Paul Assaiante
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Trinity |
| Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Education | Springfield College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1974–1985 | Army |
| 1987–1989 | Williams College |
| 1994–present | Trinity |
Paul Assaiante is the Men’s Squash and Tennis coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and a professional speaker and author. Assaiante is a two-time Olympic Coach-of-the-Year.
Assaiante has led the Trinity men's squash team to seventeen national titles. From 1998-2012, Assaiante and Trinity won 252 consecutive matches, including thirteen national championships—the longest winning streak in college sports history. The steak came to an end when Yale defeated Trinity, 5-4, on January 18, 2012.[1]
Assaiante is a 1974 graduate of Springfield College and holds a master's degree from Long Island University. He currently resides in West Hartford, Connecticut.
In 2014, a $2 million gift to US Squash established the Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach Fund and Assaiante became the inaugural Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach on a part-time basis. The position is currently the only endowed coaching position among the more than four dozen sports that are members of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.[2] Assaiante served in the Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach role until 2021 when Ong Beng Hee of Malaysia was hired on a full-time basis.[3]
In 2016, Assaiante was inducted into the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional career
Hartford, CT
- 2000-2007: Head Coach of the Hartford FoxForce, a member of World Team Tennis.[5]
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
- 1994–present: Director of Racquet Sports
- 1995–present: Associate Professor of Physical Education
- 2000–present: Director of Athletic Development and College Relations
- 2000-2005: Director of Physical Education
US Squash
- 2014–2021: Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach
Princeton Club of New York, New York, NY
- 1991-1994: Squash Professional
The Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD
- 1989-1991: Director of Racquet Sports
Williams College, Williamstown, MA
- 1987-1989: Director of Racquet Sports, Assistant Professor
The Apawamis Club, Rye, NY
- 1985-1987: Director of Racquet Sports
United States Military Academy of West Point, NY
- 1974-1985: Professor and Coach
Awards and Accomplishment
1998-2012: Longest consecutive winning streak of any college sport.
- Coaching Career Record: 1,024-140
- Squash Record at Trinity College: 468-21
2016: Inducted into U.S. Squash Hall of Fame
2010: Named U.S. National Squash Coach.
2010: Assaiante Tennis Center Dedicated at Trinity College.
2009: Inducted to the Springfield College Hall of Fame.
2003: U.S.Squash Racquets Association Presidents Award for his lifelong contribution to the sport.
2002: Arthur Hughes Award Recipient (Junior Professor of the Year), Trinity College.
2000: Hartford Courant Coach of the Century.
Publications
- Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear with James Zug (Penguin Books, 2010) ISBN 978-1-59184-364-1
- Championship Tennis by the Experts: How to Play Championship Tennis, with Vic Braden (Leisure Press, June 1979) ISBN 978-0-918438-23-2
References
- ↑ Wachter, Paul (19 January 2012). "Squash - Trinity's Record Winning Streak Ends at 252". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "US SQUASH | $2 Million Ganek Family Gift Establishes US Squash Head National Coach Fund". www.ussquash.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "US Squash Appoints Ong Beng Hee as Ganek Family US Squash Head National Coach".
- ↑ "US SQUASH | Assaiante, Bramall and Stauffer Inducted into Hall of Fame at U.S. Open". www.ussquash.com. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "Paul Assaiante". bantamsports.com. Trinity College, Hartford. Retrieved 27 April 2019.