Aaron Murphy (Japanese: アーロン・マーフィ Āron Māfi) is the coach for Kamomedai High Boys' Volleyball Club.
Appearance[]
Murphy has a large and heavy build. He has short hair, thick eyebrows, and a small beard. Due to his age, wrinkles can be seen on his forehead and around his eyes.
Personality[]
Murphy appears to be quite cheery and is often seen with a happy grin on his face. Although he can be surprised by the opposing team's plays, he remains unaffected and maintains an untroubled countenance.
Background[]
Murphy is a famous coach who used to coach in Italy's pro volleyball series. After he came to Japan, he helped a team that has been stuck in Japan's V2 league and pushed them to V1. His arrival at Kamomedai attracted many talents to the school. His coach philosophy focuses on strengthening a team's serving, blocking, and mental toughness.
Plot[]
Tokyo Nationals Arc[]
As Kamomedai's match with Karasuno progresses, Hoshiumi has just gotten blocked by the opponents and their setter has taunted him. Murphy tries to calm him down by using the analogy of a bird, which confuses the team. After Hoshiumi gets past through Tsukishima's block using his blocking-deflecting technique Murphy claps while Nozawa congratulates his teammate. Not long after, Kamomedai's blockers demonstrate great speed and Murphy comments about how the team has been influenced by Hoshiumi's peak performance but is awed when Tsukishima scores against them.
Once Kamomedai keeps demonstrating their strong defense after Hoshiumi's habitual impressive serve, Murphy comments that as long as they keep up their good serving, everything will go well for them, and if they do that, Hinata would not be able to stop them.[1] At the end of the second set, Hinata does his minus tempo attack and Murphy wonders how that is even possible.
Relationships[]
Kamomedai High[]
- Kamomedai High: Murphy is currently the coach of Kamomedai High. As such, he has gotten to know the players well enough that he is able to pick up individual habits, skills, and help the boys gain a better sense of concentration.
Quotes[]
- (To Kamomedai) "The two things I love most in this world are my wife and my daughter. But volleyball comes in a very close third. I hope all of you will come to love volleyball too."[1]
Trivia[]
- At 102 kg, Murphy is currently the heaviest character in the series.
- Murphy reveals his favorite things are his wife and daughter, followed by volleyball in a close third.[1]
- Murphy's height is originally revealed to 189 cm, but in a poll result, his height is listed as 192 cm.
- It is unknown which one is the correct one.[2]