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Kellie Block

Kellie Block

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Hired at Farmingdale State: September 2021
Prior to Farmingdale State: Lindenhurst High School from 2004-2017
Half Hollow Hills East High School (1990-2003)
Huntington High School (1991-1995)
Skyline Coach of the Year Honors: 2021, 2022

Head Coach: Kellie Block (Fifth year in 2025-26)

Kellie Block joined Farmingdale State College's volleyball staff in September of 2021, and enters the 2025 season with a career record of 57-32 (.640), including a mark of 38-6 (.864) in Skyline Conference play. She was named Skyline Conference Coach of the Year by her peers in each of her first two seasons with the program.

Prior to FSC, Block was the Girls Varsity Volleyball Coach at Lindenhurst High School from 2004-2017. She led the team to three Suffolk County championships (2008, 2009, 2010), as well as three Regional titles (2008, 2009, 2010). She also coached the Girls Varsity Volleyball teams at Half Hollow Hills High School East (1990-2003) and Huntington High School (1991-1995), and guided Huntington to a pair of Suffolk County championships.

Block was an elementary physical education teacher at William Rall Elementary School in Lindenhurst from 1994-2025, and has been the Co-Director and Head Coach at the Academy Volleyball Club since 1990. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from SUNY Cortland in 1990, and received her Master’s Degree in Special Education from Dowling College in 1998. Block earned an Administration Certification from the College of New Rochelle in 2000.

Kellie lives in Seaford with her husband, Rory, and has two children.

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Skyline Championship Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

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All-Skyline Conference Honors: 14
Skyline Player of the Year Awards: 1 (Kalena Ricketts - 2023)
Skyline Rookie of the Year Awards: 1 (Kalena Ricketts - 2021)
ECAC Honors: 1

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Farmingdale Overall Conference Postseason Year-End Finish
2024 15-8 9-2 0-1 Skyline Conference First Round
2023 13-12 9-2 1-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
2022 15-8 10-1 0-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
2021 14-5 10-1 1-1 Skyline Conference Semifinals
Total 57-32 (.640) 38-6 (.864) 2-4 (.333)