As of January 2017, Mr. Juan Albarrán Rodriguez has been appointed as the U19 Puerto Rico Boys National Team Head Coach. Mr. Albarrán a FIVB certified Level 3 Coach and Physical Education teacher by profession and former professional volleyball player and U19 National Team member has been engaged with the Puerto Rico National Teams program for the past 8 years.
During his tenure he has held several leadership positions in the Puerto Rico National teams program first as an assistant coach and lately as the Head Coach for the U19 Boys team.
With the Puerto Rico National Team program he has participated in the following competitions:
· Head Coach Boys U19 Pan-American Tournament, Mexico
· Assistant Coach Boys U19 FIVB 2015 World Championship , Argentina
· Assistant Coach Boys U21 NORCECA 2015 Championship , El Salvador
· Head Coach Boys U15 High Performance (USA Volleyball 2014, 2015), Championships
Aside from the National Federation Programs, Mr. Albarrán is the current Volleyball Head Coach of the top level public university in Puerto Rico. He also leads, as Technical Director, a local Volleyball club, Trujillo Volleyball Academy.
Mr. Albarrán goal towards the next U19 World Championship is to rank the U19 Boys Puerto Rico National team as one of the Top 10 teams of the championship.