Eric Schaefer begins his fifth season with the Cabrini volleyball team in 2011.
Schaefer has led the Cavaliers to back-to-back Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010, Cabrini finished the season with a 23-8 overall record. Schaefer begins the 2011 campaign just 12 wins shy of his 100th career victory while with the Blue & White.
In 2009, Schaefer earned CSAC Coach of the Year honors last season, guiding the Blue & White to a perfect 13-0 record against conference opponents en route to the crown.
In four years with the Cavaliers, Schaefer has notched an 88-37 overall record and 38-5 mark against teams from the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC).
Schaefer mentored Stephanie Recklau to CSAC Player of the Year honors in 2009 and 2010. Recklau was named the conference's rookie of the year in 2007. Alexis Doss earned the CSAC's top rookie distinction in 2008.
Additionally, Schaefer is in his 13th season as the boys' varsity coach at Haverford High School, his alma mater. In 2008, the Fords finished second in District I of the PIAA and advanced the state tournament.
Schaefer was thrice named the Coach of the Year for the Independent Boys’ Volleyball League in 2004, 2007 and 2008.
Schaefer also served as the girls' varsity coach at Haverford for six seasons, representing the Central League at the PIAA District I Tournament each year. In 2005, his Haverford girls' team was awarded the Central League Sportsmanship Award.
Schaefer is in his fifth season with the Valley Forge Volleyball Club, leading the 15-and-under team to a regional championship in 2007.
Prior to his tenure at Haverford, Schaefer spent two years as the girls’ varsity coach at Radnor High School. He also spent two seasons working with both the girls' varsity and junior varsity teams at The Shipley School.
Schaefer earned a bachelor’s degree in education from East Stroudsburg University in 1996 and received his master’s degree in education from Wilkes University in 2005.
Schaefer resides in Havertown, Pa. He has two children, Kayleigh and Tristan.
