Jerry Bergsma heads into his sixth year as head coach of the women’s golf team. A 1990 graduate of Calvin, Bergsma was a member of the Calvin men’s volleyball club team as a student where he earned All-Midwest Volleyball Association accolades.  After graduating from Calvin, he coached one year of junior varsity volleyball at Grandville Christian High School.  Bergsma then taught two years at Timothy Christian High School in Barrie, Ontario, before returning to Grand Rapids to work on his graduate education.

A native of Brampton, Ontario and a graduate of Toronto District Christian High School, Bergsma received his master’s degree in physical education from Western Michigan University in 1996.  He has served as an instructor in the Calvin Physical Education Department over the last eight years and is now an assistant professor in the department.

Bergsma has also served as the interim head coach of the Calvin women’s volleyball team, leading the Knights to an MIAA Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA III Tournament.  Bergsma also doubles as the women’s tennis coach at Calvin – a position he has held the last six years.