Rick Martines begins season number three after joining the Lake-Sumter State College volleyball coaching staff in 2020-2021. Coach Martines is no stranger to LakeHawks Head Coach, Amanda Phelps, as the two first met coaching at Top Select Volleyball Academy in Orlando, Florida. Martines comes to Lake-Sumter after two highly successful years with the College of Central Florida Patriots, where he helped lead them to back-to-back appearances at the NJCAA Region 8 Tournament. In his two seasons, the Patriots went 39-21 overall and finished both seasons as runner-up in the Mid-Florida Conference, and were ranked as high as No. 9 nationally.

 

Martines got his start in collegiate coaching in 2013 as a Volunteer Assistant Coach with Webber International University. Prior to coaching at the collegiate level, he began as an Assistant Coach at Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida before moving on to lead his own Varsity team at University High School in Orange City, Florida. He continues to train and mentor prep-level players of all ages while working with USA Volleyball junior club program Top Select Volleyball Academy, where he is in his seventh season. 

 

Martines was born and raised in DeLand, Florida and graduated from DeLand High School before attending the University of Central Florida. He currently resides in Maitland, Florida with his wife, Christine, and their two dogs.