Jeff Ross

Jeff Ross

Jeff is entering his seventh season with the Douglas College Royals. He got his start in collegiate coaching at UBC, where he spent two years on the Thunderbirds staff as an assistant before taking the position of Head Coach with the Royals. Ross also stepped in to work with Team Canada in the summer and fall of 2019 and was named NEXT GEN Assistant Coach for the summer of 2021. He is also a current Assistant Coach with the UBC Women's Volleyball Program.

Gratitude, work ethic, competitiveness, & resilience are some of the core values that guide the program. 

“It is not all about talent. It's about charactercommitment, being coachable, and giving your best effort on and off the court every day!"

Achievements of the program over the last seven seasons:

11 PACWEST 1st Team All-Stars
6 PACWEST 2nd Team All-Stars
10 PACWEST All-Rookie Team members
4 PACWEST Female Volleyball Rookie of the Year
1 PACWEST Female Volleyball Player of the Year
3 CCAA All-Canadian
5 CCAA Academic All-Canadian
2 PACWEST Gold medal
2 PACWEST Silver medal
1 PACWEST Bronze medal
2 CCAA Silver Medal
42 CCAA National Scholars
3x PACWEST Coach of the Year.
1x CCAA Coach of the Year
2022 National Indigenous Coaching Award
2023 USPORT Championship (UBC Assistant Coach)

Born in Battleford, Saskatchewan, Jeff hails from the English River First Nation.