Bill Kropp

Biography

Bill Kropp is St. Joseph's College (L.I.)'s first-ever men's volleyball head coach, arriving with 35 years of coaching experience. Most recently, he served as varsity boys' head coach at Sachem High School East since 1989, where he led the Flaming Arrows to five Suffolk County Championships ('92, '94, '95, '00, '13) and one Long Island Championship in 2013, compiling a 366-115 record with 12 division titles, six league titles and six Suffolk Coach of the Year honors. From 1989 to 2000, Kropp headed Sachem East's girls' program, posting a 220-44 record and claiming three Suffolk County titles ('94, '95, '98), seven league championships and four League One Coach of the Year selections. He also worked as a coach at the Long Island Volleyball Club (LIVBC) starting in 2010, headed boys teams at various age levels, and worked with Rebels Volleyball Club (2009-10) and Blaze Volleyball Club (2007-09). Kropp served as head coach at the Long Island Region's boy's and men's teams at the Empire State Games in 1994-95 and 1997-98, respectively. He is the founder and current director of the Sachem Youth Advisory Group (S.Y.A.G.) Volleyball Camp—Long Island's largest volleyball camp—and previously served as director of other volleyball camps. Kropp was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boys Volleyball Suffolk County Coaches Association and was inducted into the Sachem Athletic Hall of Fame and the New York Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2017. At St. Joseph's, he ha