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Nicholas “Nicky” Johnson was born and raised in Trumbull, CT where he played 4 years of high school volleyball from 2015-2018 for Trumbull High School and 3 years of club volleyball for MEVBC from 2016-2018. He then went on to play 4 years of Men’s Club Volleyball at UMass Amherst, in which his team competed at the national tournament in Phoenix, AZ in 2022.
Nicky began his coaching career helping the THS girls team in their summer league. He then became a coach for UMass Amherst his senior year due to taking on the E-Board position of President. Most recently, he was the Assistant Coach for Beantown Volleyball in Natick, MA before his move back to CT, where he is now the Girls Coach/ Boys Assistant Coach for NEVBC.
Nicky’s favorite drill is the Arie’s Pepper, which he recently learned from NEVBC! He loves how it gets kids to move and talk. His coaching strengths include being loud and enthusiastic, always providing an atmosphere to speak to him and ask questions. His favorite coaching moment so far was being able to take his team from UMass to the finals at AZ, something he never imagined would happen.
Outside of coaching for NEVBC, Nicky is a Project Engineer for a Construction Management firm. He is also a huge theater geek and enjoys taking the opportunity to see a show or talk about it when he can.
Volleyball has been a vital part of Nicky’s life since high school and he is so happy his story continues at NEVBC with such a wonderful community of coaches whom he feels have experienced the same impact.