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Achievements: 5 NCAA Championships, 10 NCAA Championship Matches, 12 NCAA Final Four Appearances, 27 NCAA Regional Appearances, 32 Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances
A five-time NCAA champion and AVCA Hall of Famer, John Dunning completed his 16th season at the helm of the Cardinal program and his 32nd season overall as a head coach in 2016. During his time on The Farm, the four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year has helped Stanford further strengthen its hold as one of the premier collegiate volleyball programs in the nation.
Since beginning his coaching career at Pacific in 1985, he has collected five national titles, the second-most in NCAA history, and coached in more Division I national title matches (10) than anyone. He has taken all 32 teams he has coached to the NCAA Tournament and led 27 of those teams to an NCAA Regional. Dunning ranks among the top five coaches all-time with a .828 career winning percentage, and among the top 10 active coaches with 888 career wins. Dunning boasts an 888-185 career record, with a 451-83 (.845) mark at Stanford. In his 16 years on The Farm, Dunning has had 24 athletes earn 52 AVCA All-America honors and developed four AVCA National Players of the Year. His Stanford teams have also posted a 58-13 record in the NCAA Tournament, won eight Pac-12 titles (including seven of the past 11) and reached the national championship match in seven of his 16 seasons as head coach. read more...
Since beginning his coaching career at Pacific in 1985, he has collected five national titles, the second-most in NCAA history, and coached in more Division I national title matches (10) than anyone. He has taken all 32 teams he has coached to the NCAA Tournament and led 27 of those teams to an NCAA Regional. Dunning ranks among the top five coaches all-time with a .828 career winning percentage, and among the top 10 active coaches with 888 career wins. Dunning boasts an 888-185 career record, with a 451-83 (.845) mark at Stanford. In his 16 years on The Farm, Dunning has had 24 athletes earn 52 AVCA All-America honors and developed four AVCA National Players of the Year. His Stanford teams have also posted a 58-13 record in the NCAA Tournament, won eight Pac-12 titles (including seven of the past 11) and reached the national championship match in seven of his 16 seasons as head coach. read more...
Career: 1985 - 2000 Pacific University, 2001 - 2016 Stanford University
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June 01, 2024
Setting fundamentals: The hand-hinge movement necessary for great sets
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May 29, 2024
Great float serves start with a great toss
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August 30, 2023
Setter training for volleyball: Disguising the back set
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July 17, 2023
Keys for training the six volleyball skills
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August 09, 2022
Training tips for setters: Using repeatable form
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April 28, 2021
Tilt setting for emergency plays
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March 09, 2020
Reading: A part of every skill
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July 15, 2019
Youth setting control drill
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July 04, 2019
How do you train the setter’s brain?
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June 15, 2019
Attacking strategy and fundamentals: Out-of-system drill
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June 05, 2019
Middle training: Jump blocking
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May 25, 2019
Emergency setter moves: Setting tight balls