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Laguna's Boys Volleyball Head Coach Dillan Bennett Awarded Thirty Under 30 By AVCA
Laguna Blanca School is proud to announce that the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has awarded Laguna Blanca School Head Volleyball Coach Dillan Bennett with the prestigious Thirty Under 30 Award. This award was created in 2009 to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport, 30 years old or younger.
“If you love volleyball, it’s hard not to smile when you look at this class of AVCA Thirty Under 30 award-winners,” said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. “Bright, dedicated, aspiring young coaches representing every facet of our sport – college, high school, club – coaching both male and female players. Each year selecting just 30 gets harder and harder and our excitement about our future grows stronger and stronger.”
Of the thirty recipients, 11 are NCAA Division I coaches, four in Division II, four are NCAA Division III, three are in high school, the NAIA and Two Year College, and two are club coaches.
“I’m deeply humbled and honored to be recognized by the AVCA, and to be in the company of an incredibly talented team of coaches who inspire their team, and share the passion of the sport of volleyball,” said Dillan Bennett, Assistant to the Athletic Director and Head Volleyball Coach for the boys at Laguna Blanca School. Laguna’s Athletic Director Mike Biermann adds, “This is a well-deserved award for Dillan. His dedication and passion for the sport of volleyball are unparalleled and he has a very bright future ahead in the volleyball world.”
Dillan began his coaching career at Laguna Blanca in September 2009 as a Middle School Girls Volleyball coach. In Spring 2010, he served as the assistant coach for the Boys Upper School Volleyball team and was later named head coach in the fall of 2010, earning him the rank of youngest (age 19) head coach in California. In 2013, Dillan started Laguna’s sand volleyball program for the girls, and added the boys program in fall 2014. In 2014, he took on the administrative role of Assistant to the Athletic Director in addition to his duties as Boys and Girls Middle School Volleyball Coach, and Head of the Boys Sand Volleyball program.
Dillan earned his Associate’s Degree in Psychology from Santa Barbara City College and is pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at CSU Channel Islands. He is nationally certified Beach/Sand Volleyball coach, receiving his BCAP (Beach Coaches Accreditation Program) Certification as an 18-year-old from USA Beach Volleyball, the national governing body of the sport.
About AVCA
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to advance the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development. With a membership of over 6,400 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and promoting the sport. Members include collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as volleyball club directors. The AVCA provides education to volleyball coaches, recognition of elite players and coaches, promotion of volleyball competitions throughout the world, and networking opportunities for volleyball products and services providers. Further information is available at www.avca.org.
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