long Beach State in 1997. He also did work towards a master's degree in education while at USC in 1999.

Before his first stint at USC, he worked in private business for a year.

He was born on Aug. 18, 1973. He and his wife, Kim (a cousin of former Trojan volleyballer Eric Seiffert), have a daughter, Hunter, 2.