Years at BYU
2008-2011
Shay Goulding was named the head coach of the BYU women's volleyball program on Feb. 27, 2008 and in her three years at the helm she achieved a 43-42 record.
Coaching Career
Goulding has 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, including five seasons as the head coach at SLCC where she cultivated the Bruins into one of the elite junior college programs in the country. A four-time NJCAA District I Coach of the Year and two-time American Volleyball Coaches Association West Region Coach of the Year, Goulding guided her SLCC teams to four NJCAA Tournament berths, placing as high as second. Her teams have earned a top-10 NJCAA ranking in each of the last four seasons.
Goulding's 2007 team earned a 44-2 record while finishing third at the NJCAA National Tournament with both losses coming against eventual national champion Western Nebraska. Goulding was honored with her second AVCA West Region Coach of the Year award and fourth District I honor and graduated her fifth All-American. The Bruins made their third consecutive national tournament appearance in 2006 while Goulding garnered her third District Coach of the Year accolade and graduated her third NJCAA All-American. After placing third in the Scenic West Athletic Conference, Goulding led the Bruins to the Region 18b Championship and a bid to the NJCAA Tournament, where the team finished in 11th place.
The 2005 Bruins also finished third in the SWAC and rallied to win the region and district championships. The Bruins ended the year ninth nationally after Goulding received her second District Coach of the Year award. In 2004, she guided the Bruins to a second-place finish at the NJCAA Tournament, producing her first two All-Americans in just her second season as head coach. As a result, she was named the District I and AVCA West Region Coach of the Year.
Prior to coaching at SLCC, Goulding spent one year at Solano Community College in Fairfield, Calif., and four years as part of the coaching staff at Utah State University. During her time as an assistant coach at USU, the Aggies went to the NCAA Tournament twice and were ranked in the top 25 in the country for two consecutive years. The Aggies' climb to the top included back-to-back 20-win seasons and 10 Big West All-Conference selections.?
Goulding's coaching experience also includes coaching at the high school and club levels in both California and Utah for the past 10 years. Goulding has directed and coached at camps throughout the western states and has become known as a sound clinician and excellent teacher of motor skills. She was a featured speaker at the 2007 AVCA convention and has served as the Chairman of the AVCA Awards Committee since 2004.
Playing Career
Goulding played collegiate volleyball at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. A middle blocker/outside hitter, she was named team captain and the Chanticleers Most Valuable Player in 1994 while being selected to several all-tournament teams.
Personal
A native of Visalia, Calif., Goulding received her Master of Education degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Motor Learning from Utah State University in 2001 and her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from BYU in 1998. She served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Santiago, Chile, from 1996-97. In 2010, Goulding completed her first Ironman competition.