Meet Amber Warners
Amber Warners heads into her eighth year as head coach of the Calvin volleyball program. She also served as interim head volleyball coach at Hope College in 1994. Heading into her ninth year as a head collegiate volleyball coach, Warners has compiled an impressive won-loss record of 223-56 for a winning percentage of .799 that ranks her fifth among active NCAA III coaches for winning percentage. In seven years as Calvin’s head coach, she has compiled a won-loss record of 202-45 for a winning percentage of .818. She has led Calvin to five consecutive berths in the NCAA III Tournament including appearances in the Great Lakes Regional finals in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, she was named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association after leading Calvin to a 34-2 record. In 2008, she was once again named Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year after leading a youthful Calvin team to a record of 26-5 including an NCAA III Tournament bid.
Warners picked up her 200th collegiate victory in a five-set victory over Carnegie-Mellon University on August 30, 2008, at the Ohio Northern Invitational.
A 1990 Calvin graduate, Warners is a former two-sport standout for Calvin in volleyball and softball. As a softball player, Warners was a member of six Calvin teams that captured MIAA Championships -- three in softball and three in volleyball. Calvin also earned six NCAA III tournament bids -- three each in softball and volleyball. She was a member of Calvin softball teams finished fifth in the nation in 1989 and fourth in 1990, and a member of the Calvin volleyball team that finished second nationally in 1986. As a volleyball player, she was twice named the league’s MVP and was named to the All-MIAA first team three times.
Warners earned her master's degree from Michigan State University in sports psychology in 1996 She recently completed her Ph.D requirements at Michigan State. As a Calvin senior, Warners was honored with the Kay Tiemersma Award, an award presented annually to the varsity women's athlete who best exemplifies athletic ability, scholastic standing, and character and leadership.
Warners previously taught at Holland Christian High School where she coached softball and volleyball. In 1994, she guided the Maroons to the Class B Volleyball State Championship game. Warners also served as the interim head volleyball coach at Hope College in 1994, compiling a 21-11 record.
Warners has also served an eight-year tenure as Calvin’s softball coach where she led the Knights to pair of NCAA III Tournament berths. In 1997, she took Calvin all the way to the NCAA III Softball World Series where she was honored as Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year.
