Sherwin Meneses

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Sherwin Meneses
Meneses at outstanding alumni awards rites at Adamson in 2024.jpg
Meneses in 2024
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1982-07-20) July 20, 1982 (age 43)
College / University Adamson University
Coaching information
Current team
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
    • 2012–2016
    • 2009–2024
    • 2018
    • 2022–present
    • 2022
    • 2024–2025
    • 2024

Sherwin Meneses (born July 20, 1982 [1] ) is a Filipino volleyball coach. He is a ten-time champion in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), seven times as the head coach of the Creamline Cool Smashers. He is also the head coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs, who captured their second straight title in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in May 2025.

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He also coached the Adamson Lady Falcons in the UAAP and the Arellano Chiefs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Career

Meneses is a former player for the Adamson Falcons. [2] He and Mike Alinsunurin won the Nestea Beach Volleyball crown in Boracay in 2006. [3]

Coaching career

Collegiate

Adamson Lady Falcons

Sherwin Meneses has been the coach of the Lady Falcons, Adamson University's women's volleyball team from 2012 to 2016. He resigned from his post on March 10, 2016, while UAAP Season 78 was still underway due to a dispute with the management. [4] [5] [6] Under his coaching the Falcons reached the Final Four twice. Other players including captain Mylene Paat left the team. [7]

Adamson University awarded Meneses as one of the 2024 Outstanding Alumni in Sports, Culture and Arts. [8]

Arellano Chiefs

Meneses moved to the Arellano Chiefs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. [9]

NU Lady Bulldogs

In August 2024, Meneses became coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs. [10] NU considered national team coach Jorge Edson and Akari Chargers coach Taka Minowa for the role left by Norman Miguel. Meneses accepted the role adding to his current position as head coach of Creamline. His wife and daughter have studied at NU. [11]

The Lady Bulldogs played at the 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship under the club name Monolith Skyrisers. [12] They finished sixth. [13] He would be formally signed as coach for the Lady Bulldogs for the UAAP in October 1, 2024. [14]

Meneses and the Lady Bulldogs won the 2024 Shakey's Super League Pre-season Championship over the DLSU Lady Spikers. [15] The latter lost again, 0-2, in the finals as NU claimed back-to-back UAAP crowns in May 2025. [16] Meneses left the team in September 2025 and was replaced by Regine Diego. [17]

Club

Generika

Meneses coached the now-defunct Generika-Ayala Lifesavers of the Philippine Super Liga and led the Arellano men's volleyball team to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Season 93. [18]

Creamline

Meneses was tapped to coach the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). [19] He won his first title as a head coach when he helped Creamline win the 2022 Open Conference title. [18]

Leaning on Tots Carlos and Jema Galanza who were the top two highest pointers for Creamline, Meneses won his second title as a pro head coach in the 2022 Invitational Conference and went on to win a third straight championship. [20] [21]

Meneses was tapped to the coaching staff of the national team with seven of its players coming from Creamline – Tots Carlos, Jema Galanza, Michele Gumabao, Jia Morado, Kyla Atienza, Celine Domingo, and Alyssa Valdez – set to participate in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia in May 2023 after the Cool Smashers successfully defended their PVL All-Filipino Conference title against the Petro Gazz Angels last March 30, 2023. [22]

Meneses guided the Cool Smashers to their 4-peat and 8th title overall in the PVL on May 12, 2024. [23] [24]

Creamline won its first grand slam and 10th title overall without the usual MVP-veterans as starters last September 12, 2024, equally making Meneses the first grand slam coach in the women's pro league in the Philippines. [25]

In March 2025, Meneses won his 100th game during Game 1 of the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference quarterfinals. [26] Creamline lost the final to Petro Gazz. [27]

National team

Creamline as the Philippine national team took part at the 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup under the tutelage of Meneses. [28] [29]

Honors

Creamline:

References

  1. ↑ Caacbay, Kennedy (20 July 2024). "PVL: Cool Smashers gift coach Sherwin a Farm Fresh win on his birthday". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 14 April 2025. The Creamline Cool Smashers have gifted their coach, Sherwin Meneses, a win on his birthday... on Saturday, / Meneses, who just turned 42
  2. ↑ Tuazon, Ernest (12 March 2025). "Sherwin Meneses reflects on Adamson roots after leading NU past former squad". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Calapre, Frank (March 23, 2007). "Adamson, SFAC gain semis slots". Manila Times. p. A8. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Nakpil, Danielle (March 11, 2016). "Adamson Lady Falcons Coach Sherwin Meneses resigns". Rappler . Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ Flores, Migs (18 February 2017). "Meneses gets coaching win against the team he built". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Customs' Fen Emnas enjoys setting for Alyssa Valdez". The Philippine Star. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Flores, Migs (18 February 2017). "Meneses gets coaching win against the team he built". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "AUAAI, OIA host 87th Alumni Homecoming; recognizes new batch of outstanding alumni". The Adamson News. February 21, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Arellano triumphs in NCAA men's, women's volleyball". ABS-CBN News . November 23, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  10. ↑ Caacbay, Kennedy (18 August 2024). "Sherwin Meneses takes over as shot-caller for NU Lady Bulldogs". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ↑ Garcia, John Mark (2 December 2024). "What made it easy for Sherwin Meneses to accept NU Lady Bulldogs job". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ↑ Garcia, John Mark (22 September 2024). "NU opens Sherwin Meneses era with victory over Iranian club". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  13. ↑ Tuazon, Ernest (28 September 2024). "NU-Monolith concludes AVC Women's Club journey with sixth-place finish". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Isaga, JR (1 October 2024). "Champion meets champion: NU formalizes Sherwin Meneses signing as Lady Bulldogs coach". Rappler. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (November 24, 2024). "NU edges La Salle to seal preseason 3-peat, this time with new coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  16. ↑ Masoy, Niel Victor (May 17, 2025). "Meneses relishes first UAAP crown". Manila Times. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  17. ↑ Matel, Philip (September 3, 2025). "Regine Diego to coach NU Lady Bulldogs in SSL following Sherwin Meneses' reported exit". Rappler. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  18. 1 2 Agcaoili, Lance (April 10, 2022). "PVL: Sherwin Meneses savors first taste of title glory with Creamline". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  19. ↑ Villar, Joey (17 February 2022). "Meneses will coach Creamline Cool Smashers in PVL". BusinessWorld Online. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  20. ↑ Morales, Luisa (August 14, 2022). "Creamline schools KingWhale to clinch PVL Invitational crown". Philstar. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  21. ↑ "PVL 'slam' on Cool Smashers' minds". PVL.ph. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  22. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (March 31, 2023). "For Flag and Country". Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  23. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (May 12, 2024). "PVL: Creamline's unusual road to finals ends in same title result". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  24. ↑ Anzures, Rom (May 13, 2024). "PVL: Finals MVP Jema Galanza proud of how Creamline defied adversity en route to All-Filipino crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  25. ↑ Caacbay, Kennedy (September 12, 2024). "Creamline makes history, clinches first-ever PVL Grand Slam". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  26. ↑ Mago, Jason (20 March 2025). "Meneses savors win No. 100". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  27. ↑ Anzures, Rom (13 April 2025). "PVL: Creamline shifting focus to AVC after AFC Finals loss, says Meneses". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  28. ↑ Micaller, Bea (August 24, 2022). "Philippines gets breakthrough AVC Cup win with four-set romp of Iran". GMA News Online. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  29. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (August 24, 2022). "AVC Cup: Jema Galanza wills Creamline-PH past Iran for first win". Inquirer.net. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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