Sammy Acaylar

Sinfronio "Sammy" Acaylar (1958 or 1959[1]) is a Filipino volleyball coach.

Sammy Acaylar
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born1958 or 1959 (age 63–64)
HometownCagayan de Oro[1]
Coaching information
Current teamPerpetual Altas
Imus City–AJAA Spikers
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
?–
2013–2016
2017
2018
2023–		Perpetual Altas
Cignal HD Spikers (women)
Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors
UE Red Warriors
Imus City–AJAA Spikers
National team
1991, 2009, 2017–2019Philippines
Honours
Men's volleyball
Head coach for  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1991 ManilaNational Team

Career

Club

Acaylar has coached the Cignal HD Spikers women's team of the Philippine Super Liga helping them finish as runners-up twice in their first season in 2013.[1]

He would join the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors, who were newcomers in the 2017 season. He would guide the team in the All-Filipino Conference before resigning shortly prior to the start of the Grand Prix Conference due to commitments with other teams.[2][3]

For the 2023 Spikers' Turf season, Acaylar is coaching the Imus City–AJAA Spikers.[4][5]

Collegiate

Acaylar is known for his role in the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Altas of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). From 2010 to 2014, he would accomplish a win streak for the Altas men's team – which was then the longest in Philippine sport in general. He would return full time with Perpetual in 2018 after assuming multiple simultaneous coaching roles with other teams.[1][6] He was also offered to become Perpetual's sports director in 2017.[7]

He also coached the University of the East (UE) Red Warriors for their University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 80 run in 2018.[8][9]

National team

Acaylar has coached the Philippines men's national team in multiple occasions. He has coached the team which finished as bronze medalists at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games.[10] He also led a team at the 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship where they ended winless in six games.[11][12]

Acaylar was once again tasked to lead the team in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where they finished sixth.[13][14]

He was also part of the coaching staff of the Philippines women's national team which won gold at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games.[13]

References
  1. Zarate, Noel (March 19, 2023). "Best of the Decade: Sammy Acaylar puts his stamp on Philippine volleyball". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  2. "Cignal, Sta. Lucia upbeat ahead of PSL All-Filipino tilt". ABS-CBN News. June 4, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. Lozada, Mei-Lin (October 3, 2017). "Sammy Acaylar steps down as Sta. Lucia coach three weeks before PSL Grand Prix kicks off". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. Dannug, Jonash (January 30, 2023). "Acaylar hints at bringing Bagunas to Imus-ITP". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. Dannug, Jonash (January 22, 2023). "Acaylar hopes NCAA allows Louie Ramirez to play in both Perps, Imus". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. "Perpetual extends men's volley streak to 48". ABS-CBN News. November 13, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  7. Li, Matthew (August 13, 2018). "Sammy Acaylar looks to restore Perpetual's old glory". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  8. Flores, Migs (February 4, 2018). "UP pounds 10-man UE, spoils Sammy Acaylar's debut". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. Flores, Migs (February 23, 2018). "Francis Vicente, Sammy Acaylar resign from UE". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  10. Escalorte, Mark (August 1, 2017). "This is a challenge for the team – PHI team coach Acaylar". ABS-CBN Sports. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  11. "RP spikers face tough task vs region's finest". The Philippine Star. September 23, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  12. Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (October 5, 2009). "Iranians book ticket to Asian volley final". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  13. "Vicente, Acaylar get LVPI nod to handle SEA Games squads". ABS-CBN News. January 12, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  14. "Philippine men's volleyball team kaagad bumalik sa ensayo para sa 2019 SEAG" [Philippine men’s volleyball team immediately returns training for the 2019 SEAG]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philippine Star. September 7, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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