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JOHN CORBELLI ASSOCIATE HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH THE JOHN CORBELLI FILE Name: John Corbelli Hometown: Denver, Colo. Wife: Laurie Corbelli
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ohn Corbelli is in his 17th season as the top assistant at Texas A&M and overall brings 30 years of coaching experience to the Aggie volleyball program. A volleyball mastermind in training and analysis, John also served as assistant coach for the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team each of the last two years, including the 2008 team that won the gold medal at the NORCECA Women’s Junior Continental Championship at Saltillo, Mexico
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Children: Rachel (5/9/91) and Russell (6/28/94) College Education: Univ. of California at Santa Barbara
CAREER COACHING RECORD SAN JOSE STATE Overall Year W L Pct.
Conference W L Pct.
1990
21
8
.724
12
6
.667
5th
1991
12
14
.462
7
11
.389
6th
1992
14
17
.452
9
9
.500
5th
Totals
47
39
.547
28
26
.519
Finish
Postseason 0-1 NCAA (1st Round)
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“John has more knowledge about the game than anyone I know. He is very detail oriented and always has great insight into the game.” — Mary Batis
John and his wife, Laurie, came to Texas A&M in 1993, when Laurie was named head coach of the Aggies. John was promoted to associate head coach in 1995. Prior to coming to A&M, John was at San Jose State, where he spent three years as the head women’s volleyball coach and five years as an assistant coach. He was hired as the head coach prior to the 1991 season after serving as the interim head coach in 1990. In his first season at San Jose State’s helm, John guided the Spartans to a 21-8 record and their ninth-consecutive postseason appearance. After the Spartans went 12-14 in 1991, his 1992 squad posted a 14-17 record and placed fifth in the competitive Big West conference race. Born in Denver, Colo., and raised in Hawai’i, John earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1979 from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he was a four-year letterwinner for the nationally ranked Gauchos. John also excelled on the international level as a member of the U.S. Men’s National Team for the 1978-79 seasons. He also competed at the 1979 World University Games. Upon his graduation from UCSB, John made his collegiate coaching debut at his alma mater, serving as the assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams. He then moved on to the University of Nebraska in 1981, where he served as an assistant coach for the women’s team that won a Big Eight championship. In 1982, John was named an assistant coach for the U.S. National Women’s Volleyball Team. During his tenure, the team — including his future wife, Laurie Flachmeier — won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games, as well as at the 1984 Olympics. John joined the coaching staff at San Jose State in July 1985 and also served as the head coach of the Chrysler Women’s
Volleyball Team that won USVBA national championships in both 1987 and 1988. Before coming to A&M, John and Laurie earned recognition for being the only husband and wife to serve concurrently as head coaches of Division I volleyball programs. They coached against each other in California, with John at San Jose State and Laurie at Santa Clara. They coached against each other four times, with John leading the head-to-head series, 3-1. With their elite playing experience and coaching knowledge, John and Laurie continue to be one of the most highly respected coaching duos in the country and one of only a handful of husband-wife coaching tandems.
2009 AGGIE VOLLEYBALL
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