Joel B DearingJoel Dearing coached women's and men's volleyball over a span of 30 years and a total of 40 seasons (Roger Williams University 1981-89), then (Springfield from 1989-2010). Dearing had a career record of 899-384, coached 10 All-Americans and his Sprinfield men's team finished the 1996 season #1 and undefeated in NCAA Division III. During his career, he conducted volleyball clinics in Argentina, Aruba, Bermuda, China, and Ireland.Author of Volleyball Fundamentals (1st and 2nd editions) and The Untold Story of William G. Morgan - Inventor of Volleyball, Coach "D"also served for over 25 years on the USA Volleyball CADRE (National Faculty). He owned and operated Dearing Volleyball School, Inc. from1991-2017, and launched Dearing Leadership, LLC. in 2018. He was honored in 2013 by the International Volleyball Hall of Fame as the Mintonette Medallion of Merit Award honoree, and in 2019 by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as an inductee into the FCA Hall of Champions. He was inducted into the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame (2015), the Roger Williams University Athletic Hall of Fame (2019), and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame (2019). In addition to his coaching career, Dearing served as Director of Athletics at Roger Williams University and Graduate Program Director for athletic administration at Springfield College. Read More Read Less