Steve A. Aird
Aird vs. Kent St. in 2015
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIndiana
ConferenceBig Ten
Record61–87 (.412)
Biographical details
Born (1978-01-26) January 26, 1978
Toronto, Ontario. Canada
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Playing career
1997–2001Penn State University
Position(s)Outside Hitter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2005Auburn (Assistant)
2005–2007Cincinnati (Assistant)
2007–2010Penn State (Director of Volleyball Operations)
2012–2014Penn State (Assistant)
2014–2017Maryland
2018–presentIndiana

Steve A. Aird (born January 26, 1978)[1] is a Canadian volleyball coach at Indiana University (2018–present). He was previously the head volleyball coach at the University of Maryland from 2014-2017.

Personal life

Aird was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and received his degree in Letters, Arts and Sciences with a focus on business law and sports management in 2001. He is married to Brandy Wilson Aird. Steve and Brandy have three kids, Caelan, Padraic and Mackenzie.[1]

Playing career

Aird played at Penn State University from 1997 to 2001, where he started from 1999 to 2001. The Nittany Lions made three NCAA semifinal appearances during his career. He graduated from Penn State in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in Letters, Arts and Sciences with a focus on business law and sports management.[1]

Coaching career

Aird brings more than 15 years of coaching and playing experience at the highest level of collegiate volleyball, serving as an assistant coach at three Division I programs in addition to being a two-time captain during his playing days at Penn State. In the past two seasons, Penn State players earned nine AVCA All-America accolades and 14 All-Big Ten Conference honors.

Prior to joining the Penn State staff in 2012, Aird served as President and CMO of Complete Athlete Inc., which included such duties as marketing, corporate expansion, coach and player development, scouting and match preparation. He coached players who went on to play at several of the nation’s top Division I programs, including Stanford, Washington, Florida, Tennessee and Penn State.

Aird previously served as an assistant coach and director of operations for Penn State in 2007, recruiting and training student-athletes who went on to win National Championships in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Aird began his coaching career in 2002, when he served as an assistant at Auburn from 2002–05, before coaching as an assistant at Cincinnati from 2005-07. He played a critical role in bringing in one of Cincinnati’s recruiting classes, and developed numerous all-conference and all-America student-athletes.

Aird’s volleyball background spans far beyond the coaching realm. He is a noted clinician, having spoken at hundreds of camps and clinics across the country, in addition to going on several international tours to train and recruit. Aird has also been a featured writer for Volleyball Magazine and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Magazine.[1]

In Aird's second season with Indiana, the team set a program record in average attendance (1,809).[2]

Head Coaching Record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2014–2017)
2014 Maryland 10–213–1713th
2015 Maryland 15–195–1512th
2016 Maryland 12–204–1612th
2017 Maryland 18–147–1310th
Maryland: 55–74 (.426)19–61 (.238)
Indiana Hoosiers (Big Ten Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Indiana 16–157–139th
2019 Indiana 14–193–1713th
2020 Indiana 5–155–1511th
2021 Indiana 10–224–16T–11th
2022 Indiana 16–169-118th
Indiana: 61–87 (.412)30–70 (.300)
Total:116–161 (.419)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 UMD Player Profile
  2. ↑ Stefan Krajisnik (May 11, 2020). "IU volleyball recruits 15th best class". Indianapolis Star.


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