Performance Analyst
Women's Sitting National Team
Jeffery Hicks was hired in February 2022 to serve as performance analyst for the U.S. sitting national teams. In 2026, he became the full-time performance analyst for the Women’s Sitting National Team.
Hicks had previously served as technical coordinator in an independent contractor role for the women’s team since 2013. He has supported the squad through major international milestones, including Paralympic gold in 2016, 2020 and 2024. He is looking forward to contributing at home for the LA Paralympic Games in 2028.
Hicks’ first international experience came in 2013 when he traveled with the women’s team to Russia for the Moscow Open Cup. At the event, the U.S. won gold and achieved its first-ever international success against rival China. The U.S. Women went on to defeat China for gold at the 2016 Intercontinental Cup and 2016 Paralympic Games.
Following Rio gold, Hicks supported the U.S. Women’s Indoor National Team as technical coordinator at the 2017 Women’s World Grand Champions Cup where the U.S. took bronze. Hicks also served as a performance analyst at the 2019 and 2020 U.S. Women’s National Team Open Tryouts.
Along his journey, Hicks has contributed to many collegiate programs including University of Denver, Michigan State, Emory University, West Point Military Academy, Mississippi State and Pfeiffer University. Some of his accolades include assisting Emory University to a 30-7 season and a D-III Championship quarterfinal appearance. At his latest stop in Denver, he supported the Pioneers as director of volleyball operations assisting the team to a 2020 regular season championship.
Hicks grew up in Atlanta and graduated with a business degree from Mercer University.