David Irving - Director of Volleyball Operations - Volleyball Support Staff

David Irving

Title:
Director of Volleyball Operations
Email:
irvingd@bgsu.edu

David Irving joined the Bowling Green State University volleyball staff in August 2022, coming from Simpson University where he had been the head coach of the men’s volleyball program since 2019.

At Simpson University, Irving helped found the men’s volleyball program and led the team to receiving votes in the NAIA national rankings in his second season. He also developed three All-Conference First Team recipients and four All-Conference Second Team honorees. With the Red Hawks, Irving managed the program’s budget and fundraising efforts, created a strength and conditioning program and signed 27 athletes in three seasons. Irving also served as a Kinesiology Professor, teaching courses in Contemporary Health and Life-Long Motor Development.

Before Simpson, Irving spent a total of five seasons at California State University, Chico. With the Wildcats, Irving served as an assistant coach to the women’s volleyball team, the head coach for the women’s club volleyball team and the interim head coach for the women’s volleyball team. As an assistant, Irving used Data Volley to generate in-game statistics, created statistical analysis and evaluated statics and film of opponents to make defensive game plans. As for his work with the club team, Irving led the program to a Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League Championship, finished 35th in the nation and mentored the league’s Most Valuable Player and two players to be named All-League First Team.

In between stints at Chico State, Irving served as the men’s liaison for the Southern California Collegiate Volleyball League where he organized and managed tournaments, including the playing schedule, for 31 college club teams in the southern California region. While at SCCVL, Irving was part of the national rankings committee for the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation.

Irving also worked at Sonoma State from 2016 until 2018, serving as the head coach of the men’s club volleyball team. Irving coached the team to a ninth place finish in both the 2017 and 2018 National Collegiate Volleyball Federation National Tournament. He also developed six All-League First Team recipients and five All-League Second Team honorees. During this time, Irving worked as an Adapted Physical Education Specialist for the Santa Rosa City School District, working with students with disabilities in a physical education setting.

Irving’s coaching career began at Butte College as an assistant coach, taking over strength and conditioning responsibilities for the program. He also worked with Gold Medal Squared for eight years, working with 30+ high school camps across 15 states.

Born and raised in Chico, California, Irving graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education. At Azusa Pacific, Irving helped re-create the men’s club volleyball team and served as the team’s treasurer for one season and president for one season. The team finished fifth in the nation at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation National Tournament in 2010.

Irving earned a Masters of Arts in Kinesiology, Teaching Credential in Physical Education and an Authorization to teach Adapted Physical Education in 2016 from California State University.