The 2024 season will be Liran Zamir's fifth year as a coach at Santa Monica College. Coach Zamir started as an assistant coach to Coach Turhan Douglas, for the men's volleyball program in 2020 and was named Head Coach a year later. Coach Liran also assists the 16's team at MB Surf and works with USA Volleyball.
After the 2023 season, Zamir worked with the Men's Collegiate National Team of the NTDP in Anaheim. Coach was called again for the Winter 2023 training with the U21 team. Coach Liran received the AVCA Diversity Award in 2023 after building the program as inclusive and diverse. Zamir led the team to a back-to-back state playoff appearance in 2023. Zamir mentored Libero, Javier Castillo who received the Libero of the Year award. In addition, Coach Zamir mentored two 1st team All-WSC players and one 2nd team All-WSC player.
In the 2022 season, Coach Liran led the team back to state playoffs after finishing 3rd in conference and 6th overall. Coach Zamir mentored two 1st team All-WSC players and two 2nd team All-WSC players that year. That season, Liran received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 award.
During the 2022 season, Liran was the Head Coach of Quiksilver18 team in SCVC club. He led the YULA girls’ varsity team in 2021 and received the AVCA 30 Under 30 High School award.
Coach Zamir moved to Los Angeles from Jerusalem, Israel in July 2019. Before working at SMC, Zamir coached in the small city of Nili, Israel. He was a coach for the U18 club teams (boys and girls) and led the youth program to a national championship (U12) for boys and girls in the 2018-19 season. Before that, Coach Zamir spent two years with the Hapoel Jerusalem Volleyball Club, coaching the boys U16 and U18 teams. In the 2017 season, he led the U16 to playoffs and the season after that, to promotion to the top division. Coach Zamir coached Hanissuy High School in Jerusalem and led the girl's team to regional championships (2015, 2018) and national beach volleyball tournament achievements (3rd 2015, 2nd 2018).
Coach Zamir played for the Hapoel Jerusalem men's volleyball team in the Israel premier league. He is also certified as a personal gym trainer and holds a B.A. in history and an M.A. in sports management through the University of Kansas.
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday, 12 - 5 p.m.
Courses
Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced Volleyball
Education
Masters Degree In Sport Management, University of Kansas
AVCA Awards
Diversity Award (2023)
30 Under Thirty Award (2022)
30 Under 30 High School (2021)