Paul Assaiante

Paul Assaiante
Education

B.S.Springfield College '74

M.S. Long Island University '80
Occupation Professional Speaker, Author, Trinity College Men's Squash and Tennis Coach, Director of Athletic Development and College Relations, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Director of Racquet Sports.

Paul Assaiante is currently the Men’s Squash and Tennis coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Professional Speaker and Author. Two-time Olympic Coach-of-the-Year, World Championship Coach and the “winningest coach in college sports history”, Paul Assaiante has motivated top athletes from around the world. His core belief is the need to embrace our fears in order to remove the obstacles to our success. He captures this concept in his book, Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear, a visionary reflection on leadership and mentoring from one of America’s most successful coaches.

Assaiante is a 1974 graduate of Springfield College and holds a master's degree from Long Island University , he currently resides in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Professional career

Hartford, CT

Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Princeton Club of New York, New York, NY

The Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, MD

Williams College, Williamstown, MA

The Apawamis Club, Rye, NY

United States Military Academy of West Point, NY

Awards and Accomplishment

Present: Longest consecutive winning streak of any college sport.

Coached 75 All Americans and numerous National Champions in both tennis and squash.

2010: Named U.S. National Squash Coach.

2010: Assaiante Tennis Center Dedication, Trinity College.

2009: Elected to Springfield College Hall of Fame.

2003: U.S.Squash Racquets Association Presidents Award for his lifelong contribution to the sport.

2002: Arthur Hughes Award Recipient (Junior Professor of the Year),Trinity College.

2000:Hartford Courant Coach of the Century.

  1. Multiple NESCAC Coach of the Year Awards: Tennis and Squash.
  2. Two- Time Olympic Coach of the Year.
  3. Hartford World Team Tennis Coach.
  4. U.S.A. World Team Squash Coach.
  5. U.S. National Squash Coach
  6. Recipient of the Gold Key Award from the Connecticut sports writers guild.
  7. Has raised three million dollars to endow his own Chair "Paul D. Assaiante Professorship of Physical Education".
  8. Has raised two million dollars to endow the U.S. National Squash Coach Chair "The Ganek Family Chair".

Publications

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