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Coach: Jerry Bergsma (jbergsma@calvin.edu)
Coach Jerry BergsmaA 1990 graduate of Calvin, Jerry 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 Mic(igan University in 1996. He has served as an instructor in the Calvin Physical Education Department over the last six years and was recently appointed to a full-time position in the department.

During the 1995-96 academic year, Bergsma also served as head coach of the girl's varsity volleyball team at East Grand Rapids High School where he guided the Pioneeers to a 41-14-4 record and a Class B District Championship. This past spring, Bergsma took over as head women's tennis coach at Calvin after serving as an assistant coach with the team the previous year. In his first year as women's tennis coach, Bergsma led Calvin to an 11-5 dual match record including a 4-3 mark in the MIAA as the Knights took fourth in the final conference standings.

During the fall of 2000, Bergsma served as interim head coach of the Calvin women's varsity volleyball team where he guided the Knights to a 22-12 overall record, an MIAA Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA III Tournament.