Eric Majors enters his fifth season with the Cowgirls and third year as associate head coach after being promoted to the position in 2016.
In 2017, Majors was part of a staff that helped McNeese to its most successful season since 2007 by winning 19 matches that included the most Southland Conference victories (10) since 2007 as well.
Since coming to McNeese, Majors has helped guide the Cowgirls to the Southland Conference Tournament three times in the last four years.
Majors came to McNeese in 2014 with over 15 years of head and assistant coaching experience at the collegiate level.
Prior to McNeese, he was the top assistant at his alma mater Graceland University where he assisted both the Men’s and Women’s programs from 2011-13.
Majors helped the Graceland Men’s team complete its most successful season in recent memory by winning the MAVIC west conference tournament (2011-12) and qualified for NAIA Nationals for the first time in school history. Majors directed the offensive attack for the women’s varsity team and helped guide them to their best finish in seven years by finishing 2nd in conference and 2nd in the HAAC conference tournament (2012-13). Majors was named “AVCA/NAIA Midwest Region Assistant Coach Of The Year” for his efforts.
On the club side Majors most recently spent last season with the Texas Tornadoes Volleyball Club where he served as head coach of the 18 and 11 Mizuno. He guided the 18 Mizuno to the USAV Nationals with a bronze medal at the Mid-East National Qualifier and finished with the Houston Shutout in third place out of all team in Houston. His 11 Mizuno team ranked in the Top 3 in Houston.
Major has also directed Sandshark volleyball club in Kansas City from 2006-2014. The Sandshark successfully qualified 50% of its teams to USAV Junior Nationals (one of the highest ratios in the heart of America Region). He trained numerous players who have gone on to be primary contributors in their collegiate careers.
Majors competed at Graceland University a middle blocker for teams that finished 2nd, 5th and 9th at the NIRSA Collegiate nationals, while being named to the MIVA all-tournament team his senior season.
Majors continued his career playing Open/AA Men’s USAV volleyball as an outside hitter and middle blocker. His teams won the USAV heart of America Region championship 4 times as well as finishing in the top 10 at USAV AA/OPEN level at adult nationals 3 times. Majors also played an extensive amount of 2 vs. 2 volleyball including competing in AVA professional sand tournaments.
