RON LARSEN

Ron is the current Director of Training for Prime and has a great amount of experience with the sport, as both a player and a coach.

Coaching Experience

  • 1973-74 Brigham Young University, Head Coach Men's Club Volleyball B Team
  • 1976-77 CSU Hayward (now CSU East Bay), Head Coach Women's Volleyball
  • 1977-78 Saint Mary's College, Head Coach Women's Volleyball
  • 1980-84 and 1987-89 UC Berkeley, Head Coach, Men's Volleyball 
  • 1985-88 Contra Costa Juniors, Owner, Director and Coach
  • 1988-92 UC Davis, Assistant Coach, Women's Volleyball and 1991-93 Head Coach Men's Volleyball 
  • 1988-92 Sac Valley Juniors, Owner, Director and Coach
  • 1993-99 Rutgers-Newark University, Head Coach, Men and Women's Volleyball - 1995 and 1998 New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, 1998 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) Coach of the Year
  • 1994-1999 Commissioner of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA)
  • 1995 USA Olympic Festival, Head Coach North Men's Team - Silver Medalists
  • 1996 USAV Youth National Team, Head Coach
  • 2000-05 UC San Diego, Head Coach, Men's Volleyball - 2000 Division III National Champions, 2004 MPSF Coach of the Year
  • 2005-12 USAV, Assistant Coach, USA Men's Volleyball Team - 2008 Olympic Gold Medal
  • 2008-12 UC Riverside, Head Coach, Women's Volleyball
  • 2012-13 LMU, Assistant Coach, Women's Volleyball
  • 2013-22 Volunteer Assistant Coach at various times to UCI Men and Women's Volleyball, Concordia Women's Volleyball
  • 2014-Present USAV, Resident Coach, Head Coach and Assistant Coach to various USA Men's Volleyball Teams
  • 2019 Inducted into the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Hall of Fame

"It's a great sport and it is fun to play. I coach because I want to see the joy, happiness, and laughter when the players are playing the ultimate team game. One of my past players said it best: "Anything is fun, if you make it fun." - Kirra Schulz, Thank you Kirra for saying it so well."

Playing Experience

  • 1970-1975 Brigham Young University Men's Club Volleyball Team
  • 1976-1995 USAV - Various Club Teams - 1993 All American in 35 years and over division

Additionally, Ron earned a B.S. and M.S. in Kinesiology and Sports Science from Brigham Young University.

Ron has been coaching for 50 years and has been coaching at Prime for 10 years.

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