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Chuck Moore

Position: Defensive Coordinator Experience: 2nd Year

Chuck Moore is in his second stint as an assistant men's volleyball coach at USC, having been rehired in September of 2008. Now in the second year of his second stint at USC, he serves as the defensive coordinator.

Moore, 36, 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 was a fireman with the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Fire Department from 2003 to 2008, 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 current USC head coach Bill 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, 3.