Jerry Yee

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Jerry Yee
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1974-04-14) April 14, 1974 (age 50) [1]
Coaching information
Current team Zus Coffee Thunderbelles
De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (women)
University of the East (women)
Quezon Tangerines
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2016–2017
2017
2018
2018–
2022
2023
2023–2024		 University of the Philippines (women)
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
Petro Gazz Angels
College of Saint Benilde (women)
Petro Gazz Angels
Adamson University (women)
Farm Fresh Foxies

Jerry Yee (born April 14, 1974) is a Filipino volleyball coach who is the head coach of the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles of the Premier Volleyball League, the UE Lady Red Warriors of the UAAP, the Benilde Blazers of the NCAA, and the Quezon Tangerines of the MPVA.

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Career

High school

Prior to becoming a coach in the collegiate level, Yee was in charge of Hope Christian High School's girls volleyball program as its coach. It was with Hope Christian where Yee first coached Isa Molde, Justine Dorog and Mae Basarte. [2] [3] The school played in the V-League and formed part of the core of the National Capital Region girls team in the Palarong Pambansa. [4]

Collegiate

UAAP

Yee has coached teams in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

University of the Philippines

Yee first coaches the UP Fighting Maroons in Seasons 78 and 79. [5] He would resign in 2017. [6]

Adamson University

He would return to coaching in the UAAP in 2023 when he joined the Adamson Lady Falcons [7] He would only coach for Season 85 [8] leading them to a third place finish; their first ever Final Four appearance since Season 76 in 2014. [9]

He was released in June 7 of the same year shortly after his appointment as the main tactician of the Farm Fresh Foxies in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) was announced. [9] The company of rival team the Akari Chargers sponsors Adamson. [10]

University of the East

Yee would then coach the UE Lady Red Warriors in Season 86. [5] He was unable to complete the season as he was mete with a three month suspension in March 2024 for "acts that are inconsistent with the purposes" of the UAAP. [11] This suspension was characterized as undue. Yee alleged that there is a lack of due process and insinuated that his former employer Adamson was behind the complaint. [12]

NCAA

De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde

Yee would also coach the St. Benilde Lady Blazers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since April 2018. [13] He helped them break Arellano Lady Braves' three-title streak by clinching the Season 97 volleyball title in 2022. [14] He has also oversaw the Lady Blazers take part in the 2018 PVL Collegiate Conference. [15]

Club

Sta. Lucia Realtors

The Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors of the Philippine Super Liga were coached by Yee during the 2017 Grand Prix. [16] [17]

Petro Gazz Angels

Yee would become the coach of the Petro Gazz Angels in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) when the debuted in 2018. [18] [19] [20] Arnold Laniog would take over from Yee in 2019. Yee remained as part of Petro Gazz as its team consultant. [21]

He would be reinstated as head coach for Petro Gazz in 2022. [21]

Farm Fresh Foxies

In the middle of his stint with Adamson, Yee was approached to coach a new team in the Premier Volleyball League. Yee would become coach of the team which would become the Farm Fresh Foxies which had its core formed from players of St. Benilde which Yee also coaches. [22] He would start his stint with Farm Fresh in mid-2023. [9]

Quezon Tangerines

In June 2024, it was announced that Yee will be coaching the expansion Quezon Tangerines of the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association (MPVA). [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "On Yee's resignation as Lady Maroons coach". The Philippine Star. September 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hope Christian sustains dominance in girls volleyball with two league titles in three months". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. October 18, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Songalia, Ryan (April 28, 2014). "Which region will earn top volleyball honors at Palaro 2014?". Rappler. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Agcaoili, Lance. "Jerry Yee named UE Lady Warriors volleyball coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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  8. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (June 7, 2023). "Jerry Yee released by Adamson after PVL coaching appointment". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 "'Complete support': Adamson, Jerry Yee part ways as new PVL Farm Fresh gig begins". Rappler. June 7, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
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