Beach National Team Training Group IC Coach
Scott Davenport is a Beach National Team independent contractor coach. He is the head coach for Sarah Sponcil/Terese Cannon, Theo Brunner/Chaim Schalk and Emily Stockman/Lauren Fendrick.
Scott began his coaching career in indoor volleyball but quickly found his way to the beach. He began coaching for the U.S. Beach National Team in 2008 and has since become one of the most storied coaches in beach volleyball. He’s taught U.S. BNT athletes Nick Lucena, Brooke Sweat, Matt Fuerbringer, Ryan Doherty and Casey Patterson, among others. He’s also coached for Canada, helping Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes win the 2019 world championship.
In addition to his national team experience, Scott served as the Managing Director of the AVP Academy from 2016 to 2020.
Scott played collegiate volleyball, leading IPFW to a final four appearance. He also represented the U.S. at the 1999 Pan American Games and became an AVP regular from 1996-2009. He has a Master of Arts in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from Cal-State Dominguez Hills.