FDU Knights Athletics

Experience

Head Men's Volleyball Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2021-Present
Interim Women's Volleyball Head Coach, FDU (NCAA Division I - NEC) - 2021-2022
Assistant Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach, NYU (NCAA Division III - UAA) - 2002-2007, 2011-2021
Interim Head Women's Volleyball Coach, NYU (NCAA Division III - UAA) - 2017-2018
Head Coach, NJ Attack (USA Volleyball) - 2015-2016
Head Men's Volleyball Coach and Director of Volleyball Operations, Rutgers-Newark (NCAA Division I/III - EIVA/NJAC) - 2007-2011
Head Men's and Women's Volleyball Coach, Mount Saint Vincent (NCAA Division III - Skyline) - 1998-2002
 

Personal

Bachelor of Arts, Communications - Bowling Green
Resides in Northern New Jersey
Native of Brooklyn, N.Y.
 

Honors

Two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Assistant Coach of the Year (2017, 2020)
Coached one New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year (2017), nine All-Americans (2004-2020), one AVCA Newcomer of the Year (2017) one NCAA Blocks per Set Statistical Champion (2017) and one National Player of the Year (2006)
Was appointed to the UAA Mosaic Committee and became one of the leading voices
Also served on AVCA Diversity Development Team
 

At FDU

• Hired as the first-ever men's volleyball coach at FDU on February 11, 2021
• Overall record of 36-62 in four seasons 
• Two NEC tournament appearances (2024, 2025) 
• Prior to the start of the 2021-22 academic year, France was appointed Interim Women's Volleyball Head Coach, leading the Knights to eight wins, including three in the NEC
• Under his care, the women's volleyball team defeated BIG EAST member Georgetown in five sets on Sept. 17, 2021
• Recorded his first men's volleyball victory on Feb. 19, 2022 in straight-sets against now-NEC associate member D'Youville 3-0
• In their inaugural season, FDU men's volleyball finished with seven wins and earned a trip to the First Point Volleyball Foundation Collegiate Challenge in Austin, Texas where the Knights took-on No. 1 Hawaii and No. 14 Stamford, in addition to battling Queens (N.C.)
• Following the season, France was tabbed to join the coaching staff of Team GEVA at the USA Volleyball 2022 All-Star Championship. France previously served as an assistant coach with the USA Volleyball National Team Development Program in July 2021
• In 2024, France led the Knights to a program best 12 wins and reached the NEC tournament for the first time 
• In the 2024 NEC quarterfinal, FDU defeated Merrimack to record France's first NEC tournament victory 
• Knights have earned All-NEC honors four times under his discretion 

 

NYU Highlights

• Named AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2020
• Violets' men's program finished 13-3 his final season with a final national ranking of No. 2
• Assumed head coach responsibilities with the women's volleyball team mid-season and turned the season around from a 5-19 start to a 6-3 finish
• His team earned the Violets' Team Academic Award for the fall semester in 2017

 

Rutgers-Newark Highlights

• Qualified for two Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) tournaments, winning two Division titles
• Tallied 46 wins on the men's side and 17 with the women
• Notched an EIVA (men's) conference victory over national powerhouse Penn State (3-1) in 2010

 

Mount Saint Vincent Highlights

• Guided women's program to three Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference championships
• Men's team finished in the Top 15 ranking among NCAA programs
• Led the men's team to three North East Collegiate Volleyball Association titles