Mitch Jacobs

Mitch Jacobs is a retired Division 1 head volleyball coach who has returned to Brevard County after almost 20 years. Coach Jacobs has a total 28 years of collegiate coaching, with 26 of those years being at the collegiate Head Coach level. He was the head coach at Marshall University for 17 years and is the school’s all-time leader in coaching victories. Coach Jacobs was the director of River Cities Thunder Volleyball Club, the most successful Juniors program in the region and in the state of West Virginia. This club was the first from West Virginia to qualify for USA Nationals back in 2013. In 2018, River Cities 18’s team captured another bid to USAVs; however, this time they went on to win the USA 18 – American National Championship. River Cities Volleyball has placed over 40 players through its 17 years at Universities from NCAA Division 1 to NAIA powerhouses and everywhere in between.

Before heading to Marshall, Coach Jacobs was the Head Coach at Fairfield University. He coached the team from 1999-2001 taking home 3 straight MAAC Championships, 3 straight NCAA DI tournament appearances and holds the school’s highest career winning percentage (.757).

Coach Jacobs started his collegiate Head Coaching experience right here in Brevard County at Florida Tech. He was the Head Coach for 6 seasons, where he holds the all-time wins mark in the program’s history. Coinciding with being the Head Coach at Florida Tech, Coach Jacobs also ran a club named Harbor City Juniors.

Coach Jacobs has always taken great pride in working within the youth volleyball community at each of his stops. He has worked within the USA Volleyball youth programs over his 28 years of collegiate coaching. In the Huntington area, Coach Jacobs and the River Cities program had been the force behind a major increase in USA Volleyball participation over the past 17 years. Junior club volleyball in the Huntington/Charleston area has increased from 35 members in 2002 to over 300 members and 7 clubs between Ashland, KY and Charleston, WV.

Mitch and his wife Laura have two children, Jayden and Lucas.