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Skyhawk Volleyball
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Darrin McClure
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Head Coach
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Darrin McClure enters his third season at the helm of The University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball program. Having previously served as an assistant coach in 2005 and 2006 seasons, then guiding the program back to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament for the first time in six seasons as interim head coach for the 2008 campaign, McClure was officially named the program's sixth head coach January 13, 2009.
In his first season guiding the program on an interim basis, McClure was able to bring in a talented recruiting class that contributed from day one. That paired with a core group of returners helped him lead the Skyhawks to a 9-24 overall record but more impressively a 7-11 OVC mark, which matched the most conference wins for the program since winning the league in 2002 with a 15-1 OVC record. McClure also guided UT Martin back to the OVC Tournament, which hadn't been done since the 2002 season.
McClure then took the nation's youngest team in his second season through the year with an 8-21 record. Included in that record was a five-set win over Indiana to open the Indiana Adidas Classic.
Prior to returning to his undergraduate alma mater in a head coaching capacity, McClure was a history teacher at Martin Middle School. At the same time he also directed the volleyball program at the University School of Jackson and guided them through the rebuilding process after graduating a wealth of talent from their district championship squad. With a majority of freshmen and sophomores on the floor, McClure guided USJ to a third-place showing in his first year at the helm.
Additionally, McClure also coached the Jackson Juniors Club Team to a second-place finish in the region. The Jackson Juniors were formally known as the Gotcha Volleyball Club, which McClure was a cofounder of in 2004.
McClure gained valuable playing experience prior to joining the UT Martin volleyball program. He played middle blocker and outside hitter for the Paducah Volleyball Club for five years from 1994-99 and guided them to a pair of tournament victories. McClure was also part of the Spike-It-Up Amateur Volleyball Tour that competed 2v2 competition throughout the Southeast and Midwest. McClure helped guide his Spike-It-Up team to its highest finish of third during a tour stop in Cincinnati, Ohio.
During the off-season, McClure has twice attended the Gold Medal Squared Coaching Camp, an elite coaching clinic conducted by former US Olympic team coach Carl McGowan and two-time Olympic gold medal winning coach Marv Dumphy. McClure and some of the top collegiate coaches in the nation worked with the Olympic pair to learn from their proven coaching and motivational techniques.
McClure is married to his wife Jennifer, who is also a graduate of UT Martin and the couple has on son, Miles.
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