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Haleigh Smith

Haleigh Smith

Haleigh Smith is the Head Varsity Coach at Greenville High School.

Coach Haleigh Smith graduated from Easley High School where she played volleyball, basketball, and soccer. She received multiple sports awards in high school, including All-Region Goalkeeper awards for 5 years straight, Most Valuable Offensive Player for volleyball 3 years, Most Valuable Offensive Player and Coaches Award for basketball 2 years. She was also a member of her high school football team her senior year as a kicker. She received her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from Clemson University. While at Clemson, she was also a member of the track & field team as a discus thrower and competed in many intramural sports. Haleigh began coaching AAU basketball during college with SC Elite, an organization developed by her 2 older brothers. She coached basketball for 5 years before deciding to coach volleyball.

In August 2012, she began coaching volleyball at Berea High School as the Varsity Assistant. She soon realized her passion for coaching volleyball was much stronger, so she began coaching club volleyball in November 2012. She continued coaching at Berea for the next two years as well as coaching club volleyball for the next three years. Her 1st year coaching club, she led her 16 power team to AAU Nationals in Orlando, Florida. In her third year coaching club volleyball, Haleigh was the Assistant Coach for the 14 Power Pickens team who finished first in the Palmetto Region and went on to play in the USAV Nationals tournament in New Orleans.

Haleigh became the head Varsity Volleyball Coach for Greenville High School in August 2016 and was named Region 1-AAAA Coach of the Year that same year, leading the varsity volleyball team to finish 3rd in the region and their first playoff berth in 5 years. In 2017, the Lady Raiders finished 2nd in the region and advanced to the 2nd round of playoffs. In 2018, she led the team to their 3rd playoff berth, but unfortunately it ended after the 1st round. Haleigh was Region Co-Coach of The Year in 2020 and Regional Champs for 2021 high school season. Haleigh is hopeful that she will soon be able to lead her varsity team to their first Upper State Championship and State Championship in school history.

Haleigh began coaching with Excell in 2016. She has coached 16 Power and 15 Select, as well as our 15 Premier team. When she is not coaching, Haleigh loves to spend time with her other half, Eric, and their two rescue pups, Trish and Otto. She also enjoys playing multiple adult league co-ed sports with GSL such as flag football, basketball, softball and volleyball.

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