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Former Palatka softball coach traded in whistle for chance to officiate state, national volleyball tournaments
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Rick Breed (center) poses with other officials during a break at the NCAA Beach Volleyball championships at Gulf Shores, Alabama, in May. (Submitted Photo) -
Former Palatka High School softball coach Rick Breed has found his niche the last dozen years as an indoor and beach volleyball official, overseeing a pair of FHSAA Final Fours the last two years and the NCAA Beach Volleyball championships in Alabama in May. (MARK BLUMENTHAL/Palatka Daily News)
Rick Breed became a high school and college volleyball official thanks to his association in another sport he was involved in for nearly two decades.
“It started coaching softball at Palatka High…