Rose Magers-Powell
11th Year
Head Coach
Volleyball
Rose Magers-Powell returns for her 11th season at the helm of the RedHawks Volleyball program. Rose, having one of the finest volleyball careers in American history, has applied her magic to local schools, camps, and collegiate programs. A native of Texas, she attended the University of Houston, earning awards such as Most Improved, Best Spiker, and Most Valuable Player of the Conference. She was a member of the 1984 US Olympic Volleyball team winning the Silver Medal, the highest finishing women's team in United States history.
She played 9 years (1984-1993) in Japan as a professional player/coach. During this time she was a three-time MVP, six-time Best Spiker, one-time Best Blocker, and six-time Most Point Maker in the league.
Before accepting the coaching position at Martin Methodist, she coached at Lee High School in Huntsville for 4 years. While there,she compiled a record of 108-50 and was ranked in the top 10 in the state.
In her first year at Martin Methodist, she was voted by her peers as the 1996 TranSouth Conference Coach of the Year. She has since compiled an overall collegiate record of 169-105. Under her guidance, Martin Methodist has turned their Volleyball program around and have had a winning season every year. They have competed in numerous TranSouth Conference Tournament Finals and NAIA Regional Tournaments.
During the 2005 season she guided her team to the school's first-ever Volleyball TransSouth Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships and first NAIA Region XI Final, thus earning her recognition as the TSAC Coach of the Year for the second time in her career. She also had two players selected as NAIA All-America Honorable Mentions.
Rose has had quite a career and accomplished many feats. Most recently she was able to finish her education, by completing her studies and receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Human Services from Martin Methodist College in 2000. She now makes her home with her husband, Harry, and two sons, William and Brandon, in Huntsville, Alabama.
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